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sooooo, i went to a wedding yesterday (the "nikah" portion of it) of a high school acquaintance. yes, we graduated together, and yes that makes her 19. i found it the most surreal experience. i probably wouldn't have been so emotional if she was in her mid to late 20's, or if this wasn't initiated by the parents through the whole arranged marriage thing, but the situation involved both. (by the way, arranged marriages aren't what everyone has the misconception of it being. the parents, yes, find a potential bride/groom for their son/daughter, but they do have a choice of whether or not they want to go forward with the marriage in the near future.) i don't know, at times it was a bit upsetting, because she so damn young. but if she's happy, if she feels she is mature enough to follow through with this decision, and if shes accepting of the many responsibilities she will probably have once she moves out (she'll be living in England very soon), then i've got her back. i just find it sad in the sense that the peak of her life is sort of taken away, that she wont really be able to enjoy those fun years of being a 20-something, and that she will probably grow up a lot faster than most of the people she graduated with; mind you, she has far more mature of a mentality than most of her fellow 19/20 year olds. i pray it all works out though, because she is the most nice and kind hearted type. her life is going to be sooooo different than what she's used to here in Surrey, but hey, in a sense in a new, exciting step in her life, right?