re: #185 lostlakehiker

I remember learning about a tribe in Africa when I was in college.

They have a custom that16-17 yr old boys marry 14-16 year old virgin girls. However, before the boy can get married, he is taken in by a 30 year old woman (usually a widow) as a student.

The young man gets taught the ways of women from an experienced woman.

The older woman gets no strings attached attention from an eager teenager.

The young bride gets a husband who knows what he is doing.

While I am not going to argue this on Torah grounds (obviously Torah would look dimly on the situation) I have to lean back and appriciate the merits of the system.