Too Young?

I say its not too young, you are a legal adult. Anyone over 18 can get married, you have just as good a chance in the marriage game as anyone else. Likewise, I don`t think someone is ever too old to get married, either. People usually criticize and judge because they feel a twinge of envy if they are not in a happy relationship.

Age shouldn`t be an issue as long as you have the maturity to realize that marriage is a serious commitment based on much more than love alone. Best wishes to you.

I do not think its too young.

To be completely honest, I was wondered the same thing when my fiance asked me "the question". I am 20 now and will be 21 when we`re married. I was afraid I wouldn`t know who I really was and there are still a lot of "what if`s", but my dad pointed out that he was 19 when he got married. My mom and dad have been happily married for 23 years now!!!
Hope that this is helpful.

I am 23 years old, and I going to marry the man of my dreams on Saturday May 8 2004. I have been told plenty of times already that lots of people think that I am too young to be getting married. I dont` think that age really has anything to do with marriage, it is how mature and strong your love is for your significant other. By the way, my Grandparent`s married at 17, had 5 children(not all at once) and are still very happily married. So, if you are truley happy with this man, then go for it. But that is just my opinion. CONGRATULATIONS!!! :)

Me and my fiance have been engaged for 1 year and 3 months. We are getting married in September and we will both be 19 at that time. We love each other very much and definitely don`t feel "too young" to be getting married. If anything we feel that we waited too long. It is whatever you feel is best. I feel that age should not be an obstacle of the heart.

Hi!
I am getting married this august...
I am 18, will be 19 in October!!!
I was worried that I might be too young, but I KNOW this is the guy for me! He is my best friend and we have known each other for over 5 years!!!
As long as you have thought about it, prayed about, and are sure that this is the guy God has picked out for you, then GO AHEAD!!!!!!!!! Again, I am young too! I am sure we both have or are having the same worries!!!
I would love to email you....someone who is young like me and getting married!!!

CONGRADULATIONS!!!!!!

If you are on a message board asking if you are too young. You are obviously unsure. Don`t do it.... Sorry....

Divorced 24 year old single mom of 2 beautiful, wonderful girls

I thought I was in love at age 18. I thought I didn`t need a master`s degree at age 20. I thought I knew it all by age 21. Wrong on all three acounts.

Your 20s are about growing and figuring out who you are...

What`s the rush? If it`s meant to be, then you can wait until you are both financially stable and have a clear plan for your lives. This means graduating school, knowing what you want your career to be and already pursuing it. Why not live together for a while? Divorce is a nasty business. There are success stories of people getting married young, but there are also a lot who fail. And the thing is, every one of them thought it would last forever, so how do you know which one you are?

We are not going to live together,because the bible condemns fornication. We are both Jehovah`s Witnesses,and like to follow what the bible says.

Fine, then don`t live together. But you didn`t answer my question, what is the big rush? Why don`t you feel like you should wait a few years?

Also, "bible" should actually be capitalized "Bible". It`s a sign of greater respect.

--Living with fiancee and loving it.

There isn`t any big rush. I just found someone who I want to spend the rest of my life with.My parents were married young,and guess how many years its been? 29.and I`m the youngest! Besides,what we want to do,we have to be married in order to do it. So why not marry now? you can wait until you`re dead if you want to,but I`m going to be a wife,and I will follow the guidelines set out in Ephesians the 5th Chapter,starting with verse 22.

I`m sensing you are a little defensive about your decision. I understand that you want to be intimate in a marital way. That`s just not a good reason for wanting to get married. Sure, there are people who get married young and are happy, but there are lots who aren`t. I assumed that since you are on a message board asking others what they think, maybe you`re a little unsure.

And for the record, I`m getting married in a month, and hopefully before I`m dead, as you so nicely put it.

For your information,I wasn`t talking about sex. We want to go to the Bible School of Gilead,and you have to be married to go. And who says we won`t be happy? We`ve been dating for two years,thank you very much,and we have been very happy,and I we`ll be even more happy once we`re married.
I`m on a messge board because anyone I can ask here are people I am close to,and they won`t be able to give me a neutral opinion,whereas people on here can.

If you`re asking, then you`re not ready. I would say this to anyone - regardless of age. If you question anything regarding getting married then you have doubts.

There is nothing wrong with waiting a bit before getting married.

Well guess what? I`m not asking anymore! My fiance told me something that was very encouraging,and guess what? WE ARE GOING TO GET MARRIED!!!Thanks Tiffany,Chance,Cortney,Emma and all those others who told me before he did that I wasn`t too young!!! All other women who tried to tell me that I`m not going to be happy,you can back off now, Thank you! We will be married in the Kingdom Hall,We will go to Jamaica for our Honeymoon,and we will be happy for the rest of our lives,because we are fortunate to find someone so soon we want to be with forever.

Katie, please reread your posts. You sound like a child throwing a tantrum. Be a childbride if you want. It`s really not my problem. The fact that everyone who knows you says you are too young is a pretty strong indicator that you lack the maturity to make a proper decision. You elicited people`s opinions only to get angry when they weren`t what you wanted, and you`ve had wild swings in your feelings about getting married in the last couple days. How lasting will new set of emotions be? However, I know there is no stopping someone like you. Best of luck, you will need it.

What makes you think we won`t be happy? That is what I would like to know. My fiance and I know the statistics on divorce. However,we refuse to be a statistic. And maybe you guys don`t realize that the wedding is 3 years away. Because I`m 16 now,and When we got engaged,we decided to get married A-after I graduate High School and B- on or close to the day we met,which would make it 2 days before I`m 19. And since it is that far away, don`t you think we have enough time so that if he isnt the one,I`d be able to figure that out? Plus,like I said,we`ve been dating for 2 years now-so that will make it 5 when we get married.

Honey, when I was sixteen (and probably everyone else here too) I was in love as well and I didn’t need anyone to tell me anything. If he is still around in three years then I hope you two have the wedding of your dreams because right now your it is just that a dream.