a Resonable age to be Married Options

[PINKLollyPOP]

A friend of mine just got married 16... and in my opinion that is entirely tooooo young, I really just want to know what others think. Let me know your opinion!

[EmoEyelinerx]

Wow, 16 thats wayyyy to young.

I think a resonable age is around 22. When your around 22 you know how to be an adult and know how to keep a marrage long lasting, unlike your friend (no offence), I doubt they will last very long becase their still young and nieve, and have yet alot to learn.

I want to get married when im in my early twenties.

[voguelove]

i made a topic exactly like this in "relationships."

[MrStrife]

I think a reasonable age is when you both got jobs and don't still live with your parents.

[*Mercy*]

I got engaged at 17.
But we dont plan on getting married,married untill after college so that would be like mid-twenties.

[EmoEyelinerx]

I think a reasonable age is when you both got jobs and don't still live with your parents.

Agreed.

[PINKLollyPOP]

I know. Okay the boy is 18... working for her gpa. She is 16. Never had a job. And they are living in the same house with HER grandparents.

Her g-parents and mom is supporting it. However her dad is pissed.

[*MyMichelle*]

I think the best time to get married would be after you're out of college and ready to settle down. So 22+

[fathomlessdame]

After college

[omgomgKATHY]

agreed.
When you've finished college, have a job, and are stable.

[towntown2]

I consider the 20s to be the time where you figure out where you find a stable job, figure out what you want out of life, and find your own place in the world.

One you have that down, then you'll be ready to get married.
I don't want to get married any younger than 28.

[KayleighKins]

I planned to be at least thinking about marriage at 24.

[animalinside]

maturity comes with experience, not age...

I dont think it really matters what age you decide to get married as it is just another commitment you are making to that person. However, i dont believe anyone should engage in certain marital privileges until they are able to take care of a child

[Select]

I think 22+ beause i dont know why exactly, teenyears are much to precious to ruin over a stinky marriage that isnt even going to work, because you can't get a job to support a family, or the problems that will occur if one of them plans on going to college and having a career, but can't afford it. i don't know if you understood what i said, but it all makes sense inside my head.

[*steve330*]

12 sounds suitable to me

[annalucky]

When you're able to support yourself without your parents and possibly someone else. :] So whatever age you come to that point, I'd say.

[jeSs1cA]

22+ .. mid 20's

[PINAYSTER]

woahhh!! married at 16??
daaaang!!

well.. a reasonable age for me is at least in the mid-twenties!
cuz that's usually when you get out of college and you have a real job! getting married is a lot of money =/

[illriginal]

In my opinion. It's not about age, it's about maturity.

Once you're able to take care of yourself and think you're able to take care of a family with just your income alone, then you're able to get responsibly married.

If age was a factor, I'd hope someone that's in their mid 20's would be able to at least take care of themselves. So I'd say mid twenties to early thirties.

[*Mercy*]

12 sounds suitable to me

[deplorable]

seriously,
age is not a factor.
as stated before it is experience as well
as total commitment and maturity that ensures
a couple is at an appropriate time in their relationship
to be married.

there are some 20 year olds who have matured emotionally beyond belief. while there are people 20 years into a marriage who end up cheating...

[SimplicityGirl]

for me I'd like to get married after my mid twenties...and before I hit 30. I just don't see myself being a wife in my early twenties. I'm 18, and I'm not ready to settle down in 4 years time. 25 is the earliest I'd marry.

[aznxRawr]

The earliest I would ever get married is 26. I don't see myself being mature enough to handle married life until then.

[YaGurlSukedMe2SL...]

Prob 24 at the earliest for me.

[orangetulips]

A friend of mine just got married 16... and in my opinion that is entirely tooooo young, I really just want to know what others think. Let me know your opinion!

Ahh thats so sweet! I think teen marriages are sweet but usually 16 is kinda young but its cute though! Who know maybe it'll work out, maybe it won't.
It depends on the situation though, I know of someone who got married at 14 and she wanted that way and she's doing fine.

I'm 17 right now but I'd wait till at least I'm finished with college, or maybe my junior year at the earliest, its much harder to finish school when ur married...I think. Plus what if u start having kids?...while ur still trying to finish school.

I just wanna enjoy my life as a teen and in college and just fool around and have fun...I'll worry about marriage later. Much later!

[*SinfullySweet*]

I want to get married at 23 :)

[angelrevelation]

I think the very earliest you should get married is around 22. Ideally between 22 and 30.

[cheerbee07]

12? whoa man....that's crazy. waaaaaaaaaaaay too young if you ask me.

i think it really depends on the person. most of the time that people get married during high school around here is because of pregnancy.

even if they're really mature, i think they at least need to wait until they're 18, preferably until they get of college.

one of my friends is getting married on Saturday though...she's 18, he's 20...idk...

