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Everyone has right to take the decision of their own life whether it is about their career, their friendship Circle or marriage . These are the most Important and crucial decision of a person life, which he or she should be allowed to take themselves . But the situation is totally opposite, girls are not free to choose a life partner and the time she want to marry . Girl is told that you have this period of time till then you have to computer studies and other things then you will get married .
The legal age of marriage girl is 18 and for a boy it is 21 there is total three years difference in the legal age of marriage of a girl and a boy which totally indicates the difference between a man and a woman . The legal age of marriage for a girl is 18 so, after 12 the girl is forced to get married even they are not allowed to complete the graduation . If the legal age of marriage for a girls and boys will be same that is 21 then girls also get a chance to complete her graduation and stand on her own, make her different personality. So that she cannot be discriminated or violated by the family .
Even due to this age difference girls are forced to marry a man older than her at very small age. Due to this woman is not even able to understand the house work – how to handle that and how to handle the family . Only because of the stereotype of a society that women should marry a man how is older than her and man should marry a woman who is younger than her .
Heavy can consider one more reason, the people thinking that girl get matured earlier than a man which is probably not justify . The legal age for men and women matter should be equal and they should be given the right to choose their life partner.