I know it's not new, but when it happens so close to home, it makes you think. Nobody confirmed if it was shotgun or not.. and it COULD be true love. It really could.

Is she willing to give up her happening clubbing life? What about education? I don't know who's the husband.. heck, I hardly know the bride, but if he is a rich man's son, she'll obviously not need to work her ass off.  Can anyone have an early retirement(aka homemaking) at 19? There're not many people in that situation to be considered 'peers'. Being married at that age doesn't leave you with many people to relate to. If the guy is a middle-class/poor man..then it'll always be a nice romantic happy ever after thing when the couple work hard together to make their marriage work and bring children into the world. The only con I can think of is being able to relate to their child as their age gap is definitely close. Please note that everything in this paragraph are just my assumptions. I do not want to judge her decision. It's her life.

If I was to get married at this age I'd be running for my life. I have had alot of weird dreams these days. I was wed off suddenly without any warning and wearing strange things like a chi-pou(akin to cheongsam, but usually used for weddings). The strange part is that I knew that I would not be happy, but I still go on with the ceremony. There's this Joy Luck Club feel to it. Remember the scene where the young bride(16yo) was thrown into a room naked with the 15yo groom(who started laughing at her naked body)? Yeah that's the same feeling. In my dreams, the groom usually has this startled expression on his face.. and I cannot remember what goes on after that, as the dream proceeds, without his presence. By the way, the grooms in my dreams were a few different people. Hahaha. Will not name them, but they are all just friends, some only acquaintances. Sometimes I'm like "Ew! Why him of all human beings?!"

During the weddings in my dream, I have this suffocating feeling. Feelings of being trapped. I know very well that I shouldn't be doing this(getting married), but yet I have no control of my body. It's very scary, it is. Maybe this is confirming the level of my maturity. I have not reached the mindset for marriage. Perhaps my biological clock is still ticking along, a lifetime away before the alarm goes off.

The worst scenario of my (present)life will be to fall pregnant. That will be the ultimate shit. Hahaha, not like I have the chance to play around with that factor.. but still, IF I'm considered half decent that day will surely come, no? Ahem.
If I react strongly to things like getting involved in minor road accidents, what will happen to me if I DO get pregnant? Hahaha. I know what will happen to me. I'll die of dread. I'll dread that I'll have to tell my DAD that. Will I keep the baby? Will I lose the baby? What kind of man will be the type to impregnate me? Will he take full responsibility? Hm? Hm? But being me, you give me a period of 9 months, it's more than enough for everyone around me to become extremely supportive and for me to actually look forward to life with a baby. But no doubt, the first few moments will be the worst feelings ever. No one should have to go through those feelings. The dreaded feelings of having to tell your father. The wagging tongues of friends ain't too bad. But grandmother have wagged her tongue, and she created quite a gust of wind too at that whenever a cousin falls pregnant. (Happened a couple of times, it did.). Imagine the shame I'll bring to her and the rest of my family if I do. If any of your grandmothers are like mine, PLEASE do not fall pregnant. You wouldn't want Australia, USA, UK, China, Hong Kong, Singapore and (strangely), Taiwan to know within a few days. By the way, that happened to me when I first got my period. Within three days, words of congrats were sent from UK and Australia.

Some parents will encourage marriage to "pRoTeCt The FaMiLY hOnoUR!". But duh, you get married at 17, what honour is there left? Tongues will definitely wag. Even if it isn't a shotgun marriage, people will assume it's a shotgun marriage. Ah, true love schmue love. If it's so damn true, then just wait until you're about 24 the very least. If true love prevails, what's another 7 years? :) A good example will be the Prince And Me. He's going to wait for her till she graduates from medical school!

I read from friendster, one of my ex-love interest's current gf talked about marriage with him. "It's true! We're gonna get married in 5 years' time! He said so himself!". Hmm. Yeah. Sure. I'm sorry, maybe some people can understand what this is all about. But I'm very sure ALOT of us are still scared of the idea of having to-be-together-forever-and-ever.

I would never give up the best years of my life to become a wife. If the man is perfect for me, we will enjoy those years together before the first sign of wrinkle appears and eventually the wedding rings will be slipped on. No worries.