Posted on 12/02/2012 7:21:17 AM PST by SeekAndFind
You will most likey get to experience the joys of :
1. Divorce
2. Alimony
3. Child Support
4. Getting married again
5. Grandkids know grandparents more time. Wish my daughter did.
How about this?
It allows you to get that first divorce early while you are still young and can find someone else hopefully seriously the second round?
I was engaged twice before I finally got married at 35.
I think that worked out right. Saved myself two divorces by today’s statistics.
Though I don't disagree with the author's premises about the benefits of early marriage, economic growth as a couple is a relic of an age when politicians actually wanted the US economy to grow. We have now ushered in a new Age of Redistribution, so it is entirely possible young couples are just going to watch themselves get poorer and poorer with each passing year, unable to make progress against the Leviathan State.
I don’t see anything wrong with the median ages... 28/29 for men and 26 for women. I was 26 when I married. I met the right person to spend the rest of my life together. IMHO marriage is a huge step in one’s life and they should make that decision based on maturity. I’m not saying that a 21 year old can’t make a mature decision. I am simply saying that marriage shouldn’t be on some societal imposed age requirement.
Married at 17, hubby was 20!
Going to celebrate 54 years of marriage this coming February.
EVERYONE of my sisters who are older than me,(3).... along with my parents who married at 16/19 .....celebrated 60 plus years.
The secret?? GOD first in the marriage.
Here's one that I'd say is rarely true:
A decade or more of doing what’s best for “me” and learning to love and complete “myself” is not the best way to prepare for the sacrifices and selflessness required to be one half of a couple.
I believe that it is best to get to thoroughly "know thyself" - warts and all - before trying to enter into a life relationship with someone else. For some, it is only through being alone that they will eventually realize just how selfish they actually are - thus permitting them to recognize and address the problem.
My only regret is that I'll probably be ancient before I can dandle my grandkids on my knee.
Regards,
I'm a very young grandfather and very young looking. Strangers all think I'm the father -- not grandfather -- of my 12-year-old grandson.
Another plus in being a young grandfather is that I DESTROY him (still) in all sports -- including basketball.
I like that. Lol.
Men and women are different species. As a general rule, women reach their peak of desirability in their 20s and it goes down from there, though the steepness of the downward slope varies. In contrast, men are all over the map. Some men who are studs in their 20s are unrecognizable by 40 (and not in a good way). Others who are “nerds” when they are younger get much more desirable as they age. But, the bottom line is that women have a much shorter shelf life than men in terms of being viewed as a prospective mate.
Many young women fall into the trap of having a boyfriend for 5+ years who has no intention of ever marrying them. I realize that they might love these guys, but they are wasting the best years of their lives on someone who is essentially using them. On the other hand, I think having more experience helps a man stay married. In that way, he won’t feel like he’s missing out on something when he gets older.
There is a rule for men that states: marry someone who is half your age + 7). I think this is a good rule for both men and women.
“As a general rule, women reach their peak of desirability in their 20’s and it goes down from there...”
Really? Men “are all over the map?” Either you look good for your age or you don’t. Let me guess... you are under 30?
also:
Being the day-care sitter at the age of 45 while single daughter/mom has to work
And for a guy who waits till late in life before getting married, chances are it’ll be to a divorcee with kids of her own who are ultimately going to hate you.......
Thank you!
I think you’re missing the point. Its not that people can’t look good for your age. However, all else being equal, men find women 20s more desirable period. They may deny it, but its true.
I am sad to say, very sad, that my eldest daughter is one of those young women. She spent 3 years with one guy, and it didn't work out. I told her don't do that again, waste 3 years on someone who will never commit. She did anyway. There was also a high school guy that she wasted a few years on.
So, now she is 29 with three broken hearts and no prospects at the moment for the future.
She is a highly intelligent young woman; but, she went from high school, to college, to grad school, to working for a university. So, a very smart girl, with some very silly ideas. I think the culture, and the educational system, fill these girls with ideas that the most important thing is to have a fulfilling career. When they realize that they actually do want a husband and a family, they are at an age where getting both of those things are problematic.
I got married at 22. I’ve been married 20 years. We had kids at ages 26 and 30.
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