What do you think is an ideal age to get married?

@dheckerz (473)
Philippines
June 24, 2010 2:31am CST
Hi used to teach ESL 2 years ago and my student and I came to a point of discussing marriage. According to her in their country, the ideal age for a girl to settle down is 30 and 33 for the males, i was really surprised since most of the people from my country marries usually from 25-28 y/o even younger. I know that there is no particular age for this it's a matter of maturity and responsibility. Do you have a particular age bracket in your country where people settles down?
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@durgabala (1360)
• India
24 Jun 10
In my country ( India )It depends on the state and religion and education. Educated people prefer to get married after settling down in a good job. if girls are working overseas then they take lot of time choosing the right person. In villages generally they marry off the girls by legal age. in some religion where education and job is not very much important , since they may run a family business, girls and boys are married off by 18 and 21. But according to me the ideal age for the girl would be 24 to 25 and for boys 27 to 29.
@dheckerz (473)
• Philippines
27 Jun 10
Hi Durgabala, Thanks for the input. Is that ideal age that you mentioned is in general or just in India?
@durgabala (1360)
• India
28 Jun 10
No not just in India, in general ...In India today people are getting married at a later stage.
@paula27661 (15811)
• Australia
24 Jun 10
I think in Australia people tend to get married later these days. A lot of women focus on career first and leave getting married and children until much later which has created a lot of fertility issues for them. It does depend on the person but for generalisation’s sake I would say that 30 for a woman and 33 for a man sounds quite ideal and those are the ages I would have picked. I am a woman and I was married at 34 although it was not my first marriage. I originally wed at 21 and it didn’t work out because...You guessed it...I was too young!
@dheckerz (473)
• Philippines
27 Jun 10
Lol. thanks for sharing your experience. You're right, as some of my friends married early and ended up the relationship early as well. Althought not all but in general.
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@Jacobus1919 (1683)
• Philippines
24 Jun 10
Actually, there is no perfect age or time. Well there is but, the best time is when you are able to provide. Or in other words, you are stable. Age does not really dictate when to marry, well at least be at the age of majority.
@5h1n164m1 (111)
• Indonesia
25 Jun 10
i think 27-28 is ideal age to get married for me. I will be graduated at the age 21, i have 6 years time to be success. at 25th, hopefully i can find my soulmate for entire of my life, at the age 26, i will propose engagement, 1-2 years later, i will propose for wedding :D. Well if ask about the average age at my country, it could be vary. women who lived in suburb or village usually married at the age 16-18. On the other hands, those who lived in city usually married at the age 24-27. For a man, those who lived in suburb or village usually married at the age 20-22. On the other hands, those who lived in city usually married at age of 29-33.
• India
24 Jun 10
usually here in India, the marriage for girl starts from the age 18 to 30 years and for the boy it can be 21 to 32 years. Also it depends on religion that makes people to get married at certain age. According to me the ideal age for boy is 26-28 years and the girl at 24-26 years depending on their responsibility and maturity... To talk about myself I got married late at 33 years. nothing to regret here though it is late.
• Bulgaria
25 Jun 10
I am man of 25 years old and I think it's time to marriage because this is serious step in life of people. I think also that 30 years about womans is more,perfectly age for one woman to marriage is 24-25 years then she is beautiful and power. In Bulgaria peoples marriage between 19 and 28 years , only peoples from the minorities marriage 17-18 years. Sorry for my very bad english
@juicekodai (1121)
• Philippines
24 Jun 10
i wanted to get married at 30... i think at 30, i have already saved money for my future family and have already enjoyed being single... my cousin got married at 30.. she said she never regret marrying late (as some consider it already late), she has done and enjoyed being single... she has traveled a lot and now, just wants to settle down... but my college instructor once said, that the best age for a girl to marry is around 25 since she wont have much trouble with pregnancy and the likes... i dont really know if there is such an ideal age for marriage.. we are already allowed to get married when we reach legal age anyway.. LOL
@apresto (127)
• Bulgaria
24 Jun 10
In case you're looking for that stereotype marriage with two kids and a nice house, maybe the perfect case is doing it after graduating college, when you have a serious working income started and your wife can give you all the pleasure you need to be in mindshape. Here in Bulgaria it's like that most of the time, but it's pretty much an old paradigm. If you wish to try something new and get that "crazy in love" (I should be one of those types of people), do it a the end your twenties - this way you can both share the aftereffects of your best years and keep them going by reinventing it before getting to thirties. And no loans either at that age.
@tzheng (8)
• China
24 Jun 10
I live in china. I think the best age for a girl to marry is 26, and 28 for a boy. thus they can have a baby at 30 years old. I got married at 30, however I have a little regret for that. I don't want to retired while my son is still in a high school.