User blog comment:Genista882/Mitsuru and Kokoro/@comment-26567684-20190504060810/@comment-26567684-20190504162916

I agree with everything you said but I think if they did have Ai as teenagers in modern times, they would have kept her regardless because I think Mitsuru, who had been lacking a reason to live, would have still gotten attached to the unborn baby and talked with Kokoro about their choices (like abortion or keeping the baby like what happened in the series).

Japan is a family-oriented country but teenage pregnancy is still considered a social stigma (as it is in many countries). Nevertheless, I think their friends and families would have supported their choice to be parents and helped them with school and other things as much as possible like Squad 13 did in regards to helping MitsuKoko prepare for the baby in the series. As for marriage, they would be considered minors to marry in today’s laws in Japan, so my best guess is they will wait until they are legal old enough to legally marry. In some cultures, a couple are expected to marry if a child is involved but there is nothing wrong with marrying after having a baby because it has become a norm.