Turning 32 in June. Born, raised and lived in Iran until 2017 when husband relocated our family to Ireland. New to this platform so I thought a personal-cultural post would be a nice starter.

    • Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz
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      6 hours ago

      Well this opens up an interesting door. What’s considered pedophilia in the west is connected with a specific age written in the law. If the culture is different, then the definition of pedophilia might change as well. Where do you even begin to draw the line in that case?

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        For the longest time in pre industrial era women were no longer considered children after they started menstruation which can vary quite a lot from individual to individual.

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          And that just makes things even more complicated. On top of that, psychological maturity is not the same as physical maturity. You would need to consider both before even thinking of marrying such a girl.

          When you read about historical cases of girls getting married at a very early age, I can only hope that they were ready. Well that probably wasn’t the case even half the time, but who knows really.