You sound like a troll. But just in case you're actually serious. /Poe'sLaw
Those social reasons are important. Its developmentally and potentially psychologically damaging for kids to have children at those ages. Thats why those social reasons developed. We ended up with fucked up parents and children.
Early 20s should be the earliest. Be responsible. Dont jump into it, but dont wait forever. To early or too late are both bad.
Moderation in all things, including moderation.
Am serious. Young parents get surrounded by support from both sides. In other cultures, families go up to great-great grandparents, but not if folks wait until they're 30 to breed.
In Britain, when I was there, adulthood was for all legal purposes, age 16 and still might be. One northern country (Iceland I recall) declared people independent at 14, and required parents to add an extra outer door to the mini-apartment part of the home to give the young'uns true independence to come and go as they pleased. That was 1970's-1980's. Not sure what fucking government mandates are doing to formerly free people.
Also, ask yourself this simple question: Who owns your life? If your answer is anything other than that you own your life, then we have bigger disagreements than mere age of consent.
Age of consent isnt some arbitrary number. Its what it is because thats the bare minimum age our society has decided that we feel children are experienced enough to make those decisions with a minimum acceptable amount of understanding of its implications. We think that, younger than that, too many kids are too easily pressured by others or ignorant of what they really want beyond satisfying a momentary animalistic urge. Being responsible for other kids isnt reasonable at that age.
Hell, many teens dont even know they can say no to certain people.
Girls reproductive systems are still going through trial runs at that age. They might have a chance to get pregnant, but their bodies are still adjusting and growing in response to the new hormones they've only recently started producing. You'll actually stunt the growth of their secondary sexual traits having kids that early. So its more harmful than beneficial, even if you discount the psychological impact it has (which you seem to be).
Generational homes can lessen the psychological and financial impact, but it's still a bad idea until they become more established persons mentally and physically.
Editg Disregarding any of this is just the promotion of hebephelia, as you're arguing against the creation of healthy individuals just to allow earlier procreation and marriage.
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