When is the best time to settle down?

hi larish, I remember while I am having a good chat with a friend, he asked me same question few years ago.I told him that I want to get married at the age of 28. He then told me that it is a good age for a woman to settle down.Up to now, I am not changing my mind. I don't know if I can really make it happen at the age of 28. It can be earlier than that or maybe later than that. It is God who who will determine what is the right age for me to settle down. As of now, I have my boyfriend for one year and almost six months. We are in a long distance relationship.And for those times that we are in the relationship, I can say that we had gone through so many ups and downs.And lately, our relationship seems to be a roller coaster every now and then.Truly, being in a long distance relationship is not that easy.Maybe, if not on our goals in the future, maybe I cannot stay longer. But we love each other and we have plans to get married and build a family someday.He cannot stay here in Philippines for very long time because his job is in USA. I will be the one to go to their country when we got married. And since I am a teacher, he advised me to have a teaching experience here for at least 2 years. After that, we will process the papers for us to get married. And when I got there, it will not be too difficult for me to have a job since I already have my teaching experience.If our plan will be realize and our relationship works, I think then that at the age or 26 or 27, I can get married.Hopefully, he is the right man I've been waiting for whom to spend the rest of my life.

I am planning to settle down at my age right now... I know that things change as time goes by, emotionally ready?? you can call it emotionally ready when you love that person right and you're happy with him/her? financial?? I think love will work even without money... but as always money is the center! if you have no money you can't eat, you can't have anything except your body. I know that many teenagers like me are rushing to get married some of them really don't understand what are the risks, even I, I don't know what's a head of us, but I guess if you will love each other and keep the faith will work it out and make it till the end!

Ouff! Nowadays, it's really difficult to settle down for young people , Always stress about gettin stable job, getting own home, and than getting real partner , taht will take a real time. I f you can settle down at 35 that will be OK! and you will more lucky when it will be at 30. I got married at 27, that was in 1978.

As for me or my peers,I prefer to settle down ,after finish my study and have a job to feed my family.If not I will be in a lot of trouble.

Hi there, I would like to share my life abit,I was 25 when I got married,so stupid of me to do that,didnt realize I married the wrong person after 13 years,there was no love involved after the 6 years were up then I started to realize there was reasons for me to leave my husband now x. So I did the plunged at 13 years,very daunting it was finding a flat etc,but after all I had a job so I could survive,managed to pull through as everyone does found someone else now,have a daughter 17 months old,better late than never to have a child of my own!!!!. In the end its up to you and if you feel right about getting married just do it,its a tricky one,but hope all goes well if any one does get married at 25 years old,it is young enough but old enough to do what you want.

well for those of you who are married and faith fool i give my cootos to. i was engaged at 20 and single at 21..she cheated on me on a deployment and got married.and while i was deployed a lot of guys had wife's that cheated on them as well and i konw a lot of guys wasnt exactly faithful as well..so whats the point of marriage if over 60 % fails in divorce mostly do to cheating? is it really a point to get married now? i might get married in the future maybe but why if i have a child with my girl and we're not married its the same cuz i have major trust issuses i'd just rather be able to say its over cuz she cheated then go threw a drawn out divorce.. so really if your both mature enough to know not to cheat and want to be with each other then i guess thats the right age but around here no one is...

Hi there! For me the right time to get married is if you are ready to give up your freedom. Now I'm not saying that getting married means loosing freedom. But married life is way too different from being single. In married life, we are not only thinking of ourselves but our own family. Getting married is also facing responsibilities and if you ready for that, besides being financially and emotionally stable. Marriage is a long term commitment. If a person is ready to accept commitments then I guess, irregardless of age, he/she is ready for marriage. Ciao!

I think the right age to settle down is not definite. It depends on when do you feel like settling down but of course when I say indefinite I do not mean you can settle at an age below 18. Of course I still go for settling down at age 18 and above and better settle down when you are already done with the things that are being enjoyed by a single person. I got married at the age of 22 and some may think that is still a young age to be married but for me it is my life and I am happy with my decision. Besides I have done some good things in my life and I know I am with the man who deserves my love. I am now happier than before and I have a family that brings joy to my life. There are endless reasons of settling down and what is important is you are sure of what you are entering. So decide with your mind and heart and always remember that if you marry too early you might end up regretting but if you marry too late you might have problems with procreating. Anyway we all have different reasons for settling down but I guess the age should be at least 18 years old.

When you feel that now your career is secure enought then you can settle down. Apart from that if you know you are in tru love then good carrer is not neede at all. But true love can be achieved only by luck

the best time to settle down is when you are prepared. not just emotionally but financially. you know how hard times is all about...right? so better decide and be prepared in whatever challenges you will encounter. because some 40 year old guys are still immature. no exact age, just maturity and preparedness.

settling down for me would be 30 or at most 32

It depends on the couples wants and needs together really doesn't it, if someone wants to go out alot and travel and be free spirited then later life is best. I believe that the right time is only when yourve fount the right one.

it really does depend on when you are ready........and of course when the right time comes .it is difficult to find today the "RIGHT" person. so whenever you find such a person you will know yourself what the heavenly powers have decided for you... there is nothing called the right age or maturity.... when the circumstances are right .........the time is right

if you have met the right person and both of you are financially and psychologically stable

I think that this is depends on the person. It's really different for everyone. But I think that the main issue is that one should be emotionally, psychologically, and financially ready to settle down. These are really the issues that come into question, when it comes to settling down. Otherwise, I think that it just depends on the person. Everyone is different.

35 is the new 25 for women to get married. It has always been 25 all those years as the ideal age to get married but not in this generation and time anymore. We should look around and do some real good practical thinking. Divorce and separation happens all the time. Sure our female biological clock is ticking but it's ok to get pregnant now even in our late 30's. Men could care less. They turn 50-75 and could still get a women whether they marry them or not. This is the reason why I shake my head everytime I hear teenagers eager to get married. There is so much more to single living now than so long time ago. I'd rather marry late and make it last forever than marry young and marry older or marry another. It's too complicated and our mistakes are irreversible.

When you are psychologically, emotionally and financially prepared and stable, that's when the best time to settle down and most especially if you finally found a right person to spend the rest of your life.

when we are ready for everything..when we are ready to faced the new one. when we are ready to give up everything, but the best are when we are Finacially Stable, haved word, emotionally, phisically, and spiritualy ready.

I was 21 when i got married. I thought that i love the guy but then thru the years, (5 years plus 2 years of bf/gf relationship) i found out that i don't love him that much. He has some flaws and same with me. So when i advice my friend i also said that they should married when they are over 30. Because at that age, you experience everything. Your matured enough, emotionally and mentally. you've tried everything, being drunk, smoking, going out everyday, out of town every week or once a month, travel abroad.