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    topsy: This is a very sweet but very scary story. The kids plan was simply adorable; they were in love and wanted to get married in a warm sunny place. How... more »
    Green Goth Brit Chick - AlternatEve: Totally cute, love the way the Police handled it too. I was an expert at escapsim but my sister took the biscuit: while she was still in her cot she f... more »
    Grim Reaper of the Forest: I have had Toto in my head all day because of this stupid story. more »
    The HZA.: Those kids rule. more »
    dj_sex_ed: is unworthy to comment: That's a little bit adorable. First young couple I've heard of getting married outside of the traditional venue of the playground though... more »
    raphaela: Do you think Mika read that 9 year old's book on how to pick up chicks? more »
    zsazsa6: I was telling my boss about this story and she nearly had a heart attack- she said it was total child neglect and the parents should be charged. I was... more »
    LaComtesse: Is it shrewish and joyless of me to be way more focused on the fact that the parents didn't notice three children were gone, long enough for them to g... more »
    LittleLolly: I want to know how they convinced the "bride's" older sister to be the witness. As the eldest in my family the only way my sister would have got me to... more »
    shorty63136: $10 says they dry heave when they turn 15 (and probably won't be in love) and read this story. more »
    Raspberry Swirly: No. Stop it. You cannot make me want children sooner than my intended plan. Africa? Really? How is it this little boy is already sweeter than every bo... more »
    Understater: DON'T DO IT!!!!!1 more »
    pandorasmittens: Also, kudos to the police for handling this in an awesome way. Instead of scaring the kids, they were unbelievably kind. more »
    lalaland13: This is obviously the work of a sinister adorable child faction that seeks to undermine the institution of marriage, which has been clearly defined si... more »
    NewsBunny: I had a boyfriend in first grade. His name was Shawn Hartnett. He had red hair and looked just like Raggedy Andy. We had lunch together every day. H... more »
    LaComtesse: I got "married" when I was 8. It was on the playground. I reconnected with my childgroom a couple years ago: given my track record, it should come as ... more »
    Aesop's Foibles. YES.: So, morninggloria. I see you're already muscling in on COTD, and it's not even noon yet. Humph. *jealous* more »
    Glitterbug (likes life shaken, not stirred): That managed to allay even my famous cynicism - for a few minutes, anyway. Beyond cute! (bordering on creepy!) more »
    stacyinbean: "The budding lovebirds, identified as Mika and Anna-Lena, packed bathing costumes, sunglasses and a lilo and headed for the airport." And a WHAT? more »
    DangerMouse: Sadly, my nursery school relationship ended up in shambles after a few months, and I am still unmarried. ;) more »
  • #outofafrica

    Young Love

    Two German children, ages six and seven, who say they are "very much in love," decided to get married in Africa "where it is warm" and went to the train station, where police apprehended them.