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Kids
on Love and Marriage
http://www-personal.umich.edu/~bpl/kids.html
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WHAT EXACTLY IS MARRIAGE?
"Marriage is when you
get to keep your girl and don't have to give her back to her
parents!"
-Eric, 6
HOW DOES A PERSON DECIDE
WHOM TO MARRY??
"You flip a nickel,
and heads means you stay with him and tails means you try the next
one."
-Kally, 9
"My mother says to
look for a man who is kind....That's what I'll do....I'll find
somebody who's kinda tall and handsome."
-Carolyn, 8
WHAT IS THE PROPER AGE TO
GET MARRIED??
"Eighty-four! Because
at that age, you don't have to work anymore, and you can spend all
your time loving each other in your bedroom."
-Carolyn, 8
"Once I'm done with
kindergarten, I'm going to find me a wife!"
-Bert, 5
HOW DID YOUR MOM AND DAD
MEET??
"They were at a dance
party at a friend's house. Then they went for a drive, but their car
broke down...It was a good thing, because it gave them a chance to
find out about their values."
-Lottie, 9
"My father was doing
some strange chores for my mother. They won't tell me what kind."
-Jeremy, 8
WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A
DATE??
"On the first date,
they just tell each other lies, and that usually gets them interested
enough to go for a second date."
-Martin, 10
"Many daters just eat
pork chops and french fries and talk about love."
-Craig, 9
WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS
SOMEONE??
"You should never kiss
a girl unless you have enough bucks to buy her a big ring and her own
VCR, 'cause she'll want to have videos of the wedding."
-Allan, 10
"Never kiss in front
of other people. It's a big embarrassing thing if anybody sees
you.... If nobody sees you, I might be willing to try it with a
handsome boy, but just for a few hours."
-Kally, 9
THE GREAT DEBATE: IS IT
BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED??
"You should ask the
people who read Cosmopolitan!"
-Kirsten, 10
"It's better for girls
to be single but not for boys. Boys need somebody to clean up after
them!"
-Anita, 9
"It gives me a
headache to think about that stuff. I'm just a kid. I don't need that
kind of trouble."
-Will, 7
CONCERNING WHY LOVE HAPPENS
BETWEEN TWO PARTICULAR PEOPLE
"One of the people has
freckles and so he finds somebody else who has freckles too."
-Andrew, age 6
"No one is sure why it
happens, but I heard it has something to do with how you smell ...
That's why perfume and deodorant are so popular."
-Mae, age 9
"I think you're
supposed to get shot with an arrow or something, but the rest of it
isn't supposed to be so painful."
-Manuel, age 8
ON WHAT FALLING IN LOVE IS
LIKE
"Like an avalanche
where you have to run for your life."
-John, age 9
"If falling in love is
anything like learning how to spell, I don't want to do it. It takes
too long."
-Glenn, age 7
ON THE ROLE OF BEAUTY AND
HANDSOMENESS IN LOVE
"If you want to be
loved by somebody who isn't already in your family, it doesn't hurt
to be beautiful."
-Anita C., age 8
"It isn't always just
how you look. Look at me. I'm handsome like anything and I haven't
got anybody to marry me yet."
-Brian, age 7
"Beauty is skin deep. But how rich you are can last
a long time."
-Christine, age 9
REFLECTIONS ON THE NATURE
OF LOVE
"Love is the most
important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too."
-Greg, age 8
HOW DO PEOPLE IN LOVE
TYPICALLY BEHAVE?
"Mooshy ... like puppy
dogs ... except puppy dogs don't wag their tails nearly as much."
-Arnold, age 10
"All of a sudden, the
people get movie fever so they can sit together in the dark."
-Sherm, age 8
CONCERNING WHY LOVERS OFTEN
HOLD HANDS
"They want to make
sure their rings don't fall off because they paid good money for
them."
-Gavin, age 8
"They are just
practicing for when they might have to walk down the aisle someday
and do the holy matchimony thing."
