Earlier this week, when Millie Bobby Brown announced her engagement to Jake Bongiovi (son of musician, Jon Bon Jovi), many reacted with shock — and, even, disapproval. Many felt congratulations were to ensure that the couple, who've been together for 2 and a half years. But several critical Netizens couldn't shake the undeniable fact that the "Stranger Things" star was betrothed at just 19 years old.
What followed was online discourse about when the suitable age for marriage is, with some commenting on the complexities of marrying young and others bashing the couple's recent decision. The talk later accompanied the trending hashtag #Shes19, under which critics commented that Brown was "far too young" to be engaged or take into consideration marriage....
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