A Social Standardization: The Minimum Age to Get Married
Marriage life is not just about romance as people know. Marriage is often seen as a beautiful event. Glittering knick-knacks, gorgeous wedding dresses, and a romantic reception setting. But if we think further, a wedding is not just about a reception. Marriage is a life journey which is actually not easy. The reception is not a happy ending as told in fairy tales and fiction. Over time, problems will arise. Therefore, a lot of consideration is needed before the wedding is held. One of them is the standardization of the minimum age for a person to legally marry. What age should man and woman marry? There is no such thing as perfect age for man and woman to get married. However, countries and international organizations usually have a minimum age for marriage. Marriageable age (or marriage age) is the general age as a right or the minimum age subject to parental, judicial, or other forms of approval at which a person is allowed by law to marry. Based on United Nations Children’s Fund (UN...