Kids’ thoughts about love, dating & marriage

WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE?

• Dates are for having fun, and people should use them to get to know each other. Even boys have something to say if you listen long enough. - Lynnette, age 8
• On the first date, they just tell each other lies and that usually gets them interested enough to go for a second date. - Martin, age 10

WHAT WOULD YOU DO ON A FIRST DATE THAT WAS TURNING SOUR?

• I'd run home and play dead. The next day I would call all the newspapers and make sure they wrote about me in all the dead columns. - Craig, age 9

WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE?

When they're rich. - Pam, age 7
The law says you have to be eighteen, so I wouldn't want to mess with that. - Curt, age 7
• You should never kiss a girl unless you have enough bucks to buy her a big ring and her own VCR, 'cause she'll want to have videos of the wedding. - Allan, age 10
• Never kiss in front of other people. It's a big embarrassing thing if anybody sees you....If nobody sees you, I might be willing to try it with a handsome boy, but just for a few hours. - Kally, age 9
• It's never okay to kiss a boy. They always slobber all over you ... That's why I stopped doing it. - Tammy, age 10
• If it's your mother, you can kiss her anytime. But if it's a new person, you have to ask permission. - Roger, age 6

IS IT BETTER TO BE SINGLE OR MARRIED?

The rule goes like this: If you kiss someone, then you should marry them and have kids with them. It's the right thing to do. - Howard, age 8
I don't know which is better, but I'll tell you one thing. I'm never going to have sex with my wife. I don't want to be all grossed out. - Theodore, age 8
It's better for girls to be single but not for boys. Boys need someone to clean up after them. - Anita, age 9
• You should ask the people who read Cosmopolitan. - Kirsten, age 10
• It gives me a headache to think about that stuff. I'm just a kid. I don't need that kind of trouble. - Will, age 7
• Single is better, for the simple reason that I wouldn't want to change no diapers. If I did get married, I'd just phone my mother and have her come over for some coffee and diaper-changing. - Kirsten, age 10

HOW DO YOU DECIDE WHO TO MARRY?

You got to find somebody who likes the same stuff. Like, if you like sports, she should like it that you like sports, and she should keep the chips and dip coming. - Alan, age 10
No person really decides before they grow up who they're going to marry. God decides it all way before, and you get to find out later who you're stuck with. - Kirsten, age 10
• You flip a nickel, and heads means you stay with him and tails means you try the next one. - Kally, age 9
• 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
• Most men are brainless, so you might have to try more than once to find a live one. - Angie, age 10

WHAT IS THE RIGHT AGE TO GET MARRIED?

Twenty-three is the best age because you know the person FOREVER by then. - Camille, age 10
No age is good to get married at. You got to be a fool to get married. - Freddie, age 6
• Eighty-four! Because at that age, you don't have to work anymore, and you can spend all your time loving each other in your bedroom. - Carolyn, age 8
• Once I'm done with kindergarten, I'm going to find me a wife!" - Bert, age 5

HOW CAN A STRANGER TELL IF TWO PEOPLE ARE MARRIED?

You might have to guess, based on whether they seem to be yelling at the same kids. - Derrick, age 8
• Just see if the man picks up the check. That's how you can tell if he's in love. - Bobby, age 9
• See if the man has lipstick on his face. - Sandra, age 7
• Married people usually look happy to talk to other people. - Eddie, age 6

WHAT DO YOU THINK YOUR MOM AND DAD HAVE IN COMMON?

Both don't want any more kids. - Lori, age 8

HOW WOULD THE WORLD BE DIFFERENT IF PEOPLE DIDN'T GET MARRIED?