20s would be ideal.
i'd like to be like between 23-25 when i get married.

[*stephinika*]

16? I think thats a bit young. I think anytime in your 20's to 30's....it really depends on the people and where they are in life.

[*steve330*]

12 is perfectly reasonable! lol...

e-sarcasm.

[devaani]

23 +

I wouldnt wanna get married before 23 or after 35.

[0nadia0]

I would probably say around 24...

[PINKLollyPOP]

I notice that some are saying that they think 16 would be okay. But honestly, what 16 year old do you know can actually handle a marriage.

THEY ARE LIVING WITH HER GRANDPARENTS.

Her grandparents/parents are supporting them.

That is not marriage.

He does what he wants (whatever that may be )

They have no clue what marriage even is.

I'm 20 years old.. and I don't think many 20 year old can handle a marriage and it be successful!

[dumbie]

25 up.

[kimmytree]

Whenever you've completed your education and are financially independent from your parents... and of course when you've been with a guy long enough. I would have to be with a guy for at least a year before I'd even consider marriage. For me, I think a good age would be 22 - 24.

What the heck do people who are under 21 do about alcohol on their honeymoon? Hahah that'd be sad to be married and too young to order a drink.

[*shotgunFUNERAL*]

when you're both ready.

[idalisa]

i think 23 or 24

[MrsKriss]

i think a reasonable age is early twenties.

i, myself, just got married 3 weeks ago and i'm almost, but not yet 18. and he's 20.
Justin, my husband, is in the marines and got stationed in iwakuni, Japan. if we wern't married we would have had to pull loooots of teeth for me to even go visit. but now that we're married i just have to wait 6 months, then i can join him, and live there to. we've been best friends for 5 years, dated for 2, and were engaged for one.

i live in my parents house...but only because i'm not going to be here long enough to sign a contract to get an apartment. and i pay them rent, buy my own gas, my own food, etc. and do everything myself. i'm not dependent on them at all really. its just nice seeing them since i wont for 3 years.

[lkajsfklajskds]

i agree with after college, or at least near the end of it.

[xBUTTMUNCHx]

22+
i know ppl who got married way before 16.
like 14, and have like 2 kids by the age 18.
its common in asian cultures to get married/engaged,
at a very young age.

[Becks539]

I want to get married at 21.

If you can't drink alcohol at you're own wedding...
you're too young to be getting married

[Peanups]

I understand a lot of people are saying that age does not matter but experience,,

but what about school, and the possibility of children? Going to school and having a child or two isn't that easy, at all.

And from what I understand, a lot of jobs now that pay decently you have to have some sort of college degree, unlike ten years ago,,

so after college is probably the best. There is just way too many responsibillities they'd have in such a young relationship.

[KayleighKins]

^ Truth. After college, and hopefully after we already have a stable place to live off our stable jobs that we already have.

[Peanups]

^ Yeah,,, there are a lot of variables that can take place,

You can take college classes while in highschool so you can graduate 2 years earlier than anyone else and hopefully sustain a good stable job

Of course, you could go to college, take good classes, graduate, and have no way to apply anyone of the information you accumulated and ultimately get a horrible job.

But if your lucky, or even blessed, you might find a good job at such a young age,,, someone mentioned earlier that their spouse was in the marines.. i think anyways, thats another good way to go, but of course there are difficulties in any situation.

[popoberry]

mm i`d say after you`re through with college and you`re set . so about 22-26 ?

[MistikalAngel]

I'm 19 and I got married last year. I guess it just depends on how well you get along.

[DeviantShadows]

I don't plan on ever getting married; I don't need an overpriced piece of metal to say that I'm committed to somebody. But that's just me. *shrugs*

But if you're into the idea, I agree with those who previously mentioned that a reasonable age to get married is whenever you're able to support yourself. Unless you're completely self-sufficient, marriage isn't a good idea. If my feelings toward it ever changed, I wouldn't even consider getting married before the age of 28--at least. There's just too much I want to do with my life before starting a family.

[x_curse_of_the_c...]

twenties

[perfezione]

29

[arghrawr]

Dear Lord my mother would shoot me if I did that. She always says that before I get married I should finish college, have a job, a stable lifestyle, and some money in the bank. Personally I think early 20's is too you. Probably mid to late 20's.

[xSybarite]

I think it would be sad to get married before 21; I would be able to drink, legally. I think 25 would be the ideal age for me to get married.

[*Elba*]

23. For me, that would be a year after I finish school.

[MissFits]

I think a reasonable age is when you both got jobs and don't still live with your parents.

I did the same thing. I think you are too young to get married if you can't legally drink at your reception.

[sweetest-emotion]

i'm definitely not getting married until after i'm 25 at least!! hell i want to enjoy my life! and nooooo babies until like 30...

