Do you think couples under age 21 should be able to marry?

United States
September 20, 2007 6:26pm CST
I got married at 16, and then we had our son. I think we may have rushed into things, and it could have been better if we were older and more grown up! What do you guys think?
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@anuj291 (575)
• India
22 Sep 07
well i guess u r right..it should be after 21 as ppl become more matured and get a better understandin of what life really is..
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@patgalca (18180)
• Orangeville, Ontario
20 Sep 07
You make a very good point. I think couples should be over 21 before they marry and making it law is a good idea. I first married at 24 and I was too immature. Kids getting out of high school at the age of 17 don't know what they want to do with their lives so they either stay in high school another year or take time off before they decide to move on to higher education. I really don't think people's brains and maturity are grown enough to make life decisions until they are at least 21. I hope you can work things out with your spouse and keep your marriage intact. Perhaps some counselling would be in order. I believe all couples should have counselling before they get married. In the Catholic church we have to go through a pre-marital course and cannot get married for at least six months. I think this is smart on the part of the Catholic Church and think it should be government law. Good luck to you.
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@rima0013 (441)
• Iran
21 Sep 07
it depends on how do the boy and girl think about their life...maybe for some people 25 years old is too soon either!!! but when a girls for example 17 yeasr old and a boy in 20 years old can make their life in best way in all cases , so they can marry , but most of the time it's worng and a big mistake to maryy when 16 up to 22...becuase nowadays the girls and boys can't decide the best ways for each other and they can't be succesful in their life at all.
@cefaz_21 (2596)
• Philippines
28 Sep 07
Yeah, I think you get married so young, maybe things could have been better if you were a bit older,matured and wise enough. But since you are there now, I hope you two stay inlove and happy together.:)
@eprado (1467)
• Philippines
21 Sep 07
Hello brookehaun, I think couples under the age of 21 should not be able to marry. I'd rather they are given more time to mature and really think about a major decision in life that they are making. I think couples under 21 are still immature and they still need guidance from their parents. Marriage comes with great responsibility and I think most young people still doesn't have the capacity to handle it. Some might but it'll be very hard like what you yourself went through but most young people I know who got married at a young age didn't last long. :-)
• United States
21 Sep 07
great advice thanks