Oh lord - here we go. Keep this up and we will have yet another trend for unhinged parents to boast, fret and gossip about. "Yes, I know Suzy went to YALE and finishing up her residency at Hopkins, BUT, she's nearly 30 with no prospects and will likely end up a SPINSTER! So glad my Katie is going to be sending out the save the date before her 23rd birthday....obviously SHE has what it takes to land a MAN"...yeesh

Anonymous wrote:I always feel really bad for people who have kids young. I may be wrong to feel that way but i do. My 20s were the BEST. I partied and had so much fun. in fact so were my early 30s! Kids are SO HARD. I'm so grateful i had those years of just being carefree bc the memories from those really carry me through the hard moments. Am also glad i still have somewhat young kids to detract from the fact that i'm getting older!

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I always feel really bad for people who have kids young. I may be wrong to feel that way but i do. My 20s were the BEST. I partied and had so much fun. in fact so were my early 30s! Kids are SO HARD. I'm so grateful i had those years of just being carefree bc the memories from those really carry me through the hard moments. Am also glad i still have somewhat young kids to detract from the fact that i'm getting older!

you are giving examples of very very wealthy ppl/ celebs who always got married young. sophia bush/ angelina jolie/ megan fox/ Nicole Kidman

in fact very few celebs DONT have an early (often failed) relationship.

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Anonymous wrote:In our network this week: Two 24 year olds just married, engaged last summer at age 23. One a UChicago alum, the other is in a Duke PhD program.

Theology?

No. Hard science.

I’m teaching my sons to fckin party when they’re older and not worry too much about locking down some broad at 21. This thread is lame as hell. Obvi, my lil bros are going to college, but I’m going to advise they slay as much tang as possible, travel, go hiking and fking chill with their bros, and generally live life. Y’all can sit and spin if you don’t like it! Oh yeah!

Anonymous wrote:In our network this week: Two 24 year olds just married, engaged last summer at age 23. One a UChicago alum, the other is in a Duke PhD program.

Theology?

Anonymous wrote:In our network this week: Two 24 year olds just married, engaged last summer at age 23. One a UChicago alum, the other is in a Duke PhD program.

And in 15 years, you can post about their divorce.

In our network this week: Two 24 year olds just married, engaged last summer at age 23. One a UChicago alum, the other is in a Duke PhD program.

Many of my Ivy League-type accomplished friends who got married in early to mid 20s are going through divorce as we are now around 40. Affairs and marital strife galore, both parents and childless marriages. I don’t really understand the preoccupation with age at time of marriage on forums like this

Anonymous wrote:It's interesting how many think young marriage is great, while in other threads the questions are about DHs being incapable of parenting/having ADHD/lazy and not having any idea when they met. It seems like anyone would have more data points after aging a bit and living independently rather than marrying straight out of college, which is often paid for by parents. Academic potential does not equal life skills.

I actually think most of the marital discord on display in this board is due to two fully formed adults who are set in their ways when they marry being unwilling or unable to compromise or admit that they don’t know everything. Sure, they blame the spouse’s ADHD which of course they claim to have had no clue about, but the reality is usually a simple mismatch of expectations and standards.

There is a lot to be said for growing and maturing together.

It's interesting how many think young marriage is great, while in other threads the questions are about DHs being incapable of parenting/having ADHD/lazy and not having any idea when they met. It seems like anyone would have more data points after aging a bit and living independently rather than marrying straight out of college, which is often paid for by parents. Academic potential does not equal life skills.

Anonymous wrote:Our mid 20’s kids have spent the last few years going to many weddings of same aged friends. It definitely seems like lots of people are getting married in their mid 20’s these days. Their friends all have jobs/careers but don’t seem to feel their career path is their identifier like some recent generations had.

I agree with the PP who said that many of them grew up having older parents and they don’t want that for their kids.

I agree with this in theory but my n= 1 is ny sister who got married at 25 to a 26 year old only to divorce a few years later. I think it’s great for some people but know thyself.

Anonymous wrote:20-yo Millie Bobby Brown and 22-yo husband (Bon Jovi's model son) just revealed their gorgeous wedding photos on social media to her 65 million followers. MBB is a trend setter. This follows influencer Sofia Richie getting married and quickly pregnant last year when she was just 24-yo. Pendulum has swung, gen Z'ers consider it is un-cool and weird to wait until late 20s or 30s to settle down.

So .... you have two exampled of celebrities marrying early, as celebrities like to do. OK. I'll wager that you are wrong.

Anonymous wrote:Biden's granddaughter, who married at the White House a couple of year ago, married her college sweetheart. Bride and groom were 24 or 25 y.o. Ivy alums.

That seems pretty normal.