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Throughout the centuries deep love has been found in very young couples and many a girl has found her lifelong true love at the age of 17 and younger, and even the seemingly unworthiest scoundrel of a young man can mature and change into a knight. Young marriage can last forever and beyond. Unfortunately though, it doesn't seem to work like that these days in so many cases of very young love. Society, attitudes, mores and young people themselves have changed in many ways. If I were my daughter, I would do what I could to keep a loving but parental relationship open with her and her young man, as I ran my home and property according to my rules of family and let the young folk adapt and grow or leave, should they chose to continue to make life under my roof intolerable. But if a parting of the ways came, I would stay loving and kind and let them know the door home was always open. With boundaries of a certain expected behavior set, the two kids can make their own life choices as they have already begun doing when they decided to become a couple so young. I truly hope these young people will accept the parents' kindness and generosity in the spirit it was offered and be guided by their years of wisdom and love.