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To: litany_of_lies
If a couple of college sophomores wish to marry, are they literally not supposed to until they graduate? You could argue that they're not going to be ready until they graduate because they won't be able to provide for a child. Seems to me that if they're "sure" and "prepared," they should marry ASAP.

What's the rush? What is the harm in waiting at least 2 years until the graduate?

267 posted on 09/09/2003 6:53:37 PM PDT by traditionalist
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To: traditionalist
What is the harm in waiting at least 2 years until the graduate?

Maybe none, maybe a lot.

I'm assuming they're engaged, "sure," and "prepared."

The longer they're engaged, the longer the "danger period" for premarital sex. If they marry, they're under the sacramental umbrella. I think couples have the flexibility to decide if they'll be able to hold out, and I wouldn't want to criticize them if they prayerfully conclude they can't (Paul's magic word, subject to interpretation).

I'd leave it to their discretion, as long as they are open to the possibility of having a child while practicing pregnancy-chance-minimizing NFP during what I still think could be classified as a "qualifying serious situation" (no natural method shuts the door entirely) until they graduate. I think we can give them the benefit of the doubt without accusing them of being selfish if they choose to marry ASAP. You could send the selfishness accusation in the other direction too--"you're sure, you're prepared, and you're not going to take responsibility for each other right away?"

271 posted on 09/09/2003 7:12:49 PM PDT by litany_of_lies
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