Too Young or Too Old to Marry

Philippines
August 2, 2010 11:16pm CST
Nowadays, people are either getting married at a very your age or at a older age. There have been an enormous increase in the percentage of young adults below 20 years of age are getting married.There has also been an increase in the number of career oriented men and women who decides to tie the knot in a much latter age, around their late 30's. So in this fast paced life, how can we say that a person is too young or is too old to get married and start a family life?
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@sender621 (14894)
• United States
3 Aug 10
Age and marriage is a complex issue. I believe that there is an age that is too young for marriage. i think marriage as an a teenager is not wise. You haver not lived enough of life to make such a decision that will affect your future and that of another. i don't think you can be too old to marry though. Love and heart aand age don't always follow a particular order. Marriage is a bond and commitment. No matter what your age, you have to be sure of what you want.
• Australia
3 Aug 10
I don't think anyone is ever too young or too old to get married. Everyone should get married when and if it is the right thing to do for themselves. Age shouldn't really be a factor when it is what you want to do.
• Philippines
3 Aug 10
I can's seem to agree with you. With age comes maturity, experiences and suceeded challeges in life. An 18 year old girl may be as mature as a 24 year old one, but is she fit to face the challenge of this new chapter in life?
• Philippines
3 Aug 10
I agree with you T_Diamond, but young adults haven't walked and talked a lot, some may have already, but not all of them.
• New Zealand
3 Aug 10
With age comes maturity, I agree to that. Although as for "Challenges of Life" it doesn't start once you leave school, or get married or get your first job..it starts when you're born. Learning to walk and talk is part of life's challenges - age has little role.
• Philippines
3 Aug 10
For me, your too young if you are studying college and you got married and your too old if you are already forty. well, that is my own opinion, anyway its relative.
@Galena (9110)
3 Aug 10
and why shouldn't someone marry if they're over forty? there is no age limit on falling in love. so why would you like to see someone that finds love later in life denied a marriage? and what if someone is widowed? should they never marry again?
@xeroeight (1060)
• Philippines
3 Aug 10
I think we can say that a person is too young if he cannot handle the responsibility that a husband and wife have for their own family. actually its not a intention married for those young once its like a accidentally marriage because if the curiosity of young people they get early pregnancy and both parent always decide to marriage before the child is born. I think the is the main reason for early marriage just like what happen to many of my friends in high school they were forcefully get married by their parent because of early pregnancy and to protect their family name and also for the sake of the future baby, the baby deserve to have a complete family a mom and a dad And for the old ones I think responsibility to their family is one key why they choose to married in that age most that case is found to the oldest child of the family since they are the second parent for their younger siblings they need to stand for them and that could give them a reason to not get married before their all young siblings have stable job. it happen to my sister she is the oldest among us and she help not only my family but also my auntie and her brother and sister at the other side of her family. Yes she is my step sister she really have a big responsibility so I think that is the reason why she is still single. Hopefully she will found the love of her life now.
• Philippines
3 Aug 10
I am wishing the best for your step sister. Career oriented women who have decided to help their family firsts rather than starting a family of her own is a very noble deed. She deserves to be happy.
@T_Diamond (965)
• New Zealand
3 Aug 10
Why should there be an age limit to get married?
• Philippines
3 Aug 10
There are a lot of factors to be considered before getting married. I am asking about the "age thing" because of pregnancy issues brought about by age.
@krnavtr (285)
• India
3 Aug 10
Its not very good to marry at a young age or at a old age.marrying at a young age will face a problem like they can't feed the baby,Disturbs their education,too young to be a house wife and on the other hand they will not look mother but like sister..On the other hand if we marry at a old age again we will face the problem like we can't take care of baby and on top of that it won't suit carrying a baby when it becomes old.
@Galena (9110)
3 Aug 10
but marriage isn't about having babies. it's something that happens in some marriages, and something that happens in some unmarried relationships. but not everyone wants, or in many cases, can't have a baby. I don't want a baby. I married last year, after ten years with my husband, we married because of the strength and love in our relationship, not to procreate. so being too old to have a baby isn't a reason not to get married.
@maxilimian (3099)
• Indonesia
5 Aug 10
Well it's hard to say, but i think people makes the difference because of the mental of the man or the women, and it's not only about the ages, so if people said the women or the men is too young at 20, it means that in the age of 20 most of young peoples are lack of the experience to have some serious relationship , a married life ... that's what i thought, and the old "names" given to the person who is already over than 30, is because they are too old to have kids if they married at that times, it means they must still working at the ages of 50 and over when the children is in the school ages, until they grow as an adult to work
• Canada
3 Aug 10
My cousin got married at the age of 16 and she's now divorsed. I married at the age of 22 and am finding myself in a loveless marriage. I am thinking of divorse for mysielf. I think that both of us have reasons for divorse. My cousin has about five children and I don't have any. Maybe that's why I'm so unhappy, I don't know. Anyway I don't think there is a right age to marry, I think if you find the person that you love and you want to spend your life with them. Then you should marry them.
@babyEj (1522)
• Philippines
4 Aug 10
Social basis at the age of 18 (women) and 21 (men) you are adult (physically) already and expected to think maturely. Yet there's no such fix things. As the other discussion said "age doesn't matters" when two people loved each other. As long as you are ready physically and psychologically you can marry your loved one.
@Metatronik (6199)
• Pasay, Philippines
4 Aug 10
Too young in the sense that couple married for 18 years to 21 in the sense that they are still in college life although of course that is legal but then most people at that age are not yet matured enough for getting married in some sense. Too old I think as they say when you are about 30 and above in the sense that it is hard for woman to give birth to a kid.
