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Marriage is a special thing because you are committing to spending your life with another person. The wisdom in marriage is not to rush it and make sure you have found the right person to spend the rest of your life with. This is because it is a very big commitment and if you did not share it with the right person you start to become regretful, unhappy and end up having a divorce. In Afghanistan, most marriages are arranged by their parents, as the opportunities of meeting someone on your own is rare because schools are separate for boys and girl and girls and boys have different curfews. I don’t believe this is the right way to be married because people won’t get to fall in love and find someone they care about on their own.

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Respect for one another in a relationship is very important as you need to have trust, need to care for one another, value their beliefs and always let them know that you will be there for them. By doing this you are letting your partner know that you love them and would do anything for them.

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I believe that dating is a great way to get to know your partner and it allows you to see if you are compatible. The wisdom for dating is to be yourself and act how you normally would, as it allows the other person to see if you are right for them. If you pretend you’re someone you’re not it gives the other person a false idea of you. It is against the law to date in Iran and teens are separated until they are of marrying age, which I believe is not right as you don’t get to know your partner earlier.

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There is wisdom in social media stalking as you can find out as much as you can about them and to see if you share any of the same interests. When stalking them you can see what things they like to do and where they like to go, so if you approach them you will have a conversation starter. By having a conversation starter, you don’t have to do what people do in the United Kingdom and rely on alcohol to build up the courage to talk to your crush.

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In some areas of Mauritania, there are still some fat farms, where older women of the village will fatten up their young girl, ready to find a husband. They do this because being fat is seen as being rich and important, so the young girls are forced to be fed to be married off.

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An old tradition in Austria, was that whilst girls were dancing around for men, they would have an apple under their armpit. After dancing if they had found a man they fancied they would give the apple to them. If the feeling was mutual the man would eat the apple to show the lady he fancied her as well. This shows that the man would do anything for their partner, but I don’t think many teenagers would do this today.

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6 – 12 pieces of wisdom about relationships for teenagers.

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6 – 12 pieces of wisdom about relationships for teenagers.

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Although I believe that you should wait until marriage before having sex, there are many teenage couples that find their perfect boyfriend/ girlfriend before marriage and are ready to experience new things so they decide to have sex. Afterwards they are completely fine and it doesn’t interfere in any way with their relationship. If this is the case and you are using protection, it is your decision but I still believe that we are too young.

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In today’s society, I believe that Abstinence has relevance/ wisdom for today’s youth. I believe this because at the age of 15/16, we have not fully matured for committing sexual intercourse. If you have decided to do it, when you’re not ready, you might have to deal with the consequences like pregnancy at a young age, STIs, not being emotionally ready and it might end your relationship. Although there are ways to prevent pregnancy and STIs like birth control and condoms, there is still that slight chance that you could get them. The only way to 100% not get them is to not have sex at all. There are many good reasons for waiting until marriage to have sexual intercourse like, finding the right guys and making sure it is a lasting relationship, not feeling ready yet and if it is against your beliefs don’t give into any pressures, only do what you think is right.

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‘Abstinence has no relevance or wisdom for today’s youth’ – Agree or disagree?

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‘Abstinence has no relevance or wisdom for today’s youth’ – Agree or disagree?