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militaryspouse (198 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 03:08 PM Original message |
On the topic of marriage, how young is too young |
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no name no slogan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 03:09 PM Response to Original message |
1. 30 |
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rbnyc (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 10:55 AM Response to Reply #1 |
30. I also say 30... |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
2. Marriage is an institution |
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BarenakedLady (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 11:25 AM Response to Reply #2 |
33. I'm all for that! |
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Inchworm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 12:24 PM Response to Reply #33 |
40. It just makes better sense |
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La Lioness Priyanka (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 03:16 PM Response to Original message |
3. anything below 25. |
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Ptah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 03:38 PM Response to Reply #3 |
10. I was going to say twenty-five as well. |
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Guava Jelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 03:17 PM Response to Original message |
4. 120 years or below is too young |
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deadparrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
5. As someone who had three high school friends engaged |
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Tikki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 03:25 PM Response to Original message |
6. I was 18, Mr. Tikki 19.... |
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LostinVA (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 03:36 PM Response to Reply #6 |
9. Well, in 1963, my 18 year old mother married my 19 year old father |
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Myrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 03:29 PM Response to Original message |
7. 35 |
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Nikia (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
8. Looking in the local paper and online paper online |
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laylah (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 03:43 PM Response to Original message |
11. Well, considering I |
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elshiva (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 03:44 PM Original message |
It depends on the maturity of the 18 or 19 year old. |
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JVS (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
12. Below 18 is odd. Below 16 is scandalous |
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CaliforniaPeggy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 03:47 PM Response to Original message |
13. I think it's more of "how mature the couple is" |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 03:48 PM Response to Original message |
14. 3? Just guessin' here. |
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jmm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 03:57 PM Response to Original message |
15. My grandma was 16 when she married my grandfather |
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dajoki (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
16. I got married... |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 04:17 PM Response to Original message |
17. My daughter is 20. I think *she* is too young to get married. |
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skygazer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Jul-15-07 04:25 PM Response to Original message |
18. Depends on the people as well as the culture |
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Gormy Cuss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 10:31 AM Response to Reply #18 |
29. It depends a lot on your family culture too. |
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regnaD kciN (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 05:10 AM Response to Original message |
19. My ex and I both agree: 25! |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 05:12 AM Response to Original message |
20. Depends on the couple, I think. |
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NewWaveChick1981 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 05:29 AM Response to Original message |
21. I was 29 when I got married, and that was still too young. |
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pokerfan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 05:33 AM Response to Original message |
22. 14 |
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TommyO (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 05:39 AM Response to Original message |
23. Friends of mine married when they were 21 |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 05:57 AM Response to Original message |
24. It's different for everyone. |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 11:00 AM Response to Reply #24 |
31. Hi there! |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 07:51 PM Response to Reply #31 |
41. Hey LIW! |
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Left Is Write (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 09:00 PM Response to Reply #41 |
42. I'm good. How are you? |
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Mutley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 12:14 PM Response to Reply #42 |
55. Doing okay. |
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Esra Star (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 06:13 AM Response to Original message |
25. Breeding partner 25 |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 07:03 AM Response to Original message |
26. I was married at 16 and that was definitely too young. |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 07:19 AM Response to Original message |
27. I'm also going with 25 |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 07:33 AM Response to Original message |
28. I'd say that anyone who has never lived on their own is too young |
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WritingIsMyReligion (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 11:20 AM Response to Original message |
32. Well, I suppose it depends on the people. |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 11:25 AM Response to Original message |
34. When my brother was 19 he married a fifteen year old. |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 11:26 AM Response to Reply #34 |
35. How'd that turn out? |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 11:32 AM Response to Reply #35 |
36. Hard to say. They had two beautiful children, both kids growing up |
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bicentennial_baby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 11:32 AM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Well, it could have turned out much worse, no? |
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Joe Fields (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 11:41 AM Response to Reply #37 |
38. Yes. My SIL is a good person who got married too young, realized it, |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 11:50 AM Response to Original message |
39. I think for most people, anything younger than 26 or 27 is too young. Of course there |
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Mr. Blonde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Jul-16-07 09:11 PM Response to Original message |
43. I say 20 or below is too young |
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bumblebee1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 01:34 AM Response to Original message |
44. I remember having this conversation with a guy I served in the Navy with. |
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Whoa_Nelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 01:47 AM Response to Original message |
45. It all depends... |
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Alexander (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 03:24 AM Response to Original message |
46. My friends got married at 22. I wonder if it was too soon. |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 12:13 PM Response to Reply #46 |
54. We Were 23 |
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Mythsaje (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 03:39 AM Response to Original message |
47. I tend to think 30 is just about right n/t |
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last_texas_dem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 03:39 AM Response to Original message |
48. It's hard to say |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 04:04 AM Response to Original message |
49. 55 |
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Seashell Eyes (498 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 07:18 AM Response to Original message |
50. It depends if the couple has gone to college or not |
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Deep13 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 07:57 AM Response to Original message |
51. 12 |
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av8rdave (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 08:08 AM Response to Original message |
52. First marriage, I was 23, she was 19...definitely too young! |
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dropkickpa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 08:21 AM Response to Original message |
53. Below 25 |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
56. I was married at 20. That was 34 years ago. My |
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bleedingheart (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
57. It is about the maturity level and I think experience level |
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taught_me_patience (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
58. If i took a vow of chastity |
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Dastard Stepchild (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Jul-17-07 03:14 PM Response to Original message |
59. I'm more likely to be concerned about length of relationship... |
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