My friend is planning marriage, which freaks me out!

China
January 12, 2009 7:29am CST
One of my best friends told me that she is going to marry his current boyfriend this summer. That really freaks me out! So early they are planning to do this. I always think that we are just studying in college. I feel like marriage is not supposed to be such a close thing for us to think about. I still feel it really strange that one of my friend will hold a wedding.
4 responses
• Australia
12 Jan 09
I will feel odd too. It's like seeing how long we've been together and how much we've grown. But still being in college i agree with you that the wedding seems too soon. Wouldn't it be better to complete one's studies first before thinking about creating a home. Feels like jumping the income earning step. If my friend were to marry soon (we're also at the college age), i would of course congratulate her but i would be afraid we would become slightly distant because suddenly she's at a different point in her life and i'm not able to relate.
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• China
12 Jan 09
Thanks for your advice. I think i can handle it better with your help.
@jonesy123 (3948)
• United States
12 Jan 09
I, too, feel that it is a bit early to get married in college or right out of college or high school. Life has not been established yet and people are often different once they enter the work force. It's also a young age. People should live life first a bit before making such a commitment. But that's just my opinion. In my experience, some of those marriages work out, some don't. It all depends on how mature both partners are going into this and how much their expectancies and outlooks on life are the same. On the other hand, some people just love the idea of getting married and being the bride as a step in life that needs to be taken. Weddings are fun you know;) And nobody wants to be the one who doesn't catch a husband, lol. That's probably why the divorce rates are so high. Anyhow, your friend is happy. Just be happy for her. There is nothing much else that you can do;)
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• China
12 Jan 09
yes. Only congratulations if she feels right. I am not afraid of that their marriage at all, because they are all nice people. I just think they marry too fast and the age of ours passed too fast.
• India
13 Jan 09
Getting married at very young age is dangerous. one is not up to that maturity level to lead a good married life at a young age . One need lot of understanding and patience to lead a good married life. Its up to an individual to decide on these facts and to think and understand whether he is grown up to lead a married life and so to have a family.
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@winieann (234)
• Philippines
12 Jan 09
Well if one of my friend is planning to get marriage, I would be happy for her. But yeah that would freak me out too. My best friend having a boyfriend freaked me out too how much more if we talk about exchanging vows.