-John, age 9
CONFIDENTIAL OPINIONS ABOUT
LOVE
"I'm in favor of love
as long as it doesn't happen when 'Dinosaurs' is on television."
-Jill, age 6
"Love is foolish ...
but I still might try it sometime."
-Floyd, age 9
"Love will find you,
even if you are trying to hide from it. I been trying to hide from
it since I was five, but the girls keep finding me."
-Dave, age 8
"I'm not rushing into
being in love. I'm finding fourth grade hard enough."
-Regina, age 10
THE PERSONAL QUALITIES YOU
NEED TO HAVE IN ORDER TO BE A GOOD LOVER
"Sensitivity don't
hurt."
-Robbie, age 8
"One of you should
know how to write a check. Because, even if you have tons of love,
there is still going to be a lot of bills."
-Ava, age 8
SOME SUREFIRE WAYS TO MAKE
A PERSON FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU
"Tell them that you
own a whole bunch of candy stores."
-Del, age 6
"Yell out that you
love them at the top of your lungs ... and don't worry if their
parents are right there."
-Manuel, age 8
"Don't do things like
have smelly, green sneakers. You might get attention, but attention
ain't the same thing as love."
-Alonzo, age 9
"One way is to take
the girl out to eat. Make sure it's something she likes to eat.
French fries usually works for me."
-Bart, age 9
HOW CAN YOU TELL IF TWO
ADULTS EATING DINNER AT A RESTAURANT ARE IN LOVE?
"Just see if the man
picks up the check. That's how you can tell if he's in love."
-Bobby, age 9
"Lovers will just be
staring at each other and their food will get cold. Other people care
more about the food."
-Bart, age 9
"Romantic adults
usually are all dressed up, so if they are just wearing jeans it
might mean they used to go out or they just broke up."
-Sarah, age 9
"See if the man has
lipstick on his face."
-Sandra, age 7
"It's love if they
order one of those desserts that are on fire. They like to order
those because it's just like how their hearts are... on fire."
-Christine, age 9
TITLES OF THE LOVE BALLADS
YOU CAN SING TO YOUR BELOVED
"'How Do I Love Thee
When You're Always Picking Your Nose?'"
-Arnold, age 10
"'You Are My Darling
Even Though You Also Know My Sister.'"
-Larry, age 8
"'I Love Hamburgers, I
Like You!'"
-Eddie, age 6
"'I Am in Love with
You Most of the Time, but Don't Bother Me When I'm with My Friends.'"
-Bob, age 9
"'Hey, Baby, I Don't
like Girls but I'm Willing to Forget You Are One!'"
-Will, age 7
WHAT MOST PEOPLE ARE
THINKING WHEN THEY SAY "I LOVE YOU"
"The person is
thinking: Yeah, I really do love him. But I hope he showers at least
once a day."
-Michelle, age 9
"Some lovers might be
real nervous, so they are glad that they finally got it out and said
it and now they can go eat."
-Dick, age 7
HOW WAS KISSING INVENTED?
"I know one reason
that kissing was created. It makes you feel warm all over, and they
didn't always have electric heat or fireplaces or even stoves in
their houses."
-Gina, age 8
HOW A PERSON LEARNS TO KISS
"You can have a big
rehearsal with your Barbie and Ken dolls."
-Julia, age 7
"You learn it right on
the spot when the gooshy feelings get the best of you."
-Brian, age 7
"It might help to
watch soap operas all day."
-Carin, age 9
WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS
SOMEONE?
"When they're rich."
-Pam, age 7
"It's never okay to
kiss a boy. They always slobber all over you ... That's why I
stopped doing it."
-Tammy, age 10
"If it's your mother,
you can kiss her anytime. But if it's a new person, you have to ask
permission."
-Roger, age 6
HOW TO MAKE LOVE ENDURE
"Spend most of your
time loving instead of going to work."
-Dick, age 7
"Don't forget your
wife's name ... That will mess up the love."
-Erin, age 8
"Be a good kisser. It
might make your wife forget that you never take out the trash."
-Dave, age 8
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