Judge blocks 14-year-old girl's arranged marriage

[Risto the Great]

How do the girls feel about it Deni?

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How do the girls feel about it Deni?

The youngest of the girls (she was 18 when she first arrived in early 2009) was most concerned that her now-husband was unattractive for her preferences. She didn't seem to truly understand what was done to her. She is, however, unhappy and powerless. Apparently it's a common practice in Korca, and her mother was given away to her father much in the same way.

I asked her why she hasn't gone back to Korca if she isn't happy. She told me her father would kill her and I didn't get the impression she meant it figuratively!

I even got to see pictures of her village and home, and it was primitive in comparison to Bukovo.

I was only briefly introduced to the other two (who were in their late 20s, if I remember correctly).

You know, I often protested: my neighbors would then say, "what does she expect? She just arrived and has barely learned the language! A marriage needs to be built".