why get married early?

Jamaica
July 29, 2010 3:42pm CST
my question to you is why at a young age people get married, why you feel to rush into marriage.. why? do you think it can last?
5 responses
• Jamaica
30 Jul 10
Sometimes people rush into marriage at a young age for many different reasons. Sometimes it's because they feel that they are in love and other times it's because the women is pregnant and doesn't want to have a baby out of wedlock. It also could have something to do with culture because in some countries the girls marrying very young to them in normal. I think that if you are mature enough it can last but the fact is that most are not.
@Skade24 (750)
• Romania
29 Jul 10
Some of the get married early because of the religion, or oher reasons, but the ones that get married because they want to, in most of the cases, the marriage don`t last, because they are too young to face the responsibilities, and some of them fail to face it.
• United States
29 Jul 10
Well I got married at 16 and although I did my one hundred and ten percent to keep it together and then some. Unfortunately he did not. The miserable marriage lasted 15 years as I had enough. I would hate to be a hypocrite so I try not to dis-way anyone wanting to do so, all I say is where do you want to be ten years later. Young people are so in a rush to get married for so many different reasons and soon find out that it is a life long commitment which at times pushes you into obligation where you cannot find each other as a couple. Fortunately I raised my son who is now 24 to understand that there is no rush as he has a long life ahead of himself and just graduated college. So getting married at a young age id definitely in my opinion not a great idea.
@Suke002 (311)
• United States
29 Jul 10
Many people that get married young don't have lasting marriages and I think they get married so fast because they get swept up in the moment. They feel like they will love eachother forever but forget that bad times do come and are they able to face that together without turning on eachother. It's not always hugs and kisses. I'm not tryin to be cynical, but it's the truth sometimes. I mean sometimes the relationships do work out. So there's always a possibility.
29 Jul 10
I don't see the point in marrying I just think it's a whole new load of stress for your heart. I would never rush into a marriage so soon and I feel sorry for the people that marry so early. They are totally ruining their freedom and most relationships don't last long, if you rush into a marriage you are preventing yourself from exploring the kind of person you are and finding the right match for you. Nowadays even people that have been together for don't want to marry because they don't feel they need to because it's more of a religious thing. I think if you want children then marriage would probably help.