Marriage age?

[OnlyByTheNight.]

Just wondering what ye guys think about people getting married when they are quite young i.e 19 or 20. Do you think it a mistake on theirparts?
Also what would you consider to be the proper age to get married?

[theOperaGhost]

Do I think getting married at 19 or 20 is too young? Yes. I don't really object to it, but I do think it is a bit too young. I personally don't plan on getting married until I'm about 25 or older, but of course if I meet a woman I love that could change. I definitely don't think anyone should get married before they are 18 though...that is just too young...you don't even know what love is at that point.

[Contra]

The age I think is more appropriate to get married is after 25, like Jared said.
But I'll see how things unveil.

[Sage]

If the people are responsible, then sure, they should go for it. In that case I'd say 18 or more is fine.

[Camazotz]

I don't care at what age other people get married. It's up to them to choose, so honestly, if there were two teenagers getting married, I really wouldn't care. They're probably not responsible enough to handle marriage, but we don't have the right to limit what age people must get married.

[Sage]

They're probably not responsible enough to handle marriage, but we don't have the right to limit what age people must get married.

Well, yes, we do, to prevent very aged adults from hooking up with children (not just teenagers) who really don't know better.

[Camazotz]

Well, yes, we do, to prevent very aged adults from hooking up with children (not just teenagers) who really don't know better.

True, but I was under the assumption we were talking about couples within a reasonable age difference. But I certainly do agree with you in your particular situation.

[Mzor203]

Well, I think the emotional part of marriage is just stupid, honestly, so I don't care what the heck you do, at what age. There are legal consequences, however (consequences here not necessarily being bad), so I don't think anyone really young should just be off and getting married without thoroughly planning everything. If you're mature, whatever, you can do what you want.

[Zephyr]

Much too young in my opinion. Personally, I'd rather go out and live a little bit before jumping into family life. I know people my age who are 'engaged' to a new person every few months >_> That's a huge indicator right there that you're definitely not ready to settle down. Get your kicks out of the way while you're still young and have less tying you down. Of course, it's impossible to judge every relationship's integrity, so who am I to say that people are ignorant for getting married young? As long as you're sure, whatever makes you happy in the long run. Some may be ready at that early of an age, but I think that most arn't. I know that I most certainly won't want to be that committed for at least another 4 years. I want to have my time to be free before I'm too tied down with a husband, kids and financial responsibilities.

[Maverick]

I see nothing wrong with getting married young. Whether they are much too young or not isn't for anyone to judge. Let the merits and success (or lack thereof) be the judges of that.

[mrmcdonaldduck]

there is no right age to get married, its when you find the right person.

[INFERNO]

From a legal standpoint, I'd say 18 or older for both members (i.e. not having the bride be 25 and groom be 16). However, other than that, I would still consider marriage for both at 19 or 20 to be young, I don't think that it necessarily means the marriage is doomed. Ideally, I'd say to be married at an older age just because at around 18-20 you're in university or college (or graduated from them) and you're beginning to set your life before you and you're still getting some life experiences, however, I don't think it's right to deny marriage to a couple where both are at least 18.

Obviously, some areas consider being a legal adult to be at a different age other than 18, and so it'd depend on the laws in those areas so I wouldn't say that one must be at least 18 in all parts of the world to get married. However, if some parts consider a legal adult to be around 14-16, I would think it is far too young because you're still learning the basics and marriage needs more than simply understanding the basics in life lessons.

[enzenzz]

proper age to get married is when they can support a family financially and emotionally.

[nick]

there is no right age to get married, its when you find the right person.

I agree pretty much with that

proper age to get married is when they can support a family financially and emotionally.

Why? The question wasnt what's the right age to start a family. It is possible to be married and not immediately have children you know.

I think most people would want to get college/university out of the way first, but if you're in love, and maybe living together anyway, why not?

[Maverick]

Why? The question wasnt what's the right age to start a family. It is possible to be married and not immediately have children you know.Accidents happen.

[The Batman]

Why? The question wasnt what's the right age to start a family. It is possible to be married and not immediately have children you know.

A family isn't just defined by a spouse and children it's the people around you that you love. You can be a family without kids.


Age doesn't really matter to me it's all about maturity, love, and being able to support one another.

[Philip]

i think that Empty Misery is right.
and there is no right age to get married

I personally don't plan on getting married until I'm about 25 or older

[Modus Operandi]

There isn't a right or wrong age to get married, only right or wrong people to get married to.

[nick]

Accidents happen.
True, but they happen to people who aren't married too

[The Joker]

Tom is correct. Your wife is a part of your family. You have to financially support her, and yourself.

[INFERNO]

Tom is correct. Your wife is a part of your family. You have to financially support her, and yourself.

Actually, you don't. Being married doesn't mean you absolutely must do anything for her. It means you should do something otherwise there may be consequences but it's by no means a "must". It's not like it's a shot-gun wedding whereby someone is pointing a shotgun at your head saying "do this or you will lack a head", and even then it's still a "should" although with more a threat. In fact, you don't even have to support yourself as there are many homeless people, they don't HAVE to be homeless, people don't HAVE to be committed to others.