Whats the right AGE to start a family in this century????????
By seyboy
@seyboy (29)
June 2, 2009 6:01am CST
Am just curious coz ppl gt diferent opinions just want to see hw u guyz think bout dis satement. plz.
7 responses
@eLsMarie (4345)
• Philippines
2 Jun 09
the right age for men to start a family is 25 years old up... i think with that age their matured enough to face life seriously. for women 21 years old would be a perfect age... in my opinion, i would want to marry at an age of 21 or 22 or 23 because i want to see my kids grow longer and i wanted to have a lot of kids... hehe.. that's why i have to marry young for me to produce as many kids that i would want to have.. :)
@derlilaStern (1756)
• United States
3 Jun 09
I got married at 22. I dont think that is a young age for marriage! It really amazes me how many different opinions there can be!
@xingxingsky (176)
• China
4 Jun 09
Family means responsibility. Yes, starting a family is a very serious behavior. So when you know you're mature enough to assume many duties and have enough skills to support a whole family, of course the essitial factor is you've meet a right person you really like him/her, you can start your family.
@strawberrychocodahi (4818)
• Philippines
2 Jun 09
Marriage and responsibility does not mean anything about age. If you are able to feed your future family and if you can stand on your own two feet and mature enough to handle responsibility and life, then i guess you are ready to settle down.
But as what i can see, you are still young and the way you depict life is like a roller coaster of fun, at your age you are still exploring what life is all about. And marriage would be the last option you would think of if you are not serious on relationships.
Starting to have a family is really a serious task. You need to strive hard or work even harder to provide for your family. I suggest you finish study first and have a decent job, and when you do that, save some money for your future plans before you think of starting a family right away.
@nashlix (186)
• Singapore
2 Jun 09
i do not know whether there is a 'right' age to start a family in any century. personally, i think the best time to start a family is of cos, when circumstances are best for a child to come into this earth. if its not the right time, the ones suffering will not only be you and your partner but the child itself. from a societal point of view, i guess different eras call for different demands of newbirths and will be statistically evaluated by respective governments and they will introduce incentives for you to stop giving birth or give birth to more kids. so from that point of view, the 'right' age can be determined but only through data and statistics of one's country.
@derlilaStern (1756)
• United States
3 Jun 09
I dont think there is a right age! There are so many factors to consider when having children. Age is definitely not the only thing!
I know people who started having children at 17. It wasnt planned, but now they wouldnt trade it for anything!
I know someone else who recently had a baby - and he is 50! He is a great Dad. He didnt have the chance before, but things finally lined up for him. So now he has the baby he had dreamed of but had given up hope for!
For me, I want to be done having kids by the age of 30. I want to be able to keep up with them. I also want to be fairly young when I have grandkids so that I can fully enjoy them as well!
@lululastrange (339)
• United States
2 Jun 09
First of all you shouldn't have a family if you only know how to talk in text speak.
There isn't a right age to start a family. You have to be able to be emotionally prepared to love, educate and support a child no matter what.
Money, material things... None of that matters... What matters is that you love your kids and are willing to be civil to the person you had a baby with for the rest of that kids life.
You have to be willing to sacrifice anything and everything for the little person that you are trying to bring into this world.
Period.