How old is "too old" and how young is "too young"........

The problem here is not age, it is people not minding their own business. If they want to marry a monkey, who can stop them?.

My husband and I are seven years apart. Not that it's a huge difference, but it is when you are younger. For example, would a 14 year old boy date a 7 year old girl. NO WAY! 21 year old with a 14 year, nope, you're going to jail buddy. Now 21 with a 28, now it doesn't sound so bad. 22 years is a big difference, but he is 69 and she's a 47 year old widow. They are mature adults, let them do what they want. 19 is young in my book, but if they are mature enough, and love one another. Who's to judge? I know couples that got married that young that are still together - 20 years later, but I also know of ones that ended in divorce a few years later. I don't think there is ever a correct age to get married. Just when you are ready. Your definition is good.

I would say - 'Nothing is good or bad, thinking makes it so'. There is no such rigid definiation of 'too old' or 'too young'. In case of the 19 years old girl (who got married) if the law of the land permits that a 19 years old can get married, then there is no problem. In some of the places the marriage age for girls is 21 years, while at some of the places, it is just 18 years. A 69 years old man getting married to a 47 years old woman does sound bit odd, but to my mind, as long as they both are comfortable in a relationship, they can go ahead with their plans. We have no right to intervene in anybody's private affairs. We people sometimes get into the habit of poking our nose into others' private and personal affairs, without any rhyme and reason. Let them get married. We should do whatever we feel like, based on our own perceptions and experiences and of course on the advise of the elders.

Age doesn't matter. Love is love. Why don't people get this?! However. If it doesn't seem like "love" or she's being misled, step in. If they truely love eachother who's to interfere? Seeing as she was still young so she may not truely understand the concept of "love" or "deception". Buuutt! In most cases, you'll know as long as the person you're "falling in love with" doesn't put off a false image. Annnd! To go back to what I said to begin with, and I feel like ending with.. Age doesn't matter!!!

I don't think there's a time when one is too old to get married. I lived in FL and saw some very happy couples in their 70s and 80s getting married. Often times, they were individuals who helped each other through the deaths of their previous spouses. I do think that people should be wary of marrying too early, though. One of my sisters married when she was only 18 and years later, she knew that she had missed out on dating a few men besides her husband. Maturity should certainly be a consideration. And, frankly, I think that all couples should be required to attend premarital counseling, no matter how old or young they are. Even if you've lived together (which I don't condone), marrying is different. And there is actually a higher divorce rate in couples who have lived together than those who have not.

Yes you were absolutely right that there is no significant age for those two people who promised to bind themselves in a relationship and got married after as long as they could mange to give in and out of the relationship that they have and that they were both happy and I thinkthat was the best things important in this relationship called Marriage with Love.....

Below 16 is too young and nothing is too old to get into a relationship.You keep mellowing to the end.

When you are talking about older ppl there IS NO such thing as "too old" IMO....however when it comes to younger i definately thing that more often than not there IS a "too young"...I would say that teenage yrs for example is far too young EVEN THOUGH some marriages that occured in ones teen yrs have been successful (my BiL and his wife are a perfect example) I think those are rare ESPECIALLY these days...

There's no real correct age that you have to get married at. My mom was 16 when she got married to my dad and he was 20-something years older than her. They were happily married until he passed away when I was 11 years old. I think that it all depends on the person. Some people are mature enough at 18 or 19 to get married and be in a committed relationship. Some people aren't mature enough til they are 40 or older. I was 23 when I got married to my first husband and I don't think he was ready for the commitment even though he was the same age as me. It lasted for 10 years total before he finally signed the papers for our divorce, after he'd gotten someone else pregnant and so on. I got remarried when I was 35 to a wonderful man that is very much committed to me & our children. He is 8 years younger than me but is more responsible than any other person I've ever met. Age has nothing to do with getting married. It all depends on the maturity of the person and if they are willing to be committed enough to the marriage.

In general, if you're legally old enough and of sound mind, you're old enough. In reality, it's a bit more complicated. 19 would be too young for me. And if I were older and marrying somebody much younger, I'd be very careful about what the other person wanted. But in general I don't consider the age difference to be a problem or 69 to be too old. My dad remarried when he was 73.

The age of 18 and less than that is too young and age of 65 and more is too old. people can't think that which is good and which is wrong and in the too old age same thing happens. They start to forget what they are going to do.

Actually when people are becoming matured they are eligible for marriage.But here the girls get matured at the age of 12 and earlier.. and boys get mature at the age of 14. But at this age they may not be mentally matured when they are physically matured. So in this stage it is advisable to get married after 20 for the girls and at the age of 22 for boys. In the case of 69 year old man it is not to say old for marriage ,if he is healthy. in the case of 19yea old getting married it is right to say as aunt say..it is too yuoung to be get married.

i guess the right time to get married and settle down is when both the boy and the girl are ready and mature enough to take on new things; they should be financially independent so as to support their own family and emotionally ready so that they can accept and be ready for the challenges they would go through as a married couple.

Firstly,marriage doesn't relate to age.How old is "too old" and how young is "too young"......this is a good question,but i have no answear.one will be get younger if he has a young heart.so congratulation to your sister!

you do not have the right nor anyone for that matter to meddle or even feel bad about anyone's decision on how they want things to be. the best thing for you to do is be happy for them and hope that they would be properous in life. you are already sending out bad energies to them, instead of wishing them happiness and prosperity. Yes, you care for them but that is the wrong way , if you care for them then you let them be and besides they are old enough to know what is right for them. this is wisdom, learn how to harness them. my question to is , have you had a decision that some of your family members disapprove off and you say to yourself , i know what i am doing and they dont understand, i am old enough and have thought of it so well, i know everything will be alright? yes, you have of course, we all had experience it. so, provide them that trust and that love.

I agree in principle to people,age for relationship is no problem, but it may be 'conventional' view is too simplistic. may be a old man and a young woman to be relationship, it would be nice and romantic to believe that the main reason for getting involved with someone is for 'love', this is not always the case. For the younger people it is a different probnlem. Perhaps the 19 year old married because she was unable to survive alone. Many people who are well looked after by their aprents, find it very difficult to survive on their own and jump at the first opportunity for someone else to look after them. In reality you cannot say what people's motives are from outside the relationship. Life is what you make of it so wish them well and be there for them if they have problems. Positive support is likely to help them than criticsim or scepticism.

well, i think under 20 is definatly way too young to get married. I think youve got your whole life ahead of you untill your about 30-35, thats when i think you should start settling down.

one never grows old when he/she is inlove. there is no correct age in getting married. when a couple thinks they are financially, emotionally, physically, mentally stable, then i guess it is the perfect time for them to settle down. wedding day is just day one of their lifetime commitment. they should prepare not only for the wedding day itself but for the rest of their lives also.

i think age is not the question, and all by your heart, if they do love each other deeply, who cares the age. people always discuss other's thing, but only they know how happy or what happened in their marriage, so don't care too much about that. when you wonder if it is time to get married, don't ask other, just listen to your heart!!!

love is love. and i think no one has the right to say that someone's too old or too young for it. as long as its right love. i mean there are those who just abuse it, use it to benefit from others. it should also be proven and it should be real :)