In primary school, I believed you had to marry someone from your class. My mother then told me that I wouldn't marry anyone I knew from school, that it would be someone I'd meet later in life. She was right about that for me, but two of my primary school classmates DID end up getting married.
A childhood belief about marriage

others believed things like this
- When I was at primary school I used to believe you could only marry someone who was the same height as you!— Lucy
- In primary school, a whole bunch of kids including me believed that watermelon seeds contained ants. — Caff
- I used to think I was going to marry my mom, even though my dad was already married to her.— nick
- When I was a kid, I believed that bible school was "beauty school", and called it that all the time.— Dana
- When I was younger, I wanted to marry Willie Nelson so I wouldn't have to change my name.— stacy
- Right when I started school, I believed that you could get kicked out of school for chewing gum. — Rheeb