Impossible_Wall5798 #sexist reddit.com
No one is physically or psychologically mature enough to be married at age 9
Impossible_Wall5798
Not anymore, they’re not. We live in different times where childhood is prolonged and even after puberty, there’s a long teen period and even in 20s, young adults are quite immature.
This was not the case a few centuries ago. Boys and girls matured both physically and psychologically much earlier.
Puberty often occurred between 9-11 years old, and reaching this stage meant a girl was considered physically and socially ready for marriage, as average life expectancy was much lower. Marriage at puberty was a norm across many cultures.
Now that puberty and psychological maturity is delayed, also not a social norm, one needs to wait before they get married.