Marriage Choice

@lampar (7584)
United States
July 3, 2009 9:34am CST
Mylotters , do you prefer a marriage through courtship or dating for several years first before you marry that person or you want an arrange marriage by parent like in certain culture and country? In your opinion, at what year of age is the right age for a person to get marry , should it be the same for both sexes? Thank for your opinion .
9 responses
@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
4 Jul 09
I think it is better to know each other first in several years before enter into a marriage settlement. Courtship is the way to show your good intentions to lady that you want to be your lover but not to extent that after courtship is marriage. It is not bad if the woman, is your neighbor that whom you in how many years but that is girl you courted upon is known you for a days a week or a months, is a big questions. As study shows. Even the requirements to enter into a marriage is 18 and 21 years old. The most proper age is between 25 to 30, because science shows that child born in that age of spouse is intelligent.
@lampar (7584)
• United States
4 Jul 09
Yes, i agree. It is always better to know each other well enough before any couple enter into marriage, probably give true love some times to grow before jump into marriage contract. Thank for your opinion. Happy mylotting to you.
@lampar (7584)
• United States
6 Jul 09
Can't argue against that, my friend. It is one of the most important decision for me in life as far as i am concern, if not for other man or woman.
@aerous (13434)
• Philippines
5 Jul 09
Don't mind about it my friend. It's my pleasure to give my opinion. Because marriage for me is so much important in the life of a man and a woman.
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• India
3 Jul 09
I prefer getting married after having dated a person for a while because i want to know a person before I decide to settle down with him. I am from India and I know here mostly people get into arranged marriages but the trend is changing. About the exact age of getting married... umm.. I feel a gal should get married when she 23 - 28 years and a guy when he is 25 - 32. But the most important thing is that you should first settle in your careers beacuse marriage is a big decission and you definately want a good life for yourself and your kids. :D
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@lampar (7584)
• United States
3 Jul 09
Probably education is more wide spread now than decade ago, so more people in India are having a different outlook on arranged marriage than before, and there is higher confidence level among young Indians to choose their own mate or partner instead of by parent. So girl is more suitable to marry a few years earlier than guy, any specific reason why? That is right, marriage is a big decision and event in every person life. Thank for your response.
• India
4 Jul 09
Yea! you are right education has played a major role in changing the outlook of people in India towards marriage. Well i said girls should marry at a little earlier age than men purely because of medical reasons. Doctors say that a woman can carry a way more healthy child in her late twenties. So it's best that by that time girls should get married and prepare themselves to have kids because I know mostly all woman love to have kids. But having kids does not mean they stop concentrating on their career. :) I hope I am right.:)
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@lampar (7584)
• United States
4 Jul 09
So it is for the benefit of the woman and possibly her baby too in that age in case she want to get pregnant, yes, it makes sense. Happy mylotting!
• United States
3 Jul 09
I dont like the arranged marriage. There is nothing like true love and going through the whole wonderful experiance of true love. I dated my husband for one year before we got married. We are going on 9 years now. We are still in love. I was 19 and he was 18. I think young marriage can work. But you haft to marry out of true love not just because she or he talks you into it or because you are pregnant. We was pregnant but we was already planning our marriage date before that. We have a wonderfut realationship. One of the things that helps that is we never involve family or friends in our personel life. If we argue only us know about it. We never storm out of the house or sleep on the couch. We just set it out till we cool down and then talk normal to each other. But the biggest mistake all our friends has made that led to a short marriage is bringing mothers or friends into there personal life. But you know in some cultures arranged marriages work. But im happy that fate brought me and my husband together.
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@lampar (7584)
• United States
3 Jul 09
You are right, heather177. True love last forever, i think any marriage lack of it can not last long. It is probably the most important element in any marriage. Thank for your response. Wish your marriage of true love between two people last forever. Happy mylotting.
@lampar (7584)
• United States
6 Jul 09
You are always welcome , heather177
• United States
5 Jul 09
Thank You!
