What should I do to answer all this

Bekasi, Indonesia
December 3, 2018 11:27am CST
I was confused, because I was told to get married soon, even though I already knew, that I was 24 years old, I was too young to get married, My mother really wants to have grandchildren In your opinion, what should I do? Is it enough at the age of 24 to continue the marriage? Because I really want to live alone, I have no desire to get married.
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@Debscrochet (1947)
• United States
3 Dec 18
Do what you want. Don't let anyone dictate your life. You only get one.
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@MALUSE (69413)
• Germany
5 Dec 18
@KOLAMsegaran1 What your mother does is emotional blackmail. If she really loves you, she must stop crying and even stop talking about you marrying now at all. It is a selfish act from her side.
• Bekasi, Indonesia
3 Dec 18
I am confused what to do, because all the explanations that I say no one has succeeded in making my mother understand, and I am now in a very difficult position
@avi256 (8489)
• Pune, India
3 Dec 18
Well, I think there is no generic answer to this, it depends on person to person and different situations. However, it is always considered that mid 20s to late 20s is the right age for marriage and nowadays even 30 is fine. The question however is that, whether you dont want to get married right now or you just dont want to get married at all?
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• Bekasi, Indonesia
3 Dec 18
I don't want to get married at the age of 24 this year And I want to get married at the age of 27-30 years later
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@avi256 (8489)
• Pune, India
3 Dec 18
@KOLAMsegaran1 So that is absolutely fine,I think.
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3 Dec 18
@KOLAMsegaran1 hmmmmm, as a lady 30 is not that good. Based on the composition of the body.
• Preston, England
3 Dec 18
I don't know the laws on arranged marriages in your country. I would hope that you do have freedom of choice not to marry or even just not to marry the husband your family has in mind for you. There are no easy answers sadly - good luck.
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• Preston, England
3 Dec 18
@KOLAMsegaran1 Have you met the man you are expected to marry? Tell him how you feel
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• Bekasi, Indonesia
3 Dec 18
I am now in a very difficult position. Because my mother did not want to understand what I explained to them. And ha this really makes me confused, I personally have a choice, but I cannot use my choice, because my mother does not want to realize what I want for now
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• Bekasi, Indonesia
3 Dec 18
@arthurchappell I have a man who is very close to me, but until now we have never talked about marriage, and I also cannot be sure, who will be my partner in the future.
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@antonbunot (11091)
• Calgary, Alberta
4 Dec 18
Your mother should let you decide when you are going to settle down . It is your life. If you believe you are not ready yet for a married life, don’t get married especially if you have not found or met the right partner.
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@antonbunot (11091)
• Calgary, Alberta
4 Dec 18
@KOLAMsegaran1 your mother is not thinking about you .. my late mother was very understanding. She always advised us to decide the best for my future.
• Bekasi, Indonesia
4 Dec 18
Yes, I talked to my mother about it, and every time my mother's guess always cried asking me to get married soon, and this was not the right choice for me to get married at the age of 24. I still need a very long time to think about this. But I can't bear to see my mother talking with tears ...
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• Bekasi, Indonesia
4 Dec 18
@antonbunot Yes what you say is true, my mother always holds herself to her own interests. Whereas what happens if I follow what I have wanted, when I'm not ready to get married
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@akalinus (40440)
• United States
3 Dec 18
If you want to have children, you are the right age for the next ten or more years. Are you already married?
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@akalinus (40440)
• United States
6 Dec 18
@KOLAMsegaran1 If you are not sure that you want to be married, it is better not to. You would be miserable and take it out on your poor husband.
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• Bekasi, Indonesia
6 Dec 18
@akalinus Yes, I will be very sure to get married after I am 27 years old. Because for now I'm really not ready to get married
• Bekasi, Indonesia
4 Dec 18
At the age of 24, I'm still too young, I'm not ready to take care of a child, I'm not ready to take care of my husband. what I want is that the marriage will take place when I am 27 years old
@ledante (1086)
• Taipei, Taiwan
4 Dec 18
This is your life, live it how you feel you should. Having children, not because you want them but for someone else is almost always a terrible idea...
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@ledante (1086)
• Taipei, Taiwan
5 Dec 18
@KOLAMsegaran1 This shows wisdom on your part. Your mother will have to accept your judgement, don't let her rush you into anything permanent...
• Bekasi, Indonesia
5 Dec 18
@ledante Yes, however, with what my mother did, but I can't turn away from her, because I'm also afraid of sin
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• Bekasi, Indonesia
4 Dec 18
yes, and I want marriage to happen when I feel ready and alone. because for now I don't want to get married in a hurry.
