Abril 25, 2012

"It is the first example we know of a couple wed in childhood wanting the marriage to be annulled..."

At age 1, Laxmi Sargara was married to a 3-year-old named Rakesh. She found out about it when she was 18 and the in-laws came for her.

12 komento:

glenn ayon kay ...

Another of the wonderful shades in the multi-colored tapestry of life.

rhhardin ayon kay ...

Romantic marriage is a modern invention.

Stanley Cavell link

Bob_R ayon kay ...

And such a marvelously successful invention it was.

edutcher ayon kay ...

One gets the impression she's lucky to be alive.

bagoh20 ayon kay ...
Naalis ng may-ari ang komentong ito.
bagoh20 ayon kay ...

It's like they're breeding horses rather than raising their children.

Beach Brutus ayon kay ...

All cultures are equal.

Wince ayon kay ...

At age 1, Laxmi Sargara was married to a 3-year-old named Rakesh.

At the time, relatively speaking, it was quite the May-September romance.

Lyle ayon kay ...

Progress. Yay.

Revenant ayon kay ...

Romantic marriage is a modern invention.

Kind of like antibiotics?

Moose ayon kay ...

Who are we to judge? I think this is a case of bias against other types of true love...

Joe ayon kay ...

The operative phrase being "annulled". What was unusual was that this was legally done. How many simply leave or pretend it never happened? I'm sure quite a few.

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