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1.they got college out of the way and are into a decent job for a few years so they have job stablilty
2. they got their party years behind them
3. by 25 they should have dated and messed around enough to know what they are looking for in a husband.
Yes, that is young, but in places like Idaho, Utah and other conservative states, getting married that young is common and many of them marry even younger than that there.
Yes, that is young, but in places like Idaho, Utah and other conservative states, getting married that young is common and many of them marry even younger than that there.
I agree that you need to live a little. Many people marry young and do fine, but you do have some who regret never 'sowing wild oats' or living on their own or just having a private life before marriage.
As some have noted, it really depends. It's never the right time to marry a tool. It can be the right time to marry your love when both involved are mature enough to commit in such a significant way. People mature at varying rates.
A woman should get married when she meets the right man and when she feels ready to make a lifetime commitment. She should not feel pressured to conform to other people's expectations of what is the "right" time. My middle school/ high school best friend married at 22 and had 2 kids by 27. I am 29 and engaged, with no kids. She picked the right time for her, and I'm picking the right time for me.
For me, it was when I had finished school and was financially self sufficient. I graduated college early, so by 22 I had worked for a couple years and was ready. I never was a partier or had any desire to date around, so there was nothing to "get out of my system". I'm much happier growing up with my husband and experiencing things with him than I would have been if I had put off marriage until some arbitrary number.
Also, we now have plenty of time to enjoy being together, just the two of us, before we even have to think about children. It gives us a lot of time to really solidify our foundation.
Yes, that is young, but in places like Idaho, Utah and other conservative states, getting married that young is common and many of them marry even younger than that there.
This is what happens when the mainstream culture pressures young people to wait until marriage to have sex.
Nowadays, it takes a lot longer for people to mature and get established in their careers, so I don't think it makes a lot of sense to get married at such a young age (18 - 21).
Also, it seems like if you don't have any interest in having children, that takes a lot of pressure off wanting to settle down and get married before it's "too late." I'm 28 and am not interested in having kids for a long, long time (if ever). I've noticed that when I'm upfront about this fact, it does eliminate a fair number of women around my age from the dating pool, but I think that's a good thing.
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Right time for women to marry?