[RAWRstephishere]

Im not going to get married until Im out of college.
So 22+

[1angel3]

22+ is a good age

[xburnoutx00]

I'm going to be a senior in high school at the end of this month & a friend of mine is getting married in November, so she's 17 - ish. I think if you can support yourself then there's no reason why you can't get married young. I don't know when I'll get married. Obviously when I'm ready.

[jesusisthebestth...]

mid to late twenties is a good age to get married, why? because by this time u are mature enough to know what you want and need from a person in a marriage and you know yourself well enough to know if u can get along well with someone for an extended period of time...plus, as a young woman, i wouldnt marry someone younger than 25 because it is after this age that men are fully mature

[monxcheri]

well personally, i think a reasonable age bracket to get married is 25-30. call me old-fashioned, but i still believe that people are more mature and stable (emotionally, mentally & financially) at that age bracket. it doesn`t mean that you go out with someone for 1 week and get married after. it should take many months or even years to get to know each other and then get married.

[*Insurmountable*]

^Awe I like your response, I think I'll have to agree with most of that...although it is a good age bracket but i'll drop the age a little..

I want to get married in my early 20's..
So I voted 20-22, but I guess I would go with 20 and up


16 I have to agree is completely to young, a divorce waiting to happen.

[AimeeLynn]

I want to get married after college =P

[Gryffindor-Girl]

I think a reasonable age is when you both got jobs and don't still live with your parents.

Yeah I totally agree about that.

[Crash2]

I think for people who attend college, 22+, but for those who didn't (for whatever reason) 20+.

But I agree that maturity does play a factor. Some may be ready as early as 20, others may need until they're closer to 30 to develop that maturity.

I voted 20-22, BTW.

[weed]

ehh i think 20-27 is fine

[*Moderator*]

I'd say somewhere in your 20s. 16 is just too young.

[MissCuppyCake]

For Me I Want To Be Married From 23 to 26 So I Can Some Fun For Awhile But Not Be Too Crazy At Age 30.

[erikasaurus]

I'd say around your late twenties and early thirties.

almost everyone in my family that is married got married around the age of 30. i guess that's the set age for my family.

[ClaudelGFX]

Uhm when it comes to marriage... its kinda better to be older, because if you are older enough you already know all the consequices and all you need to know to keep an marriage better then when you are young... from what i see here in my country, ppl getting married at 18's most of the times they keep it up untill 30's and then they divorce and all that... that's why i believe its better to be older for this in order to have a control of yourself, because also in most cases young males tend to get bored fast and then ... it happens to find another girl and from then all things start falling apart..

So i for one won't get married untill late 30's, after i get a good financial status to be able to support and have a family.

[olitarxush]

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[illriginal]

It's not age specific... age has nothing to do with it really. You could ask an "age-range". A proper time in your life to get married, is when you're able to survive on your own without mommy and daddy being involved (money). And I don't mean living paycheck to paycheck either.

Also when you're able to give up some of your personal free time in order to satisfy your significant other, whether it's to go shopping at the mall, or to go to the doctors with her, or visit her family for the holidays etc...

Getting married is a huge and serious step... it's nothing to mess around with. Specially when you're in a puppy love relationship thinkin ridiculous thoughts of your future.

P.S. I'll choose 22+ only because that's when people become successful, unless you were born into a rich ass family. Plus mid twenties to late twenties you're a lot more mature and know what you're doing with your life/future.


P.S.S. =\ I already posted a reply in this thread... shut this thread down lol

[Jeng]

22 and up, no reason to marry young.

[ashxx69xbaby]

after i get outa school and have a job that pays good

[nerjalover2007]

I want to get married at 23-25.

[Loserfacex3]

I personally plan on never getting married, I know to many people who've come out of marriages badly. :] But I guess a reasonable age would be when you can both support yourselves. :] And when you're most definitely with the right person. :]

[cutey2kc]

i'd have to say a good nice age to get married would be 24 or 25. and maybe the same year or 2 years after have kids.
cause seriously i dont wanna be an old person having kids and getting married.
i wanna start out my life young! :P

[cyb3r0ptik]

i'm 25, and got married @ 24.

it doesn't matter about age, it matters about maturity. i may have thought that at 22 i'd be ready, or even at 18 to my high school sweetheart, but....
with life comes experience, and with experience comes knowledge. i'm perfectly glad i waited until 24 to get married. and it wasn't the AGE that made me want to get married it was the person, and the commitment we both wanted to make to each other.

married at 16? don't you need parents consent to do that? and both of the parents? if the dad is pissed, how did they get away with legally getting married?
i don't see how getting married at 16 is relatively smart anyhow, seeing as how you really can't even get pierced or tattooed or buy a pack of cigarettes, or alcohol, or rent a car at 16.

[vietbabiiix3]

i agreee with the whole maturity thing. like i kno this 20 year old guy.. he acts like a 10 year old. seriously, it doesn't matter if he's 25 or 60, he will still be the same. so i think it is a personal decision..

