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To: goldworldnet who wrote (303302)	5/1/2009 12:38:09 AM
From: LindyBill	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793970

Despite her skills and intelligence, she was too young. We know from the "having children" POV, the sooner after puberty the better for the health of the Mother and the children. But from a family POV in our present society, the older the better. The world-wide objection today is to an older man with a prepubescent girl. There is a lot to be said for the 35-year-old husband and 15-year-old bride connections that families used to put together. Money and fecundity work well together. Then when the Husband dies off, the Widow marries a young man for a bed-warmer. Who in turn, when she dies off.............. Here in the islands, the perfect situation for a Wahine is an Asian Husband and a native boyfriend.

To: goldworldnet who wrote (303302)	5/1/2009 1:58:56 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793970

For such young marriage to work, you really need either a primitive society, where a 14 year old already knows everything she needs to know to be an adult woman, or a three generation family. Or an older husband who finishes the job of raising his wife. In previous centuries of Europe, many marriages fit that pattern. There is one very charming 14th century book (whose name completely slips my mind) that was written as an instruction manual by a 55 year old husband to his 15 year old wife. He gives her advice on good conduct, morals, and running the household (including some interesting recipes), and also on the selection of a good second husband after he dies. Medieval people remarried all the time due to the higher mortality rate. As I recall the circumstances of the marriage, he was a commoner who had risen high in the service of one of French dukes, and she was of noble birth but had become orphaned and without a guardian, so she needed to get married quickly for her own protection. So those closest to her arranged it. She brought higher status but little money, he had the wealth and position. As far as you can tell from the book, the marriage was quite happy.