What Kids Think of Love and Marriage

• "If falling in love is anything like learning how to spell, I don't want to do it. It takes too long." -Glenn, age 7
• "I think you get shot with an arrow or something, but the rest of it isn't supposed to be so painful."-Manuel, age 8
• "No one is sure why it happens, but I heard it has something to do with how you smell. That's why perfume and deodorant are so popular." -Mae, age 9
• "Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." -Greg, age 8
• "One of the people has freckles, and so he finds somebody else who has freckles too." -Andrew, age 6
• "My mother says to look for a man who is kind. That's what I'll do. I'll find somebody who's kinda tall and handsome." -Carolyn, age 8
• "It gives me a headache to think about that stuff. I'm just a kid. I don't need that kind of trouble." -Kenny, age 7
• "I'm not rushing into being in love. I'm finding fourth grade hard enough." -Regina, age 10
• "Being single is better . . . for the simple reason that I wouldn't want to change no diapers. Of course, if I did get married, I'd figure something out. I'd just phone my mother and have her come over for some juice and diaper-changing." -Kirsten, age 10
• "Love will find you, even if you are trying to hide from it. I been trying to hide from it since I was five, but the girls keep finding me." -Dave, age 8