There sure would be a lot of kids to explain, wouldn't there? - Kelvin, age 8
• You can be sure of one thing - the boys would come chasing after us just the same as they do now. - Roberta, age 7

• Marriage is when you get to keep your girl and don't have to give her back to her parents. - Eric, age 6
• When somebody's been dating for a while, the boy might propose to the girl. He says to her, 'I'll take you for a whole life, or at least until we have kids and get divorced. - Anita, 9
• A man and a woman promise to go through sickness and illness and diseases together. - Marlon, age 10

• They were at a dance party at a friend's house. Then they went for a drive, but their car broke down...It was a good thing, because it gave them a chance to find out about their values. - Lottie, age 9
• My father was doing some strange chores for my mother. They won't tell me what kind. - Jeremy, age 8

HOW DO TWO PEOPLE FIND LOVE?

• One of the people has freckles and so he finds somebody else who has freckles too. - Andrew, age 6
• 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
• I think you're supposed to get shot with an arrow or something, but the rest of it isn't supposed to be so painful. - Manuel, age 8

• Like an avalanche where you have to run for your life. - John, age 9
• 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

• If you want to be loved by somebody who isn't already in your family, it doesn't hurt to be beautiful. - Anita C., age 8
• It isn't always just how you look. Look at me. I'm handsome like anything and I haven't got anybody to marry me yet. - Brian, age 7
• Beauty is skin deep. But how rich you are can last a long time. - Christine, age 9

• Mooshy ... like puppy dogs ... except puppy dogs don't wag their tails nearly as much. - Arnold, age 10
• All of a sudden, the people get movie fever so they can sit together in the dark. - Sherm, age 8

• They want to make sure their rings don't fall off because they paid good money for them. - Gavin, age 8
• They are just practicing for when they might have to walk down the aisle someday and do the holy matchimony thing. - John, age 9

• I'm in favor of love as long as it doesn't happen when 'Dinosaurs' is on television. - Jill, age 6
• Love is foolish ... but I still might try it sometime. - Floyd, age 9
• 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
• I'm not rushing into being in love. I'm finding fourth grade hard enough. - Regina, age 10
• Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too. - Greg, age 8

• Tell them that you own a whole bunch of candy stores. - Del, age 6
• Yell out that you love them at the top of your lungs ... and don't worry if their parents are right there. - Manuel, age 8
• Don't do things like have smelly, green sneakers. You might get attention, but attention ain't the same thing as love. - Alonzo, age 9
• One way is to take the girl out to eat. Make sure it's something she likes to eat. French fries usually works for me. - Bart, age 9
• Shake your hips and hope for the best. - Camille, age 9

• The person is thinking: Yeah, I really do love him. But I hope he showers at least once a day. - Michelle, age 9
• Some lovers might be real nervous, so they are glad that they finally got it out and said it and now they can go eat. - Dick, age 7

• You can have a big rehearsal with your Barbie and Ken dolls. - Julia, age 7
• You learn it right on the spot when the gooshy feelings get the best of you. - Brian, age 7
• It might help to watch soap operas all day. - Carin, age 9

• Spend most of your time loving instead of going to work. - Dick, age 7
• Don't forget your wife's name ... That will mess up the love. - Erin, age 8
• Don't say you love somebody and then change your mind. Love isn't like picking what movie you want to watch. - Natalie, age 9
• Tell your wife that she looks pretty, even if she looks like a truck. - Ricky, age 10
• One of you should know how to write a check. Because, even if you have tons of love, there is still going to be a lot of bills. - Ava, age 8
• Be a good kisser. It might make your wife forget that you never take out the trash. - Dave, age 8

Titles of Love Ballads You Can Sing To Your Loved One:

• "'I Love Hamburgers, I Like You!'" -- Eddie, age 6
• "'You Are My Darling Even Though You Also Know My Sister.'" -- Larry, age 8
• "'I Am In Love With You Most of the Time, But Don't Bother Me When I'm With My Friends.'" -- Bob, age 9
• "'How Do I Love Thee When You're Always Picking Your Nose?'" -- Arnold, age 10
• "'Honey, I Got Your Curly Hair and Your Nintendo On My Mind.'" -- Sharon, age 9
• "'Hey, Baby, I Don't Like Girls, But I'm Willing To Forget You Are One!'" -- Will, age 7