Selling off daughters, no matter what age, is done round the world. Just not legally in some countries.

Can you give me your Mom's phone # to see if you're available?

@Barnie2years The bible actually condones the selling of daughters. After all, according the bible wives and children are the man's property.

I am shocked in Oklahoma you have to be at least 16 to marry with parental consent and 18 without and we're not exactly a progressive state.

@Lorajay I was shocked that they haven't changed the law which I learned about decades ago. It is still in place.

@Lorajay The minimum age in California is 18, unless you have parental permission and also consent to marry. I suspect it would be similar in Massachusetts.

Even so, I think age of consent to marry shoudl be universally 18 for everyone no matter where they live, even if the parents consent.

The laws are a hold over from when pregnancy outside of marriage had a majorly strong stigma, and it was thought that marriage was the solution to a pregnancy, even if it had been caused by a rape.

@snytiger6 You are correct. Massachusetts must have changed the law since the site I went to. & Ca. is unrestricted at 18. Things are always changing. Iam trying to keep up.