[BillyShakespeare]

I myself am engaged and I am 16.

Both my Fiance and myself have decided to wait until we're 20 to get married. Then what's the rush to get engaged? We DO love each other. We just want to experience college life before we settle down.

[*Steven*]

I want to get married in the mid twenties so I can enjoy married life without children first, and when we decide to have kids we'll still be young. I don't want to get married in my 30s. When my kid's 10, I'll be 40. That sucks.

Imagine having a kid @ 40. When your kid goes to college, you'll be 58.

[jue]

Whenever you're stable and able to support yourself. For me I don't think I'd get married till I'm 26 or older.

[theRegalDance]

i think like 23 24 25... thats cool XD - finished college and find a job ;D but most likely i'd like to get married 23 years of ageee.. but i hope i dont approach that time too soon =P

[satomiix3]

wow thats really young.. I think 22+ is a good age (after college)

[SortedDetails]

Wellll... My husband and I have been living as if we are married since we were both about 18. We didn't actually have the cash to get married until 20. But to us marriage is just a paper confirming to the gov. what we already know. We're committed to eachother regardless of what some paper says.
Uh, anyway, thats a bit off on a tangent..

I think the age you get married at has to do with a few factors:
[¤] Circumstances that force you to grow up before you have to.
[¤] Age Mentality
[¤] The ability to fend for and take care of yourself.
[¤] Along with(if applicable) parental/guardian consent(Unless emancipated)

There are probably a lot of other things that go into it, but you should also consider before marrying that people who get married at a young age usually end up divorced. So young couples have to work /extra/ hard to keep your marriage.

But I suppose if you're under 15, marriage should be the last thing on your mind.

Sorry, I sort of rambled, didn't I? =\

[S-Majere]

Marry several years after you fall in love.

I'm hoping to after I finish my university course.

[shalalasusan]

I agree with the whole after college age. :D

[aubbob]

i think around 24-28
i really wanna be finished with college and have a place of my own before marriage.

[littleswallow]

I think it's reasonable to get married when you're financially and emotionally stable. Talking about age though, I would prefer to get married when I'm like... 22 - 25

[smash]

I got engaged at 17.
But we dont plan on getting married,married untill after college so that would be like mid-twenties.

^ that sounds good. kudos to you. personally, i don't think anyone should get married until they've graduated from college, their careers are up and going, they're more than willing to spend their ENTIRE lives together (not until they don't wanna be with his/her spouse anymore), and many other things. marriage is a big deal. some people just don't take it as seriously as they should.

[charlg93]

my step sister just got married, and she's only just 17. i dont care, i no she is way to young. and im soooo not gona do to same thing as her. im to mature, plus she's probz neva even gona see him coz he's in the army

[LimeStickyNotes]

I just think if you love someone and they love you back then they aren't going anywhere so that means there is no real rush. I just don't get why they feel the need to rush it

[Tung]

I say after college. So around 22-24 ish.

[5ayuri]

22 and up. I want to get married when im like 23.

[Laughsalot]

i think early 20s is too young. i'd say 26 would be the youngest.. i want to be an anesthesiologist when i'm older.

[babecakes]

you can't plan this shit out but if i could choose probably when i am around 24 years old.

[DOZ4Him310]

I think it's whenever you are ready for the commitment and the responsibility to be married. Also i don't know about you girls but I want both my parents and his parents to approve of marriage before we marry. If your 19 and responsible enough to get married, you've talked it over with each other and have your's and his parents permission then go ahead. I personally feel that you should be at least 20 to get married. If you want to wait 'till your out of college. if you think you could handle marriage and college then go ahead.

[AnnahhbeL]

Getting married after college is always the best.
You got to have time to settle down and find jobs or else how are you can't support each other with no money?

[LimeStickyNotes]

I think after college. If you love someone what's the rush to get married anyway? If you are so in love that person wont go any where..with or without a ring. Plus as you grow up sometimes you grow up together at different rates, or one person stays stagnant. I'm not the same person i was at 16 or 19.

[kimmytree]

I used to tell myself I'd wait till I finished college to even be engaged, but now that I'm in a relationship with someone... we're both already discussing being engaged after we graduate in June. We're both seniors. We'd wait to get married after we finished school though.

It's easy to say it's crazy to get married young when you're not in the position where you could be.

[misoshiru]

30 seems pretty reasonable to me.

[brooklyneast05]

I used to tell myself I'd wait till I finished college to even be engaged, but now that I'm in a relationship with someone... we're both already discussing being engaged after we graduate in June. We're both seniors. We'd wait to get married after we finished school though.

It's easy to say it's crazy to get married young when you're not in the position where you could be.

^ uuhhhhhhh
did u post just earlier this month saying u were in ur first relationship? u guys already wanna get married?