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[quote=Anonymous][quote]Nowadays, high school is in most cases preparation for college, which frequently is preparation for more career-oriented grad school, and even that often is followed by even more focused professional training. A young woman nowadays really isn’t “marriageable” in the classic sense until she’s at least 22, and more likely even 25-30.[/quote]
This is true in more urban/suburban areas, but there are large swaths of the US where marrying right after high school is still fairly common and college is not a given, with the added factor of some religions encouraging early marriage. (It's not uncommon for undergrads to be married at BYU, for instance.) We live in a highly-educated bubble in the DMV that prioritizes education through grad/professional school and career over coupling off and having kids.  Don't mistake this for everyone's normal.

I am personally weirded out by people who marry their high school sweethearts, probably because my high school boyfriends, while fun and overall good guys, were not marriage material or a good match for the adult I turned into and it's just not a thing within my social circle.  I think it's bizarre to be with the same person you were dating when you were 15, but I have to acknowledge that's my own bias of what I think is normal (college &gt; grad school &gt; no kids until 30) v. what's normal for others.[/quote]

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