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Post by KikiPea on Aug 4, 2014 15:53:40 GMT
The teens on this movie married at 17/18.
I dated a guy for 3 years in HS. He had given me a promise ring. I broke up with him when I was 17 and he was 18. I dodged a HUGE bullet. He has been married and divorced 3 times. He cheated on his second wife while she was pregnant with his second child. SO glad I woke up when I did! I have now been married for almost 18 years (married at 21/22) and am SO glad I gave myself this opportunity!
If you had married at that age, would it have been a good or bad situation?
***ETA: I married young as well, just not that young. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it, I was just wondering whee you would be if you had married the person you were with at that age. (If you didn't)
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Peal
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Post by Peal on Aug 4, 2014 16:06:59 GMT
I was young when I married (20) and so far so good. DH's 3 oldest sisters got married at 18 or 19 and it has worked out really well for them. They are still married to their spouses and are now all grandparents. They all are very happy with their lives. For some people it works. For others, it doesn't.
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kate
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Post by kate on Aug 4, 2014 16:23:53 GMT
Interesting question. The two guys I dated (not simultaneously) in my late teens were both really good people who have gone on to live upstanding lives. Either one of them would have made a wonderful husband.
The problem is that I had too much I wanted to do with my life, none of which would have been compatible with their lives' paths. If I had married at that age, I would have ended up with "what if?" regrets for not following my own dreams.
I'm glad I did what I needed to do in my early 20's ("Hi, ho, the glamorous life!" for those who get Sondheim - LOL). Also, I met my DH, who is a prize I could never have dreamed of at 18.
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Post by KikiPea on Aug 4, 2014 16:25:54 GMT
I married young as well, just not that young. There is absolutely nothing wrong with it, I was just wondering whee you would be if you had married the person you were with at that age. (If you didn't)
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Post by perumbula on Aug 4, 2014 16:56:47 GMT
I married my very first boyfriend. Well, actually I joke that I've never had a boyfriend. We got engaged after one week of dating (I know! I would kill my girls for pulling that one!) so I didn't even get to call dh "my boyfriend" before he was my fiance. We've been married 20 years at this point, so I guess my first love was a good one.  My dd is getting married at 19, so not quite as young as the couple on the show, but still young. I am hopeful that her decision will be a good one. He at least is a good guy. Much better than her previous boyfriends. |
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Post by red88 on Aug 4, 2014 17:02:09 GMT
I married at 16. My husband was 18. We've been married 26 years this month. Although I can't recommend this, it has worked for us. We have 4 children, 3 that are married & all married in their 20's. My youngest is 19 & no talk of marriage. I would have married my husband at any age. We are best of friends. It hasn't been easy. I can't say it's been harder than people that are married at an older age, because I don't know their situations. We have had more good times than bad times  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 4, 2014 17:03:26 GMT
We got engaged when I was 18 and married before I was 20. Guess what? It is all good. Been married 20 years now.
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Post by stepht5 on Aug 4, 2014 23:04:26 GMT
I was 17 and my husband 18. We've been married just under 35yrs. We have a great life. Five kids, 34 down to 13. And one sweet just turns 5 grandson. |
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Post by 1lear on Aug 4, 2014 23:06:42 GMT
My sister started dating her DH when they were both 16, and married at 18. She just turned 50 and they're still happily married.
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