Is it a status symbol to marry young?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We are middle class and married young at 24/25. We didn’t have kids until 32/33. It worked for us - we are very established now. Own a $6m home and a vacation home worth $2m. We spent a lot of our 20s travelling and having fun but did it together and also got into the property market early. We aren’t religious but very committed to our families

Good for you. You are not an example for overwhelming majority of people at that age. Don’t promote it like it works.

You seem very bitter. What happened to you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are middle class and married young at 24/25. We didn’t have kids until 32/33. It worked for us - we are very established now. Own a $6m home and a vacation home worth $2m. We spent a lot of our 20s travelling and having fun but did it together and also got into the property market early. We aren’t religious but very committed to our families

Good for you. You are not an example for overwhelming majority of people at that age. Don’t promote it like it works.

You seem very bitter. What happened to you?

Which Duggar family member are you?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm still laughing at the idea that a 25 year old is some kind of child bride.

Me too. A 25 year old could have a graduate degree and been working a couple years already.

2015 study of national survey of family growth data: After 5 years of marriage, couples who married as teens have a 38% risk of divorce, those in their early twenties (27%), then a strong decline for couples who marry between ages of 25 and 29 (14%) and ages 30 to 34 (10%). Then the divorce rate went back up after age 35 to 17%.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yes, I have noticed it's become more common for wealthy young adults to marry right after undergrad.

Not so common for the middle class.

really? why?

They want to marry other wealthy people.

They may worry that once they graduate and start working, their odds of finding themselves in a pool as large as their school’s of eligible wealthy potential spouses will shrink.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm still laughing at the idea that a 25 year old is some kind of child bride.

Me too. A 25 year old could have a graduate degree and been working a couple years already.

2015 study of national survey of family growth data: After 5 years of marriage, couples who married as teens have a 38% risk of divorce, those in their early twenties (27%), then a strong decline for couples who marry between ages of 25 and 29 (14%) and ages 30 to 34 (10%). Then the divorce rate went back up after age 35 to 17%.

Having a college degree and working does not correlate to marriage readiness.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm still laughing at the idea that a 25 year old is some kind of child bride.

Me too. A 25 year old could have a graduate degree and been working a couple years already.

2015 study of national survey of family growth data: After 5 years of marriage, couples who married as teens have a 38% risk of divorce, those in their early twenties (27%), then a strong decline for couples who marry between ages of 25 and 29 (14%) and ages 30 to 34 (10%). Then the divorce rate went back up after age 35 to 17%.

Having a college degree and working does not correlate to marriage readiness.

I certainly think they correlate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm still laughing at the idea that a 25 year old is some kind of child bride.

Me too. A 25 year old could have a graduate degree and been working a couple years already.

2015 study of national survey of family growth data: After 5 years of marriage, couples who married as teens have a 38% risk of divorce, those in their early twenties (27%), then a strong decline for couples who marry between ages of 25 and 29 (14%) and ages 30 to 34 (10%). Then the divorce rate went back up after age 35 to 17%.

Having a college degree and working does not correlate to marriage readiness.

Actually it kind of does. Both would indicate a fully fledged adult.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:According to news younger generation isn’t as interested in sex, marriage or children as humans historically have been.

They are less interconnected generally. Friendship rates are lower too.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are middle class and married young at 24/25. We didn’t have kids until 32/33. It worked for us - we are very established now. Own a $6m home and a vacation home worth $2m. We spent a lot of our 20s travelling and having fun but did it together and also got into the property market early. We aren’t religious but very committed to our families

Good for you. You are not an example for overwhelming majority of people at that age. Don’t promote it like it works.

You seem very bitter. What happened to you?

Which Duggar family member are you?

Lol Duggars don’t wait until they’re 25+ to get married.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm still laughing at the idea that a 25 year old is some kind of child bride.

Me too. A 25 year old could have a graduate degree and been working a couple years already.

2015 study of national survey of family growth data: After 5 years of marriage, couples who married as teens have a 38% risk of divorce, those in their early twenties (27%), then a strong decline for couples who marry between ages of 25 and 29 (14%) and ages 30 to 34 (10%). Then the divorce rate went back up after age 35 to 17%.

Having a college degree and working does not correlate to marriage readiness.

Actually it kind of does. Both would indicate a fully fledged adult.

Actually it does not. You’re implying someone of the same age without a college degree or job are not adults.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are middle class and married young at 24/25. We didn’t have kids until 32/33. It worked for us - we are very established now. Own a $6m home and a vacation home worth $2m. We spent a lot of our 20s travelling and having fun but did it together and also got into the property market early. We aren’t religious but very committed to our families

Good for you. You are not an example for overwhelming majority of people at that age. Don’t promote it like it works.

You seem very bitter. What happened to you?

Which Duggar family member are you?

Lol Duggars don’t wait until they’re 25+ to get married.

That doesn’t answer which one you are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm still laughing at the idea that a 25 year old is some kind of child bride.

Me too. A 25 year old could have a graduate degree and been working a couple years already.

2015 study of national survey of family growth data: After 5 years of marriage, couples who married as teens have a 38% risk of divorce, those in their early twenties (27%), then a strong decline for couples who marry between ages of 25 and 29 (14%) and ages 30 to 34 (10%). Then the divorce rate went back up after age 35 to 17%.

Having a college degree and working does not correlate to marriage readiness.

Actually it kind of does. Both would indicate a fully fledged adult.

Wth is a fully fledged adult vs just an adult?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm still laughing at the idea that a 25 year old is some kind of child bride.

Me too. A 25 year old could have a graduate degree and been working a couple years already.

2015 study of national survey of family growth data: After 5 years of marriage, couples who married as teens have a 38% risk of divorce, those in their early twenties (27%), then a strong decline for couples who marry between ages of 25 and 29 (14%) and ages 30 to 34 (10%). Then the divorce rate went back up after age 35 to 17%.

Having a college degree and working does not correlate to marriage readiness.

Actually it kind of does. Both would indicate a fully fledged adult.

Actually it does not. You’re implying someone of the same age without a college degree or job are not adults.

That’s not what correlation means.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm still laughing at the idea that a 25 year old is some kind of child bride.

Me too. A 25 year old could have a graduate degree and been working a couple years already.

2015 study of national survey of family growth data: After 5 years of marriage, couples who married as teens have a 38% risk of divorce, those in their early twenties (27%), then a strong decline for couples who marry between ages of 25 and 29 (14%) and ages 30 to 34 (10%). Then the divorce rate went back up after age 35 to 17%.

Having a college degree and working does not correlate to marriage readiness.

Actually it kind of does. Both would indicate a fully fledged adult.

Actually it does not. You’re implying someone of the same age without a college degree or job are not adults.

That’s not what correlation means.

That’s not what “full-fledged” adult means.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm still laughing at the idea that a 25 year old is some kind of child bride.

Me too. A 25 year old could have a graduate degree and been working a couple years already.

2015 study of national survey of family growth data: After 5 years of marriage, couples who married as teens have a 38% risk of divorce, those in their early twenties (27%), then a strong decline for couples who marry between ages of 25 and 29 (14%) and ages 30 to 34 (10%). Then the divorce rate went back up after age 35 to 17%.

Having a college degree and working does not correlate to marriage readiness.

Actually it kind of does. Both would indicate a fully fledged adult.

Wth is a fully fledged adult vs just an adult?

A fully fledged adult is able to function independently of their parents. A given adult might be fully fledged or might still be dependent. It’s a bird analogy.