Thoughts on young brides.

GilliC

Sillygirl45

Sugarplum97 said:

I am a young bride. I got married at 16. While school has nothing to do with maturity, or rather or not you are ready to get married. I believe that you should not get married in high school. I graduated at 15 with honors, and I will have my BA in Psychology at 17.
I know that young marriage is not for everyone, it is not for A LOT of people; but that does not mean it won't work!
 
One of the things that everyone says is that we have growing to do, we all do. No matter how old you are, you are going to change. It is a fact of life. If you are 25 you are not going to be the same person at 30. Believe it or not, people can grow together, not just apart.

We may be young, but we are happy, and we love each other. We know that our chances of staying together are not as high as they could have been, but do you want to know a very interesting fact that everyone seems to forget.

Couples who have sex outside of marriage have a lower chance of staying together. It is not just age that makes a difference. So before you say that our marriage is doomed because we got married at 16 and 20, stop and think about all of the other things that make a difference. Age is not the only factor.
 

Ummm, ok. Getting married to have sex is a fantastic idea! 

As I asked before, who the hell would let their 16 year old CHILD get married?! Neither your body nor your brain are fully developed at that age. Yes, it is sick for a 20 year old man to marry a 16 year old child. I just cannot fathom who would do that. Even 20 years ago my dad would have set any guy straight who thought he could "marry" me. 

I don't blame you at all, I just wonder what the hell is wrong with your parents. 

mimiphin

Sillygirl45 said:

Sugarplum97 said:

I am a young bride. I got married at 16. While school has nothing to do with maturity, or rather or not you are ready to get married. I believe that you should not get married in high school. I graduated at 15 with honors, and I will have my BA in Psychology at 17.
I know that young marriage is not for everyone, it is not for A LOT of people; but that does not mean it won't work!
 
One of the things that everyone says is that we have growing to do, we all do. No matter how old you are, you are going to change. It is a fact of life. If you are 25 you are not going to be the same person at 30. Believe it or not, people can grow together, not just apart.

We may be young, but we are happy, and we love each other. We know that our chances of staying together are not as high as they could have been, but do you want to know a very interesting fact that everyone seems to forget.

Couples who have sex outside of marriage have a lower chance of staying together. It is not just age that makes a difference. So before you say that our marriage is doomed because we got married at 16 and 20, stop and think about all of the other things that make a difference. Age is not the only factor.
 

Ummm, ok. Getting married to have sex is a fantastic idea! 

As I asked before, who the hell would let their 16 year old CHILD get married?! Neither your body nor your brain are fully developed at that age. Yes, it is sick for a 20 year old man to marry a 16 year old child. I just cannot fathom who would do that. Even 20 years ago my dad would have set any guy straight who thought he could "marry" me. 

I don't blame you at all, I just wonder what the hell is wrong with your parents. 

Good lord! Is that even legal??
Christ!!!