Right to Sexual and Reproductive Health Education 2016 that of girls. They explained that such beliefs stemmed from the idea that if a couple married and became parents at a younger age; they would be able to take care of their children better. Surprisingly, a few participants from this group also supported this argument: “Our parents married and had kids when they were very young. They brought us up well. Now we are grown up and our parents are still strong and not that old.”47 Additionally, it was noted from all FGDs that love remained the most important factor that fueled the decisions regarding marriage and that most unions were forged with little external pressure on either partners. However, a few respondents mentioned that there were some youngsters who still faced pressure from their parents or family. If it was a girl, they are pressurized to either get married earlier or to marry someone more mature and dependable. Furthermore, some of participants mentioned that even now there were people within these communities, who disapprove of unions between people from different islands. Additionally, it was also mentioned that the culture of arranged marriages, were still practiced in some families, especially common among the more religiously conservative families. When it came to the issue of unregistered marriages, while some responded that such marriages rarely took place, many participants were able to recount one or two cases where it had happened. The most common reason cited for the existence of such marriages was couples eloping and getting married overseas. Often such marriages remain unregistered due to the procedural difficulties that arise during the registration process when they eventually try to get their marriage registered. 47 Youth FGDs 62 THEMATIC ANALYSIS