When I was very small, I thought my older brother was the greatest guy alive and when we played make-believe, I always wanted to marry him. I remember telling Mother that "I want to marry Jeremy when I grow up!" And she said, "oh no, dear, you can't!!!" I asked, "why?" She then patiently explained that sisters cannot marry their brothers and it was against the laws of nature. My father, a doctor, later explained to me that such things cause weird birth defects.
A childhood belief about marriage
others believed things like this
- i used to think that women gave birth to their husbands and marry them...— Pat
- 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
- When I was younger, I wanted to marry Willie Nelson so I wouldn't have to change my name.— stacy
- 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
- When I was little, I thought that you had to marry someone who was born on the same date as you.— Lauren
- I used to think I was going to marry my mom, even though my dad was already married to her.— nick