These are the answers of six- to ten-year-olds about various aspects of love, marriage... why it happens, what to do about it, etc..  http://www.bitlink.ca/Dumb/KidsOnLove

WHAT, EXACTLY, IS MARRIAGE?
"Marriage is when you get to keep your girl and don't have to give her back to her parents!" -Eric, age 6.

CONCERNING THE PROPER AGE TO GET MARRIED:
"Eighty-four! Because at that age, you don't have to work anymore, and you can spend all your time loving each other." Carolyn, age 8.

"Once I'm done with kindergarten, I'm going to find me a wife!" Bert, age 5.

WHAT DO MOST PEOPLE DO ON A DATE?
"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.

"Many daters just eat pork chops and french fries and talk about love." Craig, age 9.

CONCERNING WHY LOVE HAPPENS BETWEEN TWO PARTICULAR PEOPLE:
"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.

ON THE ROLE OF BEAUTY AND HANDSOMENESS IN LOVE:
"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.

REFLECTIONS ON THE NATURE OF LOVE:
"Love is the most important thing in the world, but baseball is pretty good too." Greg, age 8.

HOW DO PEOPLE IN LOVE TYPICALLY BEHAVE?
"When a person gets kissed for the first time, they fall down and they don't get up for at least an hour." Wendy, age 8.

"All of a sudden, the people get movies fever so they can sit together in the dark." Sherm, age 8.

CONFIDENTIAL OPINIONS ABOUT LOVE:
"I'm in favor of love as long as it doesn't happen when 'Dinosaurs' is on TV." 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.

SOME SUREFIRE WAYS TO MAKE A PERSON FALL IN LOVE WITH YOU:
"Tell them that you own a whole bunch of candy stores." Del, age 6.

"Shake your hips and hope for the best." Camille, age 9.

"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.

HOW A PERSON LEARNS TO KISS:
"You can have a big rehearsal with your Barbie and Ken dolls." Julia, age 7.

"It might help to watch soap operas all day." Carin, age 9.

WHEN IS IT OKAY TO KISS SOMEONE?
"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.

"I look at kissing like this: Kissing is fine if you like it, but it's a free country and nobody should be forced to do it."

"You should never kiss a girl unless you have enough bucks to buy her a 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 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.

HOW TO MAKE LOVE ENDURE:
"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.

"Be a good kisser. It might make your wife forget that you never take out the trash." Dave, 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.