I used to think that women could only marry men who were older than they were. I was so relieved when, at age 6, I discovered that the little boy I had a crush on was exactly one month and one day older than I. Otherwise, I would have had to stop liking him.
A childhood belief about marriage

others believed things like this
- Until I was around 9 or 10 I believed that a woman was only allowed to marry a man who was older than her. — Rose
- That you had to marry your sibling. During this period of time I devoliped a crush on my brother.— don't worry I'm a girl
- I used to believe that once you get older you stop farting.Anon
- i used to think that women gave birth to their husbands and marry them...— Pat
- a friend of my little sister's had 4 older brothers, so she thought that when you got older you grew a penis!Anon
- when i was really young, i couldn't figure out why i can't get older than my older sister.— angela