Can young people fall in love and get married?

Question

Would you approve it? e.g - two 16 year olds falling in love and then getting married at 18

Answer 1

hun thats me.....meet him 15ish...& got married to him when i was 18..still married 4yrs now, & with 2 kids 3yr old & almost 2 yrs old im 23 now & hes 27...ya its really hard u have ur ups & downs....been there done that, but if ur met to be then it will work out.......just think bout it, &if u know its right then do it....life is not ez.....good luck & god bless hun

Answer 2

I would not approve. There's a chance that it would work, but statistically, the younger a couple is, the higher chance the relationship has of ending in disaster. The best measurement is maturity - and this is not ambiguous. Personal maturity is someone being able to completely provide for themselves. That person still isn't mature enough for a marriage until they are able to provide for a family, with a reasonable degree of certainty for the future. Even if you don't plan to have kids for a while, or ever, always have the financial means to provide for them before you marry. Trust me!
Other measurements for maturity include sexual integrity/fidelity, financial responsibility, solid career establishment, selflessness in relationships, and the ability to keep a cool head in times of stress. These qualities should be DEMONSTRATED before one is ready for marriage.
Most people have not demonstrated this by 18. You'll learn whether or not your partner has these qualities the hard way if you marry that young.
Most people are generally ready for marriage by their mid twenties.
If you marry at 18, you won't be the only couple that thought they could do it and make it work. Virtually every young couple in love thinks they can pull it off. However, that's largely not the case.
So, yes, it can be done. But at best, it is very unwise.

Answer 3

Hmmm...on paper almost everybody would say no but if there is a long soppy love story to go with, then maybe...

My sister has been with her boyfriend for almost 5 years now, and shes 20 in May and he is 28. They could easily have got married when she was 18 but they decided to wait a bit. They have such an honest relationship, their both really down to earth good people and niether of them think about other men or women or look at them. When their in the same room as eachother, you can see how they look at eachother, as one another is a hero or heroin. They both do really romantic things for eachother and they don't think about s---e---x as being important. Its more about spending time together and talking to eachother and cuddling etc..its easy to say that their soulmates, and they'll grow old together.

If the relationship is anything like that, then yes.

Answer 4

Well, my parents got married @ 17. Mum was 17 but Dad was 31. But I think 16 is a bit too young. Mind you, I say a person who is in love at 16 is very lucky. Iam 33 & I have never found love.

Answer 5

yes,they can fall in love but getting married at 18 will not be a wise idea.falling in love is easy but marriage requires a lot of ur time and ur gonna have to be committed to it.so no,i will not approve to an 18 year old trying to get married.really,at 18,u haven't really live life.so why not live life,experience more,go to college,and then maybe u'll see where u can go from here.18 is just to young to be tied down.

Answer 6

its hard because some people dont know what love is yet. but ill give you my experience anyway. im 24. have been married for 5 years to my wife. we met each other when we were 16. got married at 19. had our 2nd baby on the way at that time. had our first baby when we were 16. we are very much in love with each other, and thats how we both want it to stay. alot of people get married to beat their mates at it, or to have that one day where they are the centre of attention. when love hits, you know it. but you dont haveto rush into marriage. you can get engaged for a bit to see how that goes as marriage is a huge commitment and not as easy as saying your dumped mate and moving on

Answer 7

Two people may fall in love but marriage goes
beyond just falling in love as it is a committment
and responsibility of both parties involved to
adhere to the marriage vows till death due them
part and how may lovers out there are ready for
that.

Answer 8

They should try living together first. You never really know someone until you have lived with them for a while and seen all aspects of them.

If they still felt that way about eachother after 2 years of waiting I would aprove. Shows they are more mature than thier age lets on.

Answer 9

i met my wife when i was 15 and she was 14 we were together a while then went our seperate ways when i left school but we got back together when i was 19 and we married when i was 20 we are still very happy and in love nearly four years later i think it is possible as long as people know there will be hard times aswell as easy times and as long as you don t give up every difficult step you have it can work

Answer 10

HELLLL YESS - feelings are feelings thats it i wouldn't second guess their love but their maturity, becuase in that scenario if they got married and divorced three years later it wouldn't it probably would havel asted if they'd waited a while until they were mature and knew what they wanted otu of other partso f life, both accepted each others wants and needs then go in for the kill

Answer 11

Its possible, anything is possible. However they have a lot going against them because they are young and havent had the experences most older people have and also have to become stable which can be very stressful. Because of these factors and others the rate of divorce is much higher in very young couples.