How young is too young to get married???

  • Cimara
    18 years ago

    Hey guys just wanna know what you think about falling and love and finding your soul mate at a young age etc... Do you guys believe in the whole childhood sweetheart thing? and most importantly..how young is too young to get married??

  • Lydia O
    18 years ago

    That all depends on the maturity and judgment of the individual. Some people might be ready to assume the responsibility of marriage at 17-18. Then there others who will never be ready at any age.

  • Truest Lies
    18 years ago

    1-19 is a bit young. I think by the time you are 20 years old you've got the maturity and decision to know that you want to spend the rest of your life with this person.
    Before then, you don't really have a mold for your life, as in you are not sure exactly who you are, what you can stand.
    By 20 you should have a clearer idea of your soul mate. I'm not against childhood sweethearts, though. They never did much harm.

    -beth

  • Ele
    18 years ago

    i think it doesnt matter so long as youve been with the person long enough to know all their flaws and still want to be with them

  • xღxBeckyxღx
    18 years ago

    i think you need to be in your 20's to get married..people think its a happy ending, but marriage is hard work, and its when those vows are really put to the test. Childhood sweethearts, yup i do think they exist, they're the sweetest thing ever !!!

  • k i k i
    18 years ago

    Depends on person to person I guess..
    I just know that I'm too young at the moment lol

  • Bill Turner
    18 years ago

    Got married at age 20 and divorced at age 42. Shouldn't have gotten married at 20. I was not ready for it emotionally and we both made a ton of mistakes along the way. I would like to say it was fun while it lasted, but it wasn't. The only good that came out of it is my 17 year old son.

  • FAKE-is-the-new-trend
    18 years ago

    I think your never to young to fall in love

  • krysten
    18 years ago

    it all depends on how you feel about the person and what state you live in if its legal and you really are ready for the comitment then go for it and don't care what everyone says you should always follow your heart im only 17 and if i were asked i know im would be ready but it would have to be to the right person and i know i found that person

  • alwaysremeniceus
    18 years ago

    i don't think you can put an age on love? i mean, in some places the age to get married is 16 for girls and i think 18 for guys?

    i'm sure that my boyfriend is the one, have been sure of it for months... he asked me to marry him last night, and now we're 'unofficially engaged'

    but i think that it does depend on the people, i'm 16, and i act like i'm 20? he's turning 18 soon, and well, he acts a lot older than 18 (most of the time lol)

    and i think that another thing to keep in mind is independence? some people aren't able to support themselves, i know i can't support myself even if we got married soon, even though he has a very good job...
    and theres education too... my fiance is going overseas for university this summer, and i will graduate from high school next year and go to th other side of the country for university...

    i guess its hard to be 100% certain that marrying young means that you've found 'the one', but im happy with my fiance and i love him a lot :)... but if some people want to get married young, i think its a good idea to get engaged if they really want to, then get married after schooling and everything? my fiance told me that he'd propose again with everything 9 years and 364 days from today xD and at that time... i'd be 26? won't be exactly young anymore :P

    -kelsie

  • alwaysremeniceus
    18 years ago

    well... you can grow with your boyfriend?
    i've known mine for about 2.5 years, i know i've liked him for over 2 years, been with him once for a month when i was 14, made mistakes, hurted, done stupid things, and realized that the guy i used to like has become the one that i love and want to spend the rest of my life with...

    even after that.. in the past 8 months i've changed quite a bit and me and my boyfriend definately went through many things and arguments and situations(him getting in car accidents, family problems, me almost being sexually harassed, girls trying to touch and do things to him, which.. ironically did actually happen just like 2 hours ago...)

    i don't know how to be strong right now, to be honest, i never do, but i guess just try to carry on n o matter what, if youo ever think about giving up, then maybe you don't love them as much as you think you do?

    but yeah, people go through a lot to actually get to a point where they gett married, and things don't stop after that... i just got engaged about 28 hours ago, and now, shit happens... x.x not sure how to deal with it, but you just deal with it anyways if they are the one...

    if its true love, keep trying, and things will work out in the end

    -kelsie

  • ABrookeD
    18 years ago

    Personally i think a good age would be anywhere between 20 and 29. If you get married at a young age like 16 it's going to mess things up. When you're in high school you should focus on school work and graduating. Running off and getting married at a young age is pretty stupid. My friend Dani just got a promise ring for her one year anniversary and we're only 14. I think it's wrong because she could end running off to get married at 16. I havn't said anything to her because i don't want her to get mad at me. I really don't know exactly how i would tell her how i feel without her getting pissed and never talking to me again. Anyways getting back on subject i think it's better to think it through before making a choice to get married. If you don't wait things might turn out bad. I really don't think someone at the ages 14-19 wants to run off to get married. Then a few months to a year later wind up pregnant. If you end up pregnant you might end up being left to raise the baby on your own. Everyone makes there own choice but i think it's better to get through highschool and maybe even college before settling down.