Oddbean new post about login | logout Nobody even talks about it, anymore, as it's been normalized. We're not supposed to complain.
Wait wtf?
Child marriages, amongst the refugees that arrive here, or involving children who are trafficked to home countries for forced marriages, are generally tolerated, for cultural reasons. Once the child reaches adulthood (16 years old), the marriage is usually confirmed with a state license. https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/gesellschaft/bundestag-kinderehen-schutz-100.html