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@snowy22315 (169897)
• United States
4 Dec 18
Tell your mom you will get married when it feels right, which might not be soon. She ultimately wants you to be happy, so she will be OK with it.
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@snowy22315 (169897)
• United States
4 Dec 18
@KOLAMsegaran1 Maybe just tell her you said what you are going to say, if she is mad about it, it is her problem.
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• Bekasi, Indonesia
4 Dec 18
I've said that to my mother, but she doesn't know about it, and she keeps talking to get me married soon, but I'm confused what else to answer
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• Bekasi, Indonesia
4 Dec 18
@snowy22315 After I said he was not angry, but instead he cried for me when I said I did not want to rush to marry at an early age
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@stringer321 (5643)
• Kiryat Ata, Israel
3 Dec 18
I think that you can give it a try, maybe you will love the guy, maybe you will have good time with him. Do you have some plans that the marriage can somehow disturb ? Maybe you want to study something, maybe you want to learn what you want in life right now, maybe you try to get into a job that you want ?
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• Kiryat Ata, Israel
3 Dec 18
@KOLAMsegaran1 Times have changed: if in the past, everyone had his job from his father, had his marriage arranged by family, today, we discover that we want different things to do. Our will from life changes the more we get to know the world around us, it is not enough to just keep living the way we were, we want to understand what life is all about, learn other things about life. Commitment to family seems a question: why do I need to commit to my family if I need to have hard time and work hard, for what ?
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• Bekasi, Indonesia
3 Dec 18
At the age of 24, I want to live freely, I don't want to be in a hurry to get married, and I'm also not ready to get married at my current age. I can say that I will get married if I am 27-30 years old. But my mother always forced me to get married soon, and I explained to my mother what I wanted. But my mother didn't listen to what I said, she was like a stubborn person.
• Bekasi, Indonesia
3 Dec 18
@stringer321 I am very relieved after reading all the words from you. Because what you say is not in my mind, and now I can think more about this, after I read the words from you. And I think, I am worth listening to the conversation of more mature people. compared to me ...
• Philippines
4 Dec 18
Marriage is a long time commitment. Don’t let anyone dictate you what to do. You are at the right age to choose what’s best for you. If you think you’re not ready yet to get married then don’t force yourself to do anything that would lead you to regrets in the future.
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• Philippines
6 Dec 18
@KOLAMsegaran1 she must understand you. You convince her that you are not ready yet to get married.
• Bekasi, Indonesia
4 Dec 18
yes that's what I feared, I don't want to make my life futile because of something reckless, and what you say in my opinion is very true. If only I could melt my mother's heart to understand what I wanted, I thought it would make me calm
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@sofssu (23662)
5 Dec 18
Hmm.. tough one..do you have a choice.. would your people listen to your views?
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@sofssu (23662)
5 Dec 18
@KOLAMsegaran1 Then its kind of difficult.
• Bekasi, Indonesia
5 Dec 18
Tik, my parents don't want to see my view
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@Moon24 (22396)
• Serbia
3 Dec 18
If you don't have desire to be married you can wait. You are younger than me for one year. 24 years is not too young but it also depends do you have job, do you want to have child now...
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@Moon24 (22396)
• Serbia
3 Dec 18
@KOLAMsegaran1 The decision is yours. I also think late 20's are great for marriage.
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• Bekasi, Indonesia
3 Dec 18
I do not want to get married in my current age, I will get married if my age reaches 27-30 years old, and I still want to live freely, but my mother always forces me to get married, and I am confused what to do
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• Bekasi, Indonesia
3 Dec 18
@Moon24 In your opinion, what would happen to my mother if I refused my mother's request to get married
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@debjani1 (7207)
4 Dec 18
I get married at 25 years. If you are determined not to marry so early then try to convince your mother about your dreams.
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@debjani1 (7207)
5 Dec 18
@KOLAMsegaran1 I think you should listen to your heart. Afterall its your life. Be strong. But always take the correct decision so that you shouldn't repent for the rest of your life.
