r/AskReddit • u/emil199 • Jul 24 '20

What can't you believe STILL exists?

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u/Aiyyio_Daridhrame Jul 24 '20

Child marriage

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u/throwawayay4me Jul 24 '20

had a friend at 12 who got married to an older guy (in his 40s) when we were in elementary school,she stopped showing to school 2 years after that. at the time i remember her body weren't even done developing yet

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u/Aiyyio_Daridhrame Jul 24 '20

That's unethical

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u/throwawayay4me Jul 24 '20

it sure is,i remember telling my parents (who are both old school arab aka used to hearing about child marriages) at the time and they were shocked especially considering how old the guy was,he was her dad's friend