Yonug Marriage
Any age younger than 25 is too young to get married. I met my current boyfriend at 17 and moved in with him at 18. Im 19 now and wont even MENTION marriage! im a very mature young woman; i pay rent, my car, car and health insurance, groceries, cell phone etc. And i still have MY life ahead of me. I wouldnt want to marry my boyfriend just to prove that im in love with him or to prove that he IS the one i want to be with. Just being happy with your boyfriend is good enough, you dont have to go run off and get married at such a young age. I tell myself that the man i marry, i WILL date for at least 5 years. I want to be SURE that this is the right man i want to be with for the rest of my life, the man i want fathering my children and the man that i want to bring home to mom and dad. If your boyfriend really truly loves you and will stand by you no matter what, than he should be willing to wait for marriage. Its not about pleasing your boyfriend or spouse equivelant, its about making sure that you`re happy, and know who you are before you dedicate your life to someone else. You dont want to marry and have kids at a young age, and then on the childs 3rd birthday DIVORCE. Yea divorce happens but theres way of preventing it and waiting for marriage is a good starting point!
Posted by samantha; updated 01/20/07
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Hey...Just a lil respond,
I am 24 and have been engaged for almost a year. We are getting married on the next few months. We have been together for 8 years and feel that we are ready to get married. I feel that you should not put an age on marriage to say that one should only get married after 25. You should get married when you are both are ready financially, emotionally and metally. Not at a certain age. And not only if you have been dating for more than a certain amount of time. My best friends have been married for 5 years and they got married when the were 19 and they are happier than ever! So it doesnt matter how old you are or how long you have been with a person, it all depends on when you are ready!!
Posted by Alicia; updated 01/21/07
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My opinion is that it depends on when the couple is ready. I am 21, will be 22 when I get married, and I feel myself and my fiance (who is 22, will be 24 when we marry) are ready. We have been together 7 years and love each other with our whole hearts and can`t wait for our special day to come!
Posted by Mandy; updated 01/21/07
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I don`t feel there is any magic age for marriage. My parents met and were married two weeks later, were married for 56 years until they both passed two weeks apart. They raised 12 children, I`m the youngest. However, they are the exception. I was watching TV last week and heard that about 70% of women are single today. That seems to me that being married one would be a minority now. I think that there has to be alot of compromise and true commitment from the couples in order for a marriage to work. There also needs to be some maturity, security and peace of the mind that you can be happy with or without that person in your life. Don`t misunderstand, life is much happier with someone special in it ,for me anyway. And on that note, I will throw in that "we"are engaged to be wed, and are 46 and 48. So find your own happiness! We are all unique! I know we won`t have the 56 years my parents had, or his, but what years we do have, will be spent caring for each other, being there for each other, as we are best friends first. God bless! Beccah and David
Posted by Beccah; updated 01/27/07
