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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DH and I got engaged right after college, and married at age 25. People definitely thought we were weird, and DHs mom told people AT OUR WEDDING that we were too young to get married.

Fifteen years later we are happily married and are proud we got married “young”. We’ve had friends who were single at our wedding get married and divorced already. I really don’t think being young is intrinsically bad.[/quote]

:roll: Time to stop being so smug bc fifteen years is nothing. I say this as someone who got married a few years earlier than you. It’s been 16 years and we haven’t hit the real tough parts yet. [/quote]

You sound delightful :roll:

Personally, I think it’s great.  I know a few couples who were together starting in HS/college and are happily married now (late 30s).  I think the notion that you have to kiss a lot of frogs in order to find your “one” is misguided and just untrue.  I would be happy if my children married young.  We put the responsibilities of life off too long in this culture and it’s fair to say the 20s are now a sort of extended adolescence, and it’s pathetic.[/quote]

And you sound like a fool. Where did I say dating multiple ppl to find “the one” is good?

It’s common sense that post 40 is when ppl have more serious stressors in their life like health issues, aged and dying parents, etc that strain the marriage. It’s arrogant to act like your marriage is so perfect compared to others when you’re not that old yet.[/quote]

Hmm, you sound awfully miserable, don’t you? Not once did I say my marriage was perfect, only that getting married young did not appear to disadvantage us relative to our peers. And with 15 great years in the bank, I have zero regrets, regardless of what may come.

Getting married young can be great. It’s also ok to get married later in life. Or not at all. Lots of acceptable choices exist, no need to judge.[/quote]

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