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Kids take on Love and Marriage

"Love is an avalanche where you have to run for your life." - John, age 9

"I think you're supposed to get shot with an arrow or something, but the rest of it isn't supposed to be so painful." - Manual, age 8

"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." - Del, age 6

"People hold hands because they are just practicing for when they might have to walk down the aisle someday and do the holy matchimony thing." - John, age 9

"Twenty-three is the best age to get married because you know the person forever by then." - Cam, age 10

"No one is sure why it happens, but I heard it has something to do with how you smell. That's why perfume and deodorant are so popular." Mae, age 9

"If falling in love is anything like learning how to spell, I don't want to do it. It takes too long." - Glenn, age 7

"It gives me a headache to think about that stuff. I'm just a kid. I don't need that kind of trouble." - Kenny, age 7

"Love is when you go out to eat and give somebody most of your French fries without making them give you any of theirs." - Chrissy, age 6

"Love is when a girl puts on perfume and a boy puts on shaving cologne and they go out and smell each other." - Karl, age 5

"Love is like a little old woman and a little old man who are still friends even after they know each other so well." - Tommy, age 6

"Love is when Mommy gives Daddy the best piece of chicken." - Elaine, age 5

"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 age is good to get married at. You got to be a fool to get married." - Freddie, Age 6

"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." - Martin, age 10

"The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It's the right thing to do." - Howard, 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

"Tell your wife that she looks pretty even if she looks like a truck." - Ricky, age 10

"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." - Greg, age 8

"Once I'm done with kindergarten, I'm going to find me a wife." - Tom, age 5

"I'm in favor of love as long as it doesn't happen when dinosaurs is on television." - Jill, age 6

"One of the people has freckles, and so he finds somebody else who has freckles too." - Andrews, age 6

"My mother says to look for a man who is kind. That's what I'll do. I'll find somebody who is kinda tall and handsome." - Carolyn, age 8

"One of you should know how to write a check. Because, even if you have tons of love, there is still going to be a lot of bills." - Ava, age 8

"I'm not rushing into being in love. I'm finding fourth grade hard enough." - Regina, age 10

"Most men are brainless, so you might have to try more than once to find a live one." - Angie, age 10

"Love is foolish... but I still might try it sometime." - Floyd, age 9

"Love will find you, even if you are trying to hide from it. I been trying to hide from it since I was five, but the girls keep finding me." - Dave, age 8

"You should never kiss a girl unless you have enough bucks to buy her a big ring and her own VCR, cause she'll want to have videos of the wedding." - Jim, age 10


Updated 3/30/10