But first, let's define what a young bride is. Nearly ten percent of women in the U.S. got married before age 18, and a recent study found that these brides are at a higher risk for mental problems ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Reporting from Firoz Koh, Afghanistan — For years, Maroof Anwari feared the prospect of marriage. The school principal, now 22, had seen other young men like him go to financial extremes to meet ...

I was you. My husband and I got married six years ago this June, when we were 21 and 22 years old. This was young even by the conservative standards of the small southern town where I grew up.

A wedding day is often considered one of the best days in a person's life — but not for this newlywed couple. A new groom took to Reddit to seek advice after he claimed his wedding day was ruined due ...

Girl married at 14 and abandoned by husband: 'The wedding was the saddest day of my life' There is an alarming rise in the number of Syrian refugee girls in Jordan being forced into early marriages, ...