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Date Posted: Tue, February 04 2003, 4:23:17
Author: Katerina
Subject: The values of the XXIth century

The topic
opened on the other forum 5 days ago turned out so interesting that almost 300 messages were already posted and are being posted now.

I thought it may be interesting to discus it on this forum too and decided to translate the first message(warning: I am not the author of it!).

In the developed society of the XXIth century people don't need a family, a flock and so on. The more developed the society is, the less people need getting together to survive. In the XIXth century peasant families had to be busy with extensive agriculture. They had to give birth many children: the earlier the better, the more the better. More children, more working hands. When their children got married, the lands united.

Today in the big cities a man can live alone without any problems: he works, buys food, comfort, leisure for money. To have not the only husband but a partner for dates is absolutely normal as you don't lose anything. Nothing wrong with having several husbands. The more educated people are, the later they get married. Thus, most of my brother's friends from the institute are still unmarried at their 30.

At the same time in the village where my grandparents live it is normal to get married at 14-16 years. What else can they do? They have only 2 TV-channels, no theatres, no Internet and even electric power is off from time to time. When I amazed learning about one more 14 year old young wife, my grandad replied: "What is wrong with it? Her mother in law is very pleased with her. She milks the cow and digs potatoes very quickly." An unmarried girl of 22 is considered there as an old maid, and my neighbour, married at 19, literally "got the last train".

What do you think. Which model is more preferable for you: the first one with marriages and children at 14-16 or the second with marriages at 30 and children with 35?

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Replies:

Re: The values of the XXIth century -- Todd, Wed, February 05 2003, 4:33:34
- Re: The values of the XXIth century -- Katerina, Fri, February 07 2003, 4:17:59
  - You did not "understand" it, Katerina. Let me explain you. -- Todd, Mon, February 10 2003, 8:36:14
None of the above -- Margaret, Wed, February 05 2003, 14:16:23
- Re: None of the above -- Katerina, Fri, February 07 2003, 4:14:13
  - Re: None of the above -- Margaret, Sat, February 08 2003, 14:51:30