should my brother get married?
By KetanGulati
@KetanGulati (579)
India
March 25, 2007 10:02am CST
well.... i am 19 and my brother is 21..... know what....JUST 21???? I am over reeacting to his age because next 6months he is getting married.... I mean how can anyone..... when already back here in India, we ppl now give more importance to the career and forbid marriages before you are well settled with ur career races!!! Infact, the family is almost done and waiting for the girl's family's decision and it is going to be an arranged form of a love marriage..... I don't know how to react but whatever is happening--it doenst seem to be all done here ....
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7 responses
@ydnac22 (802)
• Philippines
26 Mar 07
I understand what your saying because even me I still dont want my brother to get married.I dont know why perhaps im just selfish(lol).I dont want him to divide my attention to my me(her only one sister)to his wife.I know im bad but just can't help feeling this way.(lol)But i believe that no matter how i react in his decision i know he will not listen cause he has he's own life and he's the only one who knows whats best for him and what things will make him happy. In your case your just worried cause they not yet financially stable,well just let him decide of his own.Better not interfer cause for sure if he love that girl he will not listen to you.Not bad if you will give him advice.I know thats all what you can do.Its up to him is he will listen or not bad atleast you've than your part as a brother.
By the way i'd like to add it up..im not infavor of arranged marriage.:)
Goodluck! :)
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@BunGirl (2638)
• United States
25 Mar 07
I got married at the age of 20 and am still happily married for over six years now. I think more important than age is maturity. If your brother is approaching this relationship commitment with maturity and wisdom, I see no problem with it. Some 21 year olds are more mature than others though, and I know a lot of people of that age who are not yet ready for marriage.
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@jmp824 (741)
• Philippines
26 Mar 07
I think your brother is old enough to commit into marriage. So why worry?! Theres nothing you can do to stop the marriage,they are inlove with each other. And what they just need is to make it official and be blessed by parents from both sides. And as for you, if you think that age 21 is not an ideal marriage age, then you can patch things up when you become 21, prove to them that it's not yet the time to get married.
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@SageMother (2277)
• United States
25 Mar 07
I don't think your brother is too young.
In fact, they will be doing their children a huge favor if they have them soon. People who have children when they are much older risk having children with disabilities more often than people who have children while young. Your brother and his wife will not be so old that they forget what it is like to be young, so their hearts will not be nearly as hard and rigid as they might be when older.
There are quite a few benefits to marrying when nature intends you to mate and not waiting until it might seem more convenient for social goals.
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@omerta (90)
• Philippines
25 Mar 07
i think he should marry, you can do nothing about it if they both love each other.. you must respect your brothers decision. i understand your part that they are not settled yet,but the question is...can your reaction stop your brother from marrying?
think about it.:)
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@mishy24 (88)
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26 Mar 07
I think it depends on the person and how mature they are. For some people this is too young but i know a few people who married at that age and are still happily married to this day. I don't see why people have to do things in certain order, if they are happy with it then why spoil their happiness. The idea of getting married may seem scary to you but maybe to your brother he is in that stage of his life where he wants that.
@aprilsong (1884)
• China
27 Mar 07
well, i think a man aged 21 is too young to get married,in china,the law allows for men above 25 and women above 23 to get married.you know,a man aged 21 is still a big boy.