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@saw2207 (1359)
• United States
13 Jul 09
hmmmm lamp . . this one is a bit difficult . . .though I definitely would not want an arranged marriage .. a courtship for a few years sounds long .. maybe a courtship for a couple (like 2) is good . . as for what age . .that so varies from one person to another .. .some are more mature then others . .. and then again if you meet your "soulmate" it could be any age . . so i dont have a definite stand on this one . .i think it depends so much on the situation. . happy lotting to you (as I walk away still pondering this one
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@lampar (7584)
• United States
13 Jul 09
If you are unsure of what age, read some of the responses from the intelligent mylot members before you can give you a bit of a hint. Don't be shy about it. I want to assume most of the people will not want to have an arranged marriage in their life, since it will be right to know who the other half is before rushing into matrimony vow before God. On the other hand, in certain culture, custom and religion belief in some society, it is not alright to have dating or courtship before getting marry to your love one. So it is very much depend on where you are living and grow up into an adult.
• India
4 Jul 09
Hello Lampar, I believe there is no right age for marriage,its only the right time and the right person(right time means when you are prepared in all aspects) Also,I would personally prefer marrying someone after a good courtship and even better if the person has been in and out of relationships,cos then there is a certain level of maturity that you dont get in naive relationships. Thanks
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@lampar (7584)
• United States
4 Jul 09
OK , age probably is not that important when marriage is concerned, but based on the responses from our intelligent members, it is better to take age into consideration if the couple want to have baby, it is mainly for the health reason of the mother and the baby, so i will think it is worth to think about it. If you or your wife don't want any baby, i will say right age probably is not part of the marriage equation here. Thank for your response, this one is going to raise your number into 2 now, Friend! Happy mylotting.
@pppash (10)
• China
13 Jul 09
we all suppose to marry once with the right one,right?so couple of months or years dating is the good thing for the two to know each other and i think,is gonna help for a long marriage.
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@lampar (7584)
• United States
13 Jul 09
That is exactly what i think, only once in a life time, that is probably just me thinking this way, since i see so many people got marry for short period, then marry again and again, it is kind of funny to me. I think take several years to know/date your partner thoroughly before you commit to each other for a life time is not too much to ask. Thank for your response, happy mylotting.
@ds6413 (2070)
• United States
3 Jul 09
Hello lampar , my personal opinion is dating/courtship for a few years before getting married. I met my first husband and dated for about 8 months before he told me "how about you picking out an engagemment ring and take your friend Kevin with you to help choose the ring". He then told me the price I could choose. It wasn't a proposal and that should have told me something.He didn't even go along with me to pick out a ring and had someone else do the work for him. I was engaged to him for 2 and 1/2 years before we eventually eloped. I was 21 when I got engaged and 24 when I married and 31 when I was divorced. I even almost remarried him but it never happened.But I think 25 years of age or older is a good age to marry.As for should it be for both sexes, depends on the person.
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@lampar (7584)
• United States
3 Jul 09
I will remember your recommended age for marriage since it is from an experienced woman named ds6413, hopefully all the young couple out there can take your advice too. Thank for the response n Happy mylotting!
• Philippines
4 Jul 09
I prefer marrying someone I dated.I have to choose for myself and not let my parents choose for me.I want to find a lifelong partner that'll make me happy.in the long run,we are the one who'll spend our lives together.he is not going to spend the rest of his life with my parents.he should get to everything about me.
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@lampar (7584)
• United States
4 Jul 09
I will think majority of people want to choose their own spouse rather than decide by parent or someone else, in this way, a man or woman can find own soul mate to spend for life. Thank for your response , cheer!
• Philippines
4 Jul 09
the right age for get a marry is 25 up... or if you satiety being chaste in life....
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@lampar (7584)
• United States
4 Jul 09
Alright , friend ; i hear that clearly 25 and up.. good advice. Thank you.