Flagcarrier

Ok...well at school we have some new students and new periods so today we had to socialize with them get to know them so we started asking ourselves stupid questions like "why did you come to this school" and stupid things like that so i thought she was kinda cute and we started a conversation about each others personal life so in the talk she told me that she forgot her engangement ring!!!!...I was like oh shit you married and she confirms it so she is 17 and a senior and she is already married i thought it was crazy...so guess how long they been going out??? 3years 2 years 1 year no 7months pretty crazy but isnt getting married at 17 to soon? what are your opinions has anybody gotten married at a early age

Izzibeth

Sometimes young kids get ahead of themselves. It's nothing really shocking. When college age hits things will change and only time will tell if it was a perfect match or a high school fling.

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emptypepsi

I'm 22 and I know a nice handful of kids my age who have gotten married already, and one who got divorced!

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Izzibeth

I'm 23 and I know a handful of people who have gotten married (one couple got married right out of high school). Only one of my friends has gotten married and also is in the process of getting a divorce (after she helps the guy get citizenship though).

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SamInTheSouth

It depends on the circumstances.

In the first half of the 20th Century and before it was fairly typical to be married at 18 or 19. My great-grandmother was married at 17 back in 1912. People also had to grow up a lot faster back then and were pretty much treated like and expected to be adults in their teenage years. Plus, throw in the fact that premarital sex was a big no no, getting married early was the only guilt free way to start having it.

Times have obviously changed. Today, people act like stupid juveniles well into their 20s and if you haven't had premarital sex people would think you're from another planet or you're gay. I would say the majority of Americans are not mature enough to be married in their teens or early twenties. However, Mormons typically get married at 19, 20, but they are also raised in very conservative traditions and are generally mature enough and ready to married at that age.

So like I said, it depends on the individual. I'm almost 31, never been married, and still have no desire to be.

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perdidochas

I got married at 31. I think 17 is way too young to get married. People change a lot in their late teens and early twenties.

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theorderoflife

I got married at 19, which is my current age. It all depends on who it is and their maturity level. I'm more mature than anyone I have ever met at my age. I don't worry about petty bullshit that goes on during the teens and 20s. That's one reason why I hated high school so much. All the drama that made people act stupid is pathetic. But my sister, on the other hand, is a completely different story. She's 32 years old but hasn't advanced past a 17 year olds mentality. She still wants to party and look cool. She still has all the drama that high school does. That's why she's divorced. We're polar opposites when it comes to age. It all depends on the person.

perdidochas

Please tell us in 10 yrs if you're still married. I hope you are, but the stats are against you.

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Flagcarrier

Well I brought it up again and she said that they thought it out and that at the age of 19 would be better to get married still to young in my opinion

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Rockstarr

Eh, like they've said, it all depends on the person. Someone could be 19 and have the mentality and maturity of a 30 year old. It depends on who it is and how they are. To most, the age is a big deal, because it's known and shown very easily. But when it comes to the mentality, sense of responsibility, and maturity of the individual, it's not always visible unless you know the person. Therefore, they could be just about ready for marriage if they so please. (Only mentally, etc.-wise. Not educational.) But the big problem, in my opinion, besides maturity and being "ready" mentally is the level of education with people. Society is different these days, many people have sex and have kids before getting married, and a lot of times during high school or college. What you should take into fact is that you need to make sure you're emotionally and physically ready to spend the rest of your life with someone. When it comes to marrying early, quite a few (at least personal known ones) have ended in divorce for petty reasons including one person stopped "loving" the other, because they were so young the time they "loved" him or her, and with advancing age, it changed. It's a complicated subject, but all in all, it depends on the person(s) involved.