Marriage at young age!!

[Child-Of-God]

What age did most of you get married here, just curious?

[Ponderin]

Barely 17, the first time. (http://www.geocities.com/sapientgirl2002/nancy17.jpg.txt)

[Patty T]

21 the first time - and not at all ready then; ended up divorced.

Almost 30 the last time. Married 17 years now.


Patty

[yankeedownsouth]

I had just turned 23, my husband was 22. We've been married 12 years this December.

[Ponderin]

Originally posted by yankeedownsouth
I had just turned 23, my husband was 22. We've been married 12 years this December.


May God bless you both in remaining that way until death do you part!


Amen!

[cindyw]

I was 23, DH 24. Celebrated our 15th anniversary Oct 1st.......Blessings in Jesus, Cindy:):

[Tabitha573]

I was 20, dh was 18.

[matheteou]

23 the first time and lasted 2 1/2 years.

27 the second time and my bride of 25+ years was a tender 18.

[Rom831]

1st time - 20 and it failed because we (especially I) had no idea how to give to a person of the opposite sex and eventually, those hormones that were so strong at 20, werent enough to keep the marriage together. And back then, my "faith" was questionable at best.

2nd time - 28 and it failed after two years when she left me for her 6th affair. One important thing when you get married, make sure your spouse has stopped dating!! Silly me for assuming that!

Bless...ArtS

[janh7]

27 only time. Been married 23 years on Valentines Day.

[Ajani]

Married just days before my 25th birthday, and about a month before dh turned 26.

[glorymj]

I was 17, he was 19. Been married 12 years and it just keeps getting better.

[Hootmon]

I was 25, my Wife was 24. Been married 17 years.

[sagerat5]

I was 31, dh was 27...been married 13 years next week and yes, it keeps getting better. ( I saw the world before I met him so when I got married I knew I'd found the best ;):

[mrsppmrxky]

I had just turned 20 and DH had just turned 19.

If we live to see May 5, we will celebrate 25 yrs together.
(We had been best friends for 2 yrs before we started dating, so I had known DH 3 yrs when we got married.)

[katt]

Me/25

Him/23

Lasted 15 yrs..


Hint..make sure your future spouse wants the responsibilities of marrage/parenthood..not just the titles..;):

[Hootmon]