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[tylera86]

I haven't used this in forever it seems like, but I need to get something off of my chest. Why are their so many people getting married when they're only like 18 or 19 years old? It's ridiculous. No one can convince me otherwise. It just seems like to me that every other week, I hear about someone who's like my age or younger getting hitched here

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[seashelle]

I disagree. Strongly. Just because our culture tells us that we all ought to postpone our real lives until we've jumped through their thousand educational hoops (by which point we are probably too old to reproduce) doesn't mean that everyone should do so. Yes, college is a great time, but if you've found a person worth sharing the whole rest of your life with, its probably worth it to share college with him or her as well.

[tylera86]

Well, maybe so. I just can't comprehend why others would go ahead with marriage when they're like a freshman in college. I base my opinion mainly on the concept that people go through 8 stages of life, one being the stage where people contemplate whether or not they are satisfied with there life. Maybe I just have a more pessimistic view of things because i've been in a family where one spouse sacrificed their college experience for marriage and then ends up divorced and then struggling to finish their degree in their 40's. I just believe that if two people are truly in love, they can wait till they get a degree or have experienced independent living somewhat. Sadly, we live ina society that has brought us up to have to wait till we're old to get married (on average 28, but nonetheless, the pressures of living have been a large reason divorce takes place (usually from problems that develop over the first 4-5 years of marriage). I also believe that giving love a little bit of time before marriage can help a person REALLY get ot know

[pinkflamingo12]

Does this mean that we're not going to get married and make lots of babies soon? :'( J/K ;-) I love you goose-- your comments made me smile-- i love to hear you get passionate about something. Talk to you later gator!!