As the average age of marriage and motherhood creeps up, according to census figures, the number of older moms is growing exponentially.

随着结婚和成为母亲的平均年龄不断攀升，根据人口普查数据，高龄母亲的数量在指数性增长。

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And that idea of "sisterly love" allows female lovers to stay under the radar, even more easily than in the West - until they reach the age of marriage.

“姐妹情”的观念使女性之间的爱恋不易被发现，甚至比呆在西方国家更容易隐瞒——直至她们到了适婚年龄。

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In India, they used to, maybe they still do have a marriage at the age of 11.

在印度，他们之前或者现在的，结婚年龄还是11岁。

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At the heart of the controversy were changes to marriage laws, including articles that set the legal minimum age for marriage at 18, recognize only civil marriages, allow joint property ownership, expand parental rights, and extend inheritance rights to girls.

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The legal age of marriage would be lowered to puberty, as in the Prophet's time.

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Unsurprisingly, Citi reported that the importance of marriage to women decreased with age.

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Because we think that the focus of marriage really should be on procreation, we are not going to give marriage licenses anymore to any couple where both people are over the age of 55, " adding, "I can just assure you, if both the woman and the man are over the age of 55, there are not a lot of children coming out of that marriage.

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