What is marriage?

Marriage is when you get to keep your girlfriend and doesn't have to return her to her parents.
- Erik, 6 years

It is when you have been going out for a while and the boy proposes to the girl.  He says: "I take you to keep you for the rest of my life, or at least until we've had kids and gets divorced, but you have to do a special thing for me."  Then she says, "yes," but she wonders what that special thing is and if it is something stupid.  She is very curious.
- Amanda, 9 years

Is it better to be single or married?

It's better for girls to be single than it is for boys.  Boys need someone to pick up after them.
- Anna, 9

I get a headache when I think about that.  I'm just a kid.  I don't need that kind of fuzz.
- Adam, 7

How do you decide who to marry?

You need to find someone who likes the same things you do.  If you like sports, she has to like that you like sports and give you chips and such while you watch it.
- Emil, 10

Nobody decides before they've grown up.  God has decided it a long time ago, and in time you'll realize who you're lumbered with for the rest of your life.
- Helena, 10

You toss a coin.  Heads means you stay with him, and tails that you try the next one.
- Kerstin, 9

When is the right age to get married?

23 is the best age, because by then you've known each other for an eternity!
- Alexandra, 10

No age is good for getting married.  You need to be an idiot to get married.
- Fredrik, 6

When you're 84, because by then you're so old you're not working anymore, and you can lie in the bedroom and love each other the whole day.
- Carola, 8

When I'm done with preschool, I'll find a wife.
- Martin, 5

How can a stranger see if two persons are married?

Married people often look happy when they talk to others.
- Elin, 8

You may have to guess, but a good clue is if they are yelling at the same kids.
- Sebastian, 8

How did your mom and dad meet?

My dad did some strange work for mom.  They don't want to say what.
- Jesper, 8

What does your mom and dad have in common?

None of them want more kids.
- Kicki, 8

What do most people do on a date?

They are having fun, and they should use it to get to know each other better.  Even boys have something to say if you listen carefully.
- Lisa, 8

On the first date they're only lying to each others, and that usually gets them interested enough that there is a second date.
- Ola, 10

Many people have pork chops and french fries and they talk about love.
- Calle, 9

What would you do if the first date turned out to be a disaster?

I would run home and pretend to be dead.  The next day I'd call all papers and make sure they published my obituary.
- Carsten, 9

When is it okay to kiss someone?

When they are rich.
- Petra, 7

The law says, when you are fifteen, so I wouldn't try earlier, to be on the safe side.
- Max, 7

You shouldn't kiss a girl if you don't have enough money to buy her a ring, and a video player, because she will want a recording of the wedding.
- Oskar, 10

If you kiss somebody, you should get married and have children with that person.  It's the only right thing to do.
- Hans, 8

Never kiss somebody in the presence of others.  It is very embarrassing if somebody would catch you... if no one is watching I'd probably try it with a handsome guy, but only for a few hours.
- Olivia, 9

It is never okay to kiss a boy.  They only drool on you.  That's why I stopped.
- Jeanette, 10

How would the world be different if people didn't marry?

There would be a whole lot of kids to explain, wouldn't it?
- Andreas, 9

How would you make your marriage work?

Say she's beautiful even if she looks like a truck.
- Rick, 10