Getting married at 18. . .?

Mrs. Toussaint	Hmmmm..........This is a very disrespectful question young lady. You got alot of nerve asking a question like this. You need to learn some respect.

â™¥Top Notch Mamaâ™¥	got married a week after turnin 18, 3months later i was filing for divorce. not a good idea its best to wait n meet diff ppl so u can realize what u really want.

zaofreak_83	My grandma got married when she was 16 and is still with my grandpa after 60 something years. There is hope. (Plus I got married at 19 and have been for 5.)

Granny	I got married at 18, but it was legal drinking age then.

Cham	depends on how mature they are..because I have seen 25 30 35 years old who are more immature then the younger group LOL so it depends on tha..not the age

Sweet Gal	that ages are too young. to be the right age could be after 24-25. when you are more mature and can make the right decision.

RN2009	I got married at 18. It lasted 1 year. Big mistake.

Keeping it Real	I believe they are setting themselves up for disaster.... at that age your life is just getting started in so many ways! Especially with relationships!

marissa f	i think its fine, but if it was me i would wait a couple years or so, just to make sure it is really love.....and no one is going to get hurt.

Joel V	Every situation is different. For most it is too young and they should wait a while. But sometimes it's just beating around the bush to wait too.

Marie	wait until you are older. there is no hurry! If you are in love, you will be 3 years later, and if you aren't, you better be so happy you didn't do it

C J	I think that as long as you are totally sure then its fine. I just think its all about personal preference really. No perfect age to get married, just the right phase of life which differs from person to person.

gashlycrumbt1ny	Don't really young couples have the highest divorce rate? I think it's usually a dumb and hasty decision (in my experience), but there are occasionally exceptions.

Right Wing Extremist	Don't do it. Married at 19 divorced 14 years later. Seriously. There is so much more in life you need to experience and you need to mature, and find out who you are. Best of luck Linda

ItsFriday	Too young! Wait until 26 or at least after you graduate from college and get a job. You know marriage will lead to having children. And children need lots of attention - mentally, financially, and physically.

That guy	Hmmm, my thoughts? If you REALLY love someone and your sure about it then you should marry them, And by that i mean you have been togeather a while, atleast like 5 years or so, but thats just my opinion.

zoe_yay	I think its fine if they are ready and very in love. I would personally wait just so i could have some time to be single and see the world and stuff, but to each his own.

RockGoddess	I think there is no point in getting married that early... you don't want to get stuck in something before you even establish college/career decsions... too young for me, but it is legal so whatever anyone wants...

R H	I enjoyed your comment, I always said I would not marry until I was old enough that Mommy wouldnt have to sign the paper for me. Then folks wonder why 2 out of 3 marriages end in divorce, Kids marrying kids and babies having babies.

kate	I think that if they are ready for it, then they should go for it. It all depends on the individual. I know plenty of people who got married at the 19-20 age and are still together 25 years later. Love is love. A number can't change that.

Electrocore!	Well...you;d be throwing your life away... Not being able to support your family, living with your parents. Unless you're talking about marrying an older rich person. The drinking is a factor too. Hell you cant even share a glass of wine for crying out loud. But then again I'm only 15 so...idk? lol :]

Ben T	If there in love what can you say. Personally I would say stay with a person for a while and see if you can get along well for at least a year since marriage is a big commitment. Before any of this though make sure you can support yourself and have a job.

LISA W	Would not recommend it. People change so much and so much learning and growing go on from 18-early 20's. You are just getting a sense of who you are as an individual rather than someones child. What is the rush...slow down and enjoy this time. Make sure you have your own interests as well as shared interests.

Jessica P	well many people get married early .....like compare to last time people tend to get married the moment they are consider mature even at 16 i have heard ....one of my grandmother's sister got married very early at the age 17. but compare to now i would say people will consider getting married at the age of 25 above !!

Xander	I think that its their own decision. I have no set idea of when i'll get married- if mr. right comes along and we just dont want to wait then by golly we'll get married when we want! my big thing is that people just dont take marrige seriously any more. Like dont vows and promises mean anything? We're talking about practicaly making a blood oath here, spending the rest of your natural life with this person and people seem to think its no big deal and get married and divorced as the whim suits them. i've always felt its so much more than that. marrige is supposed to be love, not lust. Wow. I sure rambled.

Tony Manero	I think that the economic and cultural changes over the last 30 years have made early marriage a pretty risky endeavor. I won't say that it can't be successful but people have so many options of what do with their lives. Getting married does not have to be so immediate!

noneya_swanny	I got Married at 25, and Divorced at 50. Everyone is responsible for their own actions. I don't believe age has to do with it. It has to be the situation...it must. Speaking for myself only....if I knew then, what I know now, I would never get Married at any age. 18 or 118. The guy I'm dating now is a Widower. His Wife was 17 and he was 19 (about to be 20 in a week), when they Married. They lived happily ever after for over 30 years (truly till death-did-they-part). Again, it must be the situation....it has to be the key.

Laura	I think you cant judge a person or a couple by their age. Although most people ar still immature and not ready for marriage at that age some are much different. Ive been through more stuff at 19 than most people have their entire lives. A normal day for me was last saturday when i got up to go visit my stepdad in prison, on the way home i screamed at my brother on the phone for mistreating my mom (after i took the phone from her when she started balling), that afternoon i filmed a video and took pictures for my fiance in Iraq and then i mailed him a package for his birthday which i spent all day the day before shopping for. So, with the life Ive had all I know is that hes the one person that gets me through it all. Weve already been through more than the average couple including a 15 month deployment and I know well survive marriage. But i know most people dont at our age. But thats not really determined by their age its determined by their maturity and their actual relationship

Miss Jina	When you're ready ..you're ready. When you have found the right person...why not? I know plenty of my friend's parents that married at that age and are happily married decades later. Of course not ALL young marriages might work out ...but then again the divorce rate is 50/50 no matter what the age.. isn't it..? If 2 people are mature enough...and they can work through their problems...and make a marriage work wherever they may be in their lives ..than it's no one else's place to judge them because of their choice. Some people can handle it...and some people can't....it depends on what kind of person you are...not your age. Marriage isn't about what age you are....or even meeting the right person...it's BEING the right person too. If you can accept how hard it's going to be...and if you have a clear head to overcome those obstacles....than age..again. has nothing to do with it. What's the point of being able to legally drink at your own wedding...? You're getting married to be with the person you love and dedicate your life to him/her and share everything with that person...not to get drunk on your wedding day. Even if you're not 21 you can still toast to a glass of champagne ..it's not that big of a deal.

?	I was married for the first time at age 20. As I said, for the FIRST time. Maturity was clearly absent in me at that time, as in her as well. I hope and pray that young people WAIT. Even at "drinking age", maturity is not a hallmark of individuals. And, in case you didn't know, here in Texas, if you are married, at whatever age, you suddenly become of "drinking age", so, whether you can buy alcohol and drink same has got NOTHING to do with having enough maturity to marry. God Bless you.