How Young Is Too Young?

I think that you guys should go for it, i mean, if you love each other then why not?

I say you know whats best for you...JUST GO FOR IT!!!

If one day many years from know things don`t work out you will have had many happy years together and what more can you ask for.

It`s not old-fashioned to want to make sure that children don`t make huge mistakes...that`s what parents do.

If you`re asking - yes, in my opinion, 18 is too young. Shoot, I think anything under 25 is young.

It`s been a while since anyone has typed on this message board, so I`m hoping someone will reply. I`m 19 and in love with my boyfriend of almost a year. He got me a promise ring for my birthday, so now my family really knows how serious we are. My mom was 19 when she got married, and they are kind of pushing it on me to get married soon. He and I both have the same goals and aspirations. We know what we want to do in life and come from very similar loving backgrounds.
He has finished his 2nd year of college, and me, my 1st. We both want to go on, and will go on, to get our Master`s degree. (He`s a math major, I`m nursing)
Another thing my dad keeps saying is not to worry about the financial aspect. My boyfriend and I are both very well set with money in stocks, savings, checking, and credit accounts.
We aren`t the normal college students, we like to stay home on the weekends and week nights to study, play games, hang out with the family, and watch t.v. I was just wondering if anyone had any comments on what they think we should do.
Also, I don`t want to hear any of this people change between ages # - #, because people change at every age. Everyone is always growing and learning new things.
Sorry this was so long. Thank you in advance. Erica

Just a little advice from a 26 year old, your life actually begins at 21, before you jump into marriage and kids I would enjoy the 20s before making that big commitment.

That`s a hard one. It`s totally a personal thing. What was good for your parents, might not be good for you. You seem to have found the right guy, and you have a wonderful relationship with him..lots in common. What`s the big hurry for marriage? You seem like you have a wonderful life already! I would actually take my time.....I would do it for me. To accomplish the things that I want to accomplish. To become a woman who is confident and strong. Then you want to bring that person to share your life with you. You have a few years to reach that goal. I`d take it and run with it. There will be plenty of time that you will be home... Together...with the kids..and the dog...and the SUV. Take time for yourself now, accomplish your goals.
I married my best friend 25 years ago. (Dated for four years, married at 24, had children at 28-36) I`ve enjoyed every minute of my life with them. I am turning 50 this year, starting a new business and beginning a new life again....with my sweetie pie. My time, back-in-the-day, was great because I took my early 20`s to find out who I am and what I really wanted. I think that you can sustain a marriage with just about any situation with a healthy start.
I wish you the best!

There are pros and cons to being young. I was 18 when I got pregnant with my first son and had him 3 months shy of 19. Now at 26 my FH and I have another son together. Yes we are still together and both kids are his.
We have had our ups and downs, as anybody else but we have a good life together.
My main reason I am glad I had my kids younger is because my dad has cancer and almost died and at least he was able to enjoy grandkids, if you get what I am trying to say. My parents had 2 daughters, me the oldest, and when I gave my dad a grandson, that just made is world!
My FH and I are still not getting married for another two years, at this point, may be sooner. I am leaving for the Air Force soon and we want to make sure everything is ok there first.
I will be 36 when my oldest graduates high school, 40 when my youngest does (we are done having babies) and 46 when I get to retire.
I am young enough to enjoy a normal 20 + yr old life and will still be young when my kids are grown.
I never feel like I missed out on anything that normal younger people do. If anything my kids helped me grow up. I dropped out of school almost a year before I got pregnant and had no direction in life. When I got pregnant I realized that I had another life to be responsible for and it was time for me to grow up. Sorry if this seems to be a little off of the subject.
I thought at 18 I was ready for it all, but at 22, after my second son, I "knew" I wanted to be a teenager again but after a few parties with my relatives while my kids were at grandma`s I knew I would rather be home being mom. I found it more exciting to bathe my kids, read them a story and put them to bed and then relax with my honey than to be at some loud, obnoxious party.
You just need to make sure what your priorities are and where you want to be in life.
We may not have a fancy home and a brand new car but my kids never do without and we are a very happy family.

When you have to ask people this question, it seems like you are having doubts. And everyone who I know who has already been divorced had doubts before the wedding. I was supposed to be the MOH for my friends wedding this August until she started having doubts about spending the rest of her life with this man, his habits, the way he spent his money and never saved, and couldn`t pick up after himself finally led to her decision to move on and be on her own. Shes only 21 years old and she wants to find herself first. Thats exactly what you should be doing. Discover who you are, experience being single in the 20`s, live out on your own..Anyways just think about it.