"You got to
find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like if you like sports,
she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the
chips and dip coming." Alan, age 10
"No person
really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry.
God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who
you're stuck with." Kirsten, age 10
"Twenty-three
is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then."
Camille, age 10
"No age is
good to get married at. You got to be a fool to get married."
Freddie, age 6
"Married people usually look happy to talk to other people." Eddie, age 6
"You might
have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the
same kids." Derrick, age 8
"Both don't
want no more kids." Lori, age 8
"Dates are
for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each
other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough."
Lynnette, age 8
"On the first
date, they just tell each other lies, and that usually gets them
interested enough to go for a second date." Martine, age
10
"I'd run home
and play dead. The next day I would call all the newspapers and
make sure they wrote about me in all the dead columns." Craig,
age 9
When they're rich."
Pam, age 7
"The law says
you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with that."
Curt, age 7
"The rule goes
like this: if you kiss someone, you should marry them and have
kids with them. It's the right thing to do." Howard, age
8
"I don't know
which is better, but I'll tell you one thing. I'm never going
to have sex with my wife. I don't want to be all grossed out."
Theodore, age 8
"It's better
for girls to be single, but not for boys. Boys need someone to
clean up after them." Anita, age 9
"Single is
better, for the simple reason that I wouldn't want to change no
diapers. Of course, if I did get married, I'd just phone my mother
and have her come over for some coffee and diaper-changing."
Kirsten, age 10
"There sure
would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn't there?" Kevin,
age 8
"You can be
sure of one thing - the boys would come chasing after us just
the same as they do now." Roberta, age 7
"If you want
to last with your man, you should wear a lot of sexy clothes,
especially underwear that is red and maybe has a few diamonds
on it." Lori, age 8
"Tell your
wife that she looks pretty even if she looks like a truck."
Ricky, age 10
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