• Philippines
4 Aug 10
hi! for me getting married is a commitment for life,not just s commitment but an obligation for having a family, yes sad to say that youths for this generation are very experimental, very aggressive, and mostly the end up to get pregnant,and no choice but to get married in such an early age.in the proper way of getting married, it should be both man and woman will be at the right age,stable enough to raise a family, but there are some married young, but they become successful of their marriage life. what is important i guess. is to be responsible enough, it doesn't matter about ages,but to be responsible if you enter in a commitment for life, stand by it.. and be responsible.
@tweetbird (161)
• United States
3 Aug 10
The right age to get married is when both are mature enough to get married, are acountable and assume resonsibilities without being dependent on their parents for food, shelter and money. Postponing marriage for too long can have adverse consequences on child bearing and sometimes even post serious health risks to the mother during pregnancy, assuming there is interest in having children. Many people who marry when they're teens stay married their entire lives. Others end up in divorce. Having children at 16-18, for example, means that by the time that couple is 40, their kids will be 22-24 respectively. They'd also have to adjust to raising teenagers while in their 30's. The couple can end up becoming grandparents in their early 40's. While that's no big deal to many people, others don't adjust well having adult children and grandchildren in their 40's and end up in divorce, partly because men usually have a midlife crisis in their 30's and 40's and don't want to feel like they're 'old' quite yet. Everyone is different though and what works for one couple may not work for another. Career, financial and emotional stability are also key factors. BUT, "getting married for sexuality is like buying a 747 for the free peanuts." - Jeff Foxworthy
• United States
3 Aug 10
There really isn't old of an age to get married because if the people actually want to be together I think they are wise enough to choose the right person but if your close to dieng I don't think thats the time to get married.I think about 15 and under is to young to get married 16 and 17 is still young but you can and at 18 you are an adult you choose the choices that happen in your life this is just my opinion and you may have others.
• Philippines
3 Aug 10
I know some young adults thinks more maturely that their real age but isn't it dangerous to give birth at a younger age. Young adults usually gets married because of unplanned pregnancies. On the other hand, people who decides to marry at a older age are having difficulties of getting pregnant. So it really makes me wonder if what is the appropriate age of marrying and starting a family .
• Philippines
3 Aug 10
i think when you're in love there will be no such thing as too old or too young to marry,as long as you are matured enough to acknowledge that marriage is a big step that entails great deal of maturity,dedication and stability in terms of financial,mental,emotional and spiritual.i think its more,how we can say that a person is too immature or too mature to marry..:)
@Galena (9110)
3 Aug 10
I do think a lot of people get married too young, or rush into marriage when the relationship is still new. you can be too young to marry, as it's hard for someone very young to understand the gravity of the Oaths they are making, how big a thing marriage is. what they are committing to. personally, if someone is under about 25, good luck to them, but I think they may not have the life experience to have made such a huge descision. at 25, my husband and I had been together for 6 years, but I still would have through twice about marrying before then. we'd been together just short of 10 years when we finally married, and had been through good times and bad together, experienced things together, and knew we had the foundations to make such a committment. there is no too old to marry. anyone who finds love should be able to marry if they choose. one of the sweetest things I've ever seen was a very very frail elderly couple, holding hands and looking at engagement rings together.
• Philippines
3 Aug 10
In my own opinion, getting married has no boundaries in reality. Anyone can choose when it is the best time to get married. Age doesn't matter for some couples as long they're both happy and similar in interests and goals in life. Maturity comes in different ages so everyone has different approach to that. There are pros and cons when getting married early or later in life. There must be careful evaluation and adequate resources for a marriage to be pushed through. Nowadays, more career-oriented women prefer to be single also with some men. One disadvantage of getting married late for women is her child bearing age. The later a woman marries, the higher the risk of having a baby according to health experts. On the other side, the earlier a girl marries, the more difficult for her to raise a child of her own due to lack of maternal abilities. Whatever the reason for getting married is best judged by careful judgement and constant communication of both partners.
@med889 (5941)
3 Aug 10
I think nowadays it is difficult to either say that someone is too young or too old as maturity in people has differed, someone much younger can be more understanding whereas an older person can still need more time to understand thing.
3 Aug 10
ha ha ha! I like your question.well, is their really a signs of getting married young and new sounds like a century for the old ones he he he! just kidding! seriously I think not we cannot determine when and where or how because it is always depends on the persons and their plans in life or unexpected situations for getting married specially at young people they getting married young because of early pregnancy or convenient marriage.
@rangasri (45)
3 Aug 10
well it is not very difficult to define or find out the stages when to marry . because marriage is an association of two broad minded people who have clear understanding and clear versatile nature. young or old does not decide the fate of the marriage. it is just maturity which counts.. yes , one should be matured enough to handle the situations after marriage . too young will naturally does not have this maturity similarly too old is also too much matured and somewhat frustrated too . the government of india to solve this problem has fixed the marriage age as 21 for men and 18 for girl . beause at this age one should think about the future steps nd maturity will grow from this stage only..
3 Aug 10
I think Age23-28 is gold time to get married.Since people get degrees and go work,they know how to set up their responsibility to their family and children.Also the most important thing is to get the first highest quality baby before 30 years easily. I know,maybe someone does not care whether they have babies or not.However,baby means great happiness,especially when we get old one day. In the meantime,if we get married before 30years old,our parents who maybe willing to help us look after the baby are still young. We can still have our favorite jobs all the time.That is amazing. JuanPearl.com