Re: Why is 18 improbably old?
"I know of no-one who has regretted waiting"
A lot of youngsters before the 1960s got married because that was the only way UK society allowed you to have sex. Sex education was almost non-existent - basically "just say no" - and contraception was a taboo subject. So the result was a quick couple of kids, or more, and often a loveless marriage when the lust was satiated. Divorce was also nigh on impossible for most people.
After the 1960s many religious bodies took a long time to realise their interpretation of dogma was denying their congregations their human rights - and some still don't.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