• Bekasi, Indonesia
4 Dec 18
Yes, I tried to talk about it, but my mother did not want to realize it. He still forced me to get married soon. And every time this conversation, He always talks with tears, And I'm confused about which actions to respond to, because I'm not ready to get married,
• Bekasi, Indonesia
5 Dec 18
@debjani1 So far there has been no satisfactory decision, Tati if if the time is fixed, then I will make the right decision for my future
@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
4 Dec 18
I'm also 24 years old ... and I also don't have the desire to get married,   fortunately my family never forced me to get married, they gave all the decisions to marry myself, I think your future is still long, you can still work to be better,   because a decision to get married is only one time so you have to really think about it well, don't rush to get married, indeed, 24 years old, I think I'm old enough to get married, but the decision to get married isn't that easy. You must explain it to your parents
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@leny34 (8506)
• Sidoarjo, Indonesia
4 Dec 18
@KOLAMsegaran1 you can exchange opinions with many people ...   I think here is the right place to find a solution to your problem ...   because here everyone is kind and friendly who will always help you to solve a problem
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• Bekasi, Indonesia
4 Dec 18
@leny34 Yes, I hope so too
• Bekasi, Indonesia
4 Dec 18
You are the luckiest person in the world, because no one forces you to get married immediately. And now you can still live freely. And I explained, but my mother did not want to hear what was explained, She kept forcing me to get married soon But I'm still not ready to get married at the age of 24 now, because I'm not old enough to think about marriage But I'm confused what else should I explain to my mother about this, and every discussion that I made with my mother all seemed to have no effect at all They remain clean hard asking me to get married shortly, even though this was not a problem he wanted to match me with anyone, but this really confused me And what kind of attitude should I do, so that my mother would understand what I'm talking about about something like this, but behind all this I really love my mother. And I can't see them sad because of my actions that refuse to get married at an early age Problems like this make me unable to think clearly
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• Boston, Massachusetts
4 Dec 18
Wooooo woooo woooooooooo...... The absolute ONLY answer to this question is you do whatever YOU want to do, NOT based up on what you’re mother wants, what society thinks about what age range is appropriate for marriage or what anyone even writes in this discussion. Think about how miserable you’re life would be if you made decisions based upon what others wanted you to do? Create your own happiness, and if you’re mother disagrees with your decision, ask her to love you enough to let your life take its own path.
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• Bekasi, Indonesia
4 Dec 18
Yes, maybe what you will be very useful for me, because I will never think long like what you are talking about, this will make me talk very much to you, because you have made it far to think long, and I admit that I am not mature enough to think about it, and in this discussion I will take the points here.
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• Boston, Massachusetts
4 Dec 18
@KOLAMsegaran1 Thats okay, sometimes our brains haven’t really processed certain aspects of life yet, but I am always here if you want to talk further! :) I am a law student and I actually like to help people and hear their stories!!!!
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• Bekasi, Indonesia
4 Dec 18
@Nikkkki12 Yes and I say thank you for the advice you gave, you have educated me like my own brother. You are so attentive to me. I can't forget your kindness, because I have got a lot of experience from you about this ... It is very good for me to respond with all my heart ...
@maximax8 (31053)
• United Kingdom
4 Dec 18
Every lady can choose when she is ready to get married. Some married ladies don't feel ready to have children. They have to have a home that is ready for children. To marry fall in love. Good luck.
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• Bekasi, Indonesia
4 Dec 18
And I also hope that the marriage will be happy, after I am ready to marry later
• New Delhi, India
4 Dec 18
Let me tell you one thing. In today's world, your financial status matters the most, whether you are married or not, whether you are a male or a female. One thing you must ensure that you are financially independent before your marriage. Also, please see to it that, you are yourself ready gor the man whom you want to be with. Make sure, that yiu are independent from every angle., be it financially or be it emotionally or in any other way .
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• Bekasi, Indonesia
4 Dec 18
Yes, in my opinion, you have said very logically, I like to read words from you. Because after I read your words, they will be motivations in my future life, And this is an interesting experience and I like it because of the way of thinking and adults compared to me
@MorrisS (125)
• Rayne, Louisiana
4 Dec 18
You have to do what's best for you. Your young take care of you first.
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• Bekasi, Indonesia
4 Dec 18
Yes, I will think about that in more detail
4 Dec 18
children are a life long committment, you get no sick days, vacation or time off from them when you become a mom you can forget yourself because it's all about the kids. So you decide when to have them.
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• Bekasi, Indonesia
4 Dec 18
Actually my results are, I don't want to get married in a short time, because I'm not ready for that yet, but mothers and children won't answer it, they don't accept explanation from me
4 Dec 18
Know what you want and follow your heart.
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• Bekasi, Indonesia
5 Dec 18
thank you very very well
@ethal2018 (387)
• United States
4 Dec 18
You are an adult it's your decision, your mom might get mad but she will get over it when you do decide to get married.
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• Bekasi, Indonesia
4 Dec 18
The age of 24 can indeed be quite mature, but in essence because of what happened this is not mature enough to imagine marriage