
(03-04-2015, 06:01 PM)Jijiroga Wrote: I would concede that a woman in the 1800s might out of necessity. Also, I would contend that maturity is more relative to understanding the world around you and being able to fully accept the responsibility for your actions in whatever capacity rather than the body being ready to bear a child.
And I would agree with you on this up to a certain point. But that whole argument is beyond the scope of this thread. What we do seem to agree with is that society has unnaturally pushed the age of adolescence much further than biology intended.