Waiting to get married

Commerce, Georgia
July 10, 2016 1:03pm CST
I wish I had waited till I was 25 to 30 before getting married. I believe I would have understood more what being married meant. It's not all about me and it's not all about you. My job as a marriage partner is to put you first, and the husband's responsibility is to put me first so that we both feel loved and looked after. I would have been more ready to be a mother when I am older. I would have earned a degree in the field I wanted to work in, and I would have given my daughter a more secure life with ONE father and NOT any steps to hurt her while I toil away at my job. I would have chosen wisely for the husband to best complement me and my future child. I married at 17 and was 18 the next day. I was still very much a teenager with no idea about marriage or motherhood. I was a good mom but so much got passed me because I worked so many double shifts. My daughter needed me, not the money I brought in, but I didn't know that then. Kim thanks God for giving me to her. I do the same. Lord I am so blessed.
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
10 Jul 16
I'm 54 and still no desire for marriage
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Charlene Sally Collins
@OreoBrownie (3755)
• Commerce, Georgia
10 Jul 16
Good for you. Some are happily single. No one's life is cut in stone.
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Arthur Chappell
@arthurchappell (44998)
• Preston, England
10 Jul 16
@OreoBrownie totally agree though many still think I should be married off
s sivasubrahmanyam
@shivamani10 (11035)
• Hyderabad, India
10 Jul 16
yes. you should know everything about married life and it's importance in one's life. It is also necessary to become a good citizen in the society.
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Charlene Sally Collins
@OreoBrownie (3755)
• Commerce, Georgia
10 Jul 16
I agree totally. I didn't know squat when I married. I was very immature.
Amber
@AmbiePam (95874)
• United States
11 Jul 16
It's hard to make things work at such a young age. But I'm sure your daughter is proud of you.
mikyung
@mikyung (2232)
• Philippines
10 Jul 16
Everything happens for a reason. We only live once and we need to face every challenge that life has to offer. I have also my fair share of that thing, but lets stand up and move on.Good luck.
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Charlene Sally Collins
@OreoBrownie (3755)
• Commerce, Georgia
10 Jul 16
I agree that every thing happens for a reason.
Carmela
@Carmelanirel2 (8084)
• United States
11 Jul 16
Unfortunately many feel that same way. Though I was 20, I was still very immature, I know if I waited I would have been a better mother and wife.
Ruby Hawk
@RubyHawk (99404)
• Atlanta, Georgia
17 Jul 16
I think many of us marry and have children too young. We all have regrets. Sometimes you can't see the forest for the trees.But it's in the past and we must let it go.
Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
10 Jul 16
Getting married young works for some people, but I was 25 and my husband 34 when we married. It's lasted 51 years so far, so that worked for us. Every case is different though. I'm sorry that it didn't work for you, and that you weren't able to spend more time with your daughter when she was a child.
amnabas
@amnabas (14890)
• Karachi, Pakistan
10 Jul 16
Nice to see you thanking Lord. Great gesture.