As a kid I believed that finding a nice husband involved walking around the city looking for a friendly man without a wedding ring, preferably Chinese (?).
A childhood belief about marriage

others believed things like this
- When I was younger, I believed that the Chinese Mann Theatre was built in honour of Bruce Lee.— glenys
- my husband believed, until recently, that the word "several" meant seven of something. — sheryl
- i used to think the song "walking in a winter wonderland" was "walking in a womens underwear"— stephen s
- I used to believe that Casper the Friendly Ghost lived in my dad's car.— Michael
- When I was 6 I believed that on nice summer days you can see the world spin if you just look hard enough :)Anon
- I used to believe that jay walking was walking naked on the street. — Kendra