Dear Queenie,
I’m 17 and my girlfriend is 14. A couple of weeks ago we were alone in her house having sex and her parents came in early and caught us. They kicked me out and I went home.
The next day they called my parents and said we had to get married. I told my parents I wouldn’t marry her. It’s not as if she was pregnant or anything. My parents are mad at me and my girlfriend’s parents won’t even let me talk to her.
We go to different schools so I haven’t seen her since then, so I don’t know if she’s mad at me too.
Queenie, do you think I should marry her?—Schoolboy
Dear Schoolboy,
No! I think both of you are too young to get married.
I am sure your (ex)girlfriend’s parents think she is too young to get married. They were probably trying to shock you into realising the possible consequences of what you were doing.
Consider yourself lucky they didn’t file a complaint of rape against you for having sex with their underage daughter. You could have gone to prison for it, and you wouldn’t have been able to say you wouldn’t go.
