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StephanieSky
VIP March 2017

Married before turning 20?

StephanieSky, on December 12, 2015 at 12:17 PM

Posted in Etiquette and Advice 128

Hello Everyone! I want some opinions from you all. What do you think about marriages that happen when both are under 20 years old? I ask because my FH and I are both 18 years old right now and will be getting married shortly before I turn 20 years old. We've been engaged for 2 months now and I have...

Hello Everyone! I want some opinions from you all. What do you think about marriages that happen when both are under 20 years old? I ask because my FH and I are both 18 years old right now and will be getting married shortly before I turn 20 years old. We've been engaged for 2 months now and I have already been getting lectures by relatives (not my parents but his!) About that we are too young and not going to last. This has caused many issues and we can't even talk to his parents now. This is very difficult for the both of us! We are to the point where we don't want to invite them to the wedding at all because of the hurtful things they've said and done. Long story short, would do you think? Edit: His parents were highschool sweethearts and got married when they were 20. My mom married my Dad when she was 18.

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  • Emily O.
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    Emily O. ·
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    I'm confused because you keep saying you "think you'll be ready by the time you're 20?" I might be wrong here but most people don't get engaged if they're not ready to get married at the time. Saving up financially and being engaged is one thing, but saying "we're getting married when I'm 20 because I think we'll be ready then" is another. You're either ready to get married when you get engaged or you're not. You don't make a commitment to someone like that with the mindset of "oh, I think I might be ready by that time."

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  • OGSue
    Master August 2016
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    I was madly in love and engaged when I was 20, I was out of the house, working full time (retail); but something still didn't feel right. I didn't feel emotionally ready to make that type of commitment, there was still growing up I needed to do. I quit my job, went back to school, ended my engagement , and figured out who I was going to be when I grow up - it wasn't until then that I knew I was ready to meet someone and enter that phase in my life. Do you feel ready for this? If it was meant to be then you both can hold off and take the time to be the people who you are going to be when you grow up.

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  • StephanieSky
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    StephanieSky ·
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    Thank you @AmandaJefferey221! I know that they have issues with me, and he has asked why but they provide no reason. I am tried to talk to them and discuss that I have no intention of hurting their son. They never listen. But thank you for the support!

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  • StephanieSky
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    @Sue & @EmilyO. I do feel ready, I could marry him tomorrow. But that wouldn't be smart financially, and wouldn't give many of my long distance family time to get to know my FH. Being emotionally ready, and ready in absolutely every sense of the word are very different. So I apologize for the mix up!

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