marriageable age for men and women
By oindy54
@oindy54 (3445)
India
July 14, 2009 1:39pm CST
What in your opinion should be the ideal marriageable age for men and women? We all know the legal standards but why do you think exactly those standards have been set? At which age would you consider marriage? What are the factors that would determine your choice?
4 responses
@LovingLife139 (1504)
• United States
14 Jul 09
Age has nothing to do with if you are ready or not for marriage. You have to factor in each partner's maturity, the length of the relationship and if it's been long enough to determine if the two people are really right for each other. The day you understand wedding vows and realize marriage is for life is the day you can start thinking of marriage.
I was married at twenty after being with my husband for four years. I never believed in divorce because marriage means something to me as a person...so I took four years to make sure, pray, and decide if my husband truly was the One.
I do know many people who probably will never be ready for marriage. My uncle is one of them, and he's in his mid-forties. If he had gotten married at my age, it would have just been one other marriage to his list. Some people, in my opinion, are not really meant to get married because it's not what they truly want, no matter what age they are.
@oindy54 (3445)
• India
14 Jul 09
I love the way you have out it across and I have to agree at every point. Thanks a lot for your sharing your views with us. I get to see a completely different angle now. That is why I feel mylot is the place to be because it brings out the best in us. Take care and happy mylotting!:-)
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@LovingLife139 (1504)
• United States
14 Jul 09
I'm glad I opened up some airwaves for you. :) Marriage is a blessing to me, but I've always been more mature than others I know my age, so perhaps that's why I was ready so young. Some of my friends are still dealing with infatuation, but marriage is so much more than that. I also was making my own living at fifteen, so I was financially ready at 20 as well, which helped out a lot. It has a lot to do with situational circumstances, I think. :)
@vijayanths (7877)
• India
14 Jul 09
Man at 25 to 27 and woman at 22 to 24. Man would have settled down in his career at that age. Woman also is employed largely in the present days. So I think this age would suit them.
@clutterbug (1051)
• United States
14 Jul 09
I think that the age of 30 is good, because by then someone has experienced some living and have an idea what they are really looking for. But I've seen some people get married very young, and they are still together. It must depend on the person I suppose. There is so much divorce today too, that some of these theories just fly out the window.
@oindy54 (3445)
• India
14 Jul 09
Yes,I believe that it depends on the person concerned and has to vary from one to another.Also,as you have pointed out divorce rates are increasing alarmingly so we really cannot settle on any theory.Thanks for your views.Keep sharing.Everything adds to my knowledge.Take care and happy mylotting! :-)
@colydf (913)
• China
15 Jul 09
As far as I am concerned, we should not marry in a age which is too young and too early. My mother and my father get married when my mother is 25, and my sister and my brother get married when my sister is 21, and for me, I think I will marry in a later age, for example, 30 may be OK.
