&gt;Even in our own culture it was once the norm to betroth daughters to suitors while they were pre-pubescent, and to marry them as soon as they reached puberty.<p>I&#x27;m interested in learning more.  Can you narrow down what you mean by &quot;our own culture&quot;, and provide a time frame?  Like &quot;Early America 1600-1800&quot;, or England in the 1400s,  Anglo-Saxon culture, 1200, or Irish-Catholic 1300, or  whatever.  And then maybe point in the general direction of references where one could look this up.  Maybe books or internet search terms?<p>Thanks.