My wife and I married eachother at 20. There is no minimum or maximum age to get married. Life is about knowing what you want and having the guts (and patience) to make it happen. Congrats to the happy old folks!
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82 years later, R.I. couple still holding hands
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very cool - but no link to the whole article? How many great-great-great grandchildren do they have? That's just amazing....
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wdlove said:I got married in 1972 at 24, my wife was 26. Happily married since. We have 49 years to make that record. Certainly longevity would have to increase.
Congratulations to John & Emilia Rocchio. May they have more happy life yet and not end up like the couple that Doctor Q posted about a few weeks ago.
I thought that it was cute when Emilia talked about "Making love" and then patted John's arm.
I started my fatherhood with 19
(For some people just ) , maybe, but that's life and I love my kids, I'll be 25 in some days and already have 2 children (Looking forward to ... ), got married and now getting divorced, (Please do not insert "I'm sorry" here ) , hey! I have a great life and want to make it even better!! Congratulations for the couple J&E if it has meant their happiness, I'm not looking for a Guinness - record but my happiness and the best way to share what I have and what I'm.My grandparents are 65 years together, maybe a bit more, my parents, 38.
Great for them, great for everyone who can say "What a happy life".
noel4r said:
I think that depends. If said man is a typical jerk - immature, inconsiderate, unapproachable, stubborn, untrustworthy, unfaithful, etc..., then giving him time to grow up a little bit would probably be a good idea.
Well, at least I think it worked for me, anyhow.... If I got married earlier than I did (40), I'm pretty sure I'd be on my third or fourth wife by now. And who can afford that these days?
MFK
Counterfit said:Yes, the OCEAN STATE does indeed rule
Meh. I never cared for that moniker. I greatly prefer Lil Rhody and "Biggest Little State in the Union".
Macaddicttt said:
Well put.
I married young and it has been great for me, my wife and I were 21. My friends have talked about marriage and I would definitely reccommend it for some and definitely discourage it for others. If I were to get married later I'm sure I would have gone through some painful experiences that I would have brought into the marriage and I would have most likely had a spouse that would also have some hangups and it would harder to keep a good mindset about the marriage with a history of serial monogamy and quitting when things get hard. My wife and I don't even joke around about the D word and I really like it like that. When I got married I said "until death do us part", not matter how hard it gets. You can argue both sides of getting married young vs old(er) until you are blue in the face but, like Macaddicttt put it, it really just depends on the couple. Antecdotal evidence has proven to me that treating marriage as a life-long commitment, and of course communication, are the two most telling factors of whether a marriage will last or not.
why is getting married before 30 wrong? i dont get this whole new culture of sleeping around, get a few diseases, few abortions, loads of mental trauma and then settle down later in life for second best?
personally id love to get married to my girlfriend. she feels the same. we've been together for 3 years now, but we're waiting until we've finished university and got good jobs to finally get hitched. so we've got another 2-3 years left. be about 22-23ish.
but god knows i dont want to be in my 30's still looking for a girlfriend/wife when all the good ones have been taken.
just my take on the subject.
and congrats on the topic couple though. tis quite inspiring!
personally id love to get married to my girlfriend. she feels the same. we've been together for 3 years now, but we're waiting until we've finished university and got good jobs to finally get hitched. so we've got another 2-3 years left. be about 22-23ish.
but god knows i dont want to be in my 30's still looking for a girlfriend/wife when all the good ones have been taken.
just my take on the subject.
and congrats on the topic couple though. tis quite inspiring!
raggedjimmi said:why is getting married before 30 wrong? i dont get this whole new culture of sleeping around, get a few diseases, few abortions, loads of mental trauma and then settle down later in life for second best?
personally id love to get married to my girlfriend. she feels the same. we've been together for 3 years now, but we're waiting until we've finished university and got good jobs to finally get hitched. so we've got another 2-3 years left. be about 22-23ish.
but god knows i dont want to be in my 30's still looking for a girlfriend/wife when all the good ones have been taken.
just my take on the subject.
and congrats on the topic couple though. tis quite inspiring!
I think that it all depends on the maturity level of the couple. Everyone is different and have to make the decision for themselves. There is no magic age. I didn't sleep around or live together prior to marriage. My wife was my first.
