After you are 18 and married what is "too early" or are you "too young" to start a family.
2006-12-02 01:35:53 · 15 answers · asked by FireFighter96 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Singles & Dating
I personally think 18 is too young to be married and really too young to start a family. I know a lot of people use the argument regarding that people got married younger back in Jesus time, but they also fail to mention that, that was for survival and it was mostly women who got married to older men. Most men didn't get married till well into their 20's and that was after they could prove they could take care of a wife. At 18 I doubt that a young man can take care of himself let alone a wife and a child. Even if he really really wants to. He is not financially or mentally ready. If you or someone you know is married at 18 I commend you, at least your not fornicated in Gods eye, but wait to start your family you have time. Take this time to enjoy you wife getting to know her inside and out. Go to school or learn a trade that will be lucrative to you and your new family. If your wife has any good sense at all she will understand and be patient, and if it is you that wants to start your family now. Think really think. babies are cute but you can't return them when they get on your nerves, or you can't afford other things you may want to buy like that new car or the xbox want. I wish you luck
2006-12-02 02:02:13 · answer #1 · answered by Proverbs 31 women 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
18, by my reckoning, is a frighteningly young age at which to start a family. At 18, a person hasn't really grown up and had to face a lot responsibility (at least, in our society). You also probably don't have much financial stability. And once you have a child, it's hard to find the time to go to college, unless one parent can afford to be home full time. Finally, there's the fact that a lot of young marriages don't work out -- the qualities that attract two people to one another in their teens aren't necessarily the ones that make them right for each other in the long run. When children are involved, it makes these splits much harder.
In past centuries, yes, people would often start families by their twenties, but life circumstances were much different then.
2006-12-02 01:58:01 · answer #2 · answered by Blenderhead 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i would say that 18 is too young. spend some time together because once you have a little one, thats going to be hard. I always thought that after 18, if i was not married and had a family, then i would be too old. I am thankful that I waited until now to become pregnant. Im not saying wait until you 27 but atleast wait until you are 20. i promise, it will make a world of a difference.
2006-12-02 01:40:07 · answer #3 · answered by kellieghr 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
18
2006-12-02 01:38:18 · answer #4 · answered by ? 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i would say before 18 because at 17 u r not fully mature yet. at 18 i think people develop a sens of responsibility, and they have a different point of view of what they want to do with their life. for their parents i think they would say both too early and too young, but as long as they know what responsibility is i think they will be just fine.
2006-12-02 01:46:53 · answer #5 · answered by ivelisse 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would say wait at least 5 years after you are married before having kids-----i think that you need to live your life and do whatever it is that you want to do and then when you are ready to sacrifice your life and your money and your sleep, then have kids. Unless you are out of school and have an awesome job and can pay for a nanny then it really wont matter. But the final decision is totally on you!
2006-12-02 01:38:57 · answer #6 · answered by SuzyBelle04 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
18 to 23 are too young.
2006-12-02 01:45:17 · answer #7 · answered by Webballs 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
After you are an adult, I think the biggest question would be if you are ready for all of the responsiblity and financial stress that comes with starting a family. Besides that, I don't think that there is too young.
2006-12-02 01:39:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
You really need to finish school first and find out who you are before you have a child, about the age of 25 is a good time to start a family.
Hope this helps.
2006-12-02 01:42:00 · answer #9 · answered by eyes_of_iceblue 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you need the experience of life before you can play house in your teens, some teens believe this is a game...in your teens and below is too young
2006-12-02 01:39:44 · answer #10 · answered by braider27 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