{"id":3221,"date":"2013-02-19T21:53:57","date_gmt":"2013-02-20T04:53:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=3221"},"modified":"2013-02-19T21:53:57","modified_gmt":"2013-02-20T04:53:57","slug":"stapleton-parents-already-arranging-marriages-of-young-children","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stapletonion.com\/?p=3221","title":{"rendered":"Stapleton Parents Arranging Marriages of Young Children"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\t\t\t\"\"<\/a>Residents in the upper middle class community of Stapleton have really started taking advantage of the close quarters and highly social community. In Stapleton, it is pretty easy to get to know your neighbors, your neighbors\u2019 friends, your neighbors\u2019 kids, and your neighbors kids\u2019 friends. For these reasons, one can easily figure out the kind of people they want to hang out with, and the kind of kids they want their children spending time with.\n\n\u201cOne night we were having dinner with some friends in our neighborhood, and just kind of joked around about our kids getting married someday,\u201d says resident Shena Collins. \u201cThen, the conversation just kind of spiraled into a serious one of, \u2018why not\u2019 and we decided to move forward with it. We have not regretted it one bit.\u201d\nWhen other people heard about what was going on between the Collins and Herold families, they decided to jump on board as well. \u201cThe biggest thing in a community like this is that you don\u2019t want to be left behind,\u201d says North Central Park resident Tessa Huff. \u201cIf you don\u2019t jump on now, you could end up having to marry your child off to one of those lice kids<\/a> at Westerly. No one wants that.\u201d\nThere is nothing completely legal put in place, but families are using loosely put together contracts which stipulate the future marriage and the obligations of each family. \u201cIt has long been known that arranged marriages are typically more successful than other marriages,\u201d said Collins. \u201cThis is just another example of us showing how much we love our kids, and how much we want the best for them. Mostly by controlling everything they do.\u201d\nOver 120 couples have essentially married off their children, the oldest kids being 11, and the youngest being six months. \u201cI definitely think this trend is going to continue,\u201d says Huff. \u201cBeing able to choose who you will have to spend tens of holidays with is really rewarding.\u201d\n]]>\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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