So how should I go about finding someone and all that deal? I'm 23 and I promised myself I would be married by my 26th birthday. Time is running out.
2007-10-25 00:25:21 · 17 answers · asked by bovinotarian 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
I made this promise when I was 16
2007-10-25 00:29:49 · update #1
I am a guy :-)
2007-10-25 00:33:50 · update #2
Wow - I've never known a guy to make such an promise.
2007-10-25 00:56:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi.
Well, that was a silly promise to make yourself! Sorry, but it's true.
Your heart will tell you when it's time to get married, not the calendar.
Everyone is different, and for some people 26 would be way too young.
When you feel so in love with someone that you just don't want to continue life without him, and you still feel that way after a year or even two of dating him, THEN you should get married.
Good luck!
2007-10-25 00:31:52 · answer #2 · answered by RH Arizona 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Don't give yourself a time limit on finding happiness. If you rush into getting married, you might marry the wrong person and the relationship won't last.
Marriage is just a piece of paper that tells the world you picked this person as your life's partner. Before you worry about getting married, you should find a person you want to be with for life.
Don't hold yourself to a promise you made (to your self) when you was still a child. Before you even knew what real love was.
2007-10-25 00:44:50 · answer #3 · answered by Daddy Big Dawg 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When you stop looking for the right person, they'll find you.
There's nothing wrong with waiting until you're 27 or 28 to marry. You need to be sure you're financially stable before marrying anyway. Why not focus on having a good time and saving money for the next few years? It couldn't hurt...
2007-10-25 01:52:47 · answer #4 · answered by Roland'sMommy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please don't put a time limit on love. I did and boy it was a mistake, not even a year has gone by in our marriage and we are seperated going through a divorce. I had a time line of 30 and jumped into marrying someone 1 week before I turned 31. When love finds you, you'll know it it may happen tomorrow it may happen when your 28, just ride the wave and see where life takes you.
2007-10-25 01:06:02 · answer #5 · answered by kimandnaomi 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only other people, two of them, that made this promise are both now divorced.
Please do not set a time limit on when you will get married. Just let it happen.
2007-10-25 00:33:55 · answer #6 · answered by Richard F 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Thats silly.You dont know who you will come across at what time in the future and if you marry just to get married you may be sorry if you miss the right guy.You will NOT die if you dont marry at 26, wait and be patient.It would be foolish to comit to a foolish promise like that,unless the man of your dreams has already proposed marriage for that age.
2007-10-25 00:37:03 · answer #7 · answered by Joe F 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How in the world can you make a promise like that to yourself and full fill it?Are you wanting the title of husband?Or are you wanting a family and to be a man and settle down.This isn't a game.I mean how does this sound to ya.You do find someone and ask them to marry you and they ask you why you want to marry them.You say i made a promise to myself i would be married by my 26th b-day.How sweet and romantic does that sound?
2007-10-25 00:58:26 · answer #8 · answered by lollypop 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yikes do not put a time line on it!
You will be desperate and marry someone for the sake of being married not because you love and cherish that person and want to spend the rest of your life with them.
2007-10-25 01:04:18 · answer #9 · answered by joy55js 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Love happens! Don't go looking for it, it will find you. Unless you're more interested in getting married than finding love.
2007-10-25 00:29:24 · answer #10 · answered by Elt 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