2006-07-29 17:56:02 · 26 answers · asked by michelle 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Teaching
Yes!
2006-07-29 17:58:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Wow! Does everyone who answered you have first hand experience? I say no. I actually got married right after I turned 22, but my husband was only 19, and we had an 8 month old baby. (Give the guy credit for sticking around). Anyway, we will have been married for 10 years this January. As for the growing and changing part, grow and change together, it's the best part of a marriage. We are still growing and changing so I don't think age really has anything to do with it anymore.
Teenagers are a lot more mature these days as well. So if you're serious and in love and the two of you think you can make it, prove the world wrong and go for it. There are a few of us out there that can defy the whole divorce rate right? Hope you are one of them. Do what's in your heart, if there's doubt, wait, if not, follow your heart. Good luck and best wishes.
2006-07-29 18:09:39 · answer #2 · answered by ~SSIRREN~ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, marriage at 19 may be a little too soon. When you were with this person 5 years ago you were then 14, and you must have observed how your and that person's need must have changed over the past 5 years. Give some more time, talk to other people, experience more things in life then you will be justified in deciding if you are ready to marry or not and whether you want to marry this person or wait for someone else. Who knows what you might find if only you look for it....
2006-07-29 18:02:33 · answer #3 · answered by avani 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh my dear. i was there. 19 is too young for the stress of a marriage. if you love each other. stay together. keep at it. don't tie the knot yet. if it's meant to be, you'll be together going strong in another five plus years and then consider it.
by the way, people don't say you're too young b/c of your chronolgoical age. it's a mental thing. so much will happen for you in the next 5-10 years. you may not like the same things, be in the same place in your lives, jobs/careers will change you and re-locate you.
give it time. you'll both grow and hopefully closer together. love is worth waiting for. stay with it and wait it out.
best wishes!
2006-07-30 03:41:00 · answer #4 · answered by bookworm 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it is definitely too young. You're not even an adult yet, and your wants, needs, and goals in life are still being formed. At age 25, you are a different person than at 19. Best to wait.
And by the way, what does this question have to do with teaching? I believe it's in the wrong category.
2006-07-29 18:01:29 · answer #5 · answered by monkersmom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here's my thing: as we are maturing, we change. So far I have seen multiple marriages dissolve when the woman got married before she was 21. I for one felt like a completely new person at 21--still myself, but with different goals and priorities. I think this is what happened to the estranged wives. I say, if you can make it to 7 years, then you have a better chance of staying together.
Mind you, there are those who can and have made it work. I would just caution you to wait and see who you become first.
2006-07-30 11:36:22 · answer #6 · answered by Huerter0 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. At 19 you're still young and you are constantly changing. Although 20 or 21 is about the right age to settle down.
2006-07-29 18:07:39 · answer #7 · answered by Britney♥ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. It's hard to know who best complements you when a person doesn't really know themselves yet. I think everyone should have to be over 25 and living on their own before they can marry. I also believe people should be required to have a license to have children that ensures they've had some kind of basic training in child care.
2006-07-29 18:00:41 · answer #8 · answered by jd 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It depends on who you both are, how you treat each other, whether your life goals remain compatible as you get older and many other factors, of course. If you want statistics, Dr. Phil (of TV fame) has a page where he has assembled alot of info from various sources: http://www.drphil.com/articles/article/351
It looks like the odds are better for couples who marry older than 19 according to his sources.
My own thoughts? Look deep into your heart and your intentions. It's your life, so make a careful choice for yourself (and for the children you may have, too!). Good luck!
2006-07-29 18:09:08 · answer #9 · answered by The Librarian 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, at 19 you are still going to do some growing and I don't mean height wise. What you both like now may not necessarily be what you like five years from now. Eventually you reach an age where what you like to do, say etcc will be with you forever and that's when you are ready to settle down.
2006-07-29 18:00:56 · answer #10 · answered by missy1978 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got married at 18 and I had been with him 5 years too...Just be sure it is what you really want. If it is then I don't think its too young
2006-07-29 17:59:55 · answer #11 · answered by Fairy*Blue*Eri 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