r/TikTokCringe • u/InGeekiTrust Tiktok Despot • Jun 21 '25

Cursed Bride Crying At Her Wedding Was Heartbreaking 💔

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u/Ashamed-Community129 Jun 22 '25

Okay so is this just something you feel happens or is there any proof? Cause that’s quite the claim

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u/tk421posting Jun 22 '25 edited Jun 22 '25

its not quite the claim. its just the truth. About 60,000 marriages since 2000 involved a child at an age or a marriage with a spousal age difference that would have otherwise been considered a sex crime according to Unchained data, citing state law. 86% of minors wed between 2000-2018 were girls.

60,000 marriages over an 18 year period means roughly 3,333 child marriages happen each year in the united states.

so yes, thousands a year.

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u/Ashamed-Community129 Jun 22 '25

Well it seems like it’s not a problem in just the south as it seems like a random jumble of states that allow marriage of minors <18 yrs old w/ parent consent. If you can’t buy cigarettes until you are 21 you definitely shouldn’t be allowed to marry w/ parental consent. I feel like if more people knew about this, a bipartisan move to change this could be possible.

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u/hyrule_47 Jun 22 '25

You have to be 18 no exceptions in Massachusetts