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Originally Posted by eddie
I cannot in any way, picture being romantically involved with someone so young.
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Putting aside the age issue (which I think we all agree is abhorrent), it should be recognized that in Arab and other cultures marriage is not necessarily linked with romance or love. Marriage can culturally be a obligation or a duty disassociated with whether either party loves the other.
In our culture, marriage is linked to love.... at least at first.
But I am sure that even in the US, we can find instances of marriage based more on necessity or convenience absent of romance/love.
I know about a few of them when I was in the military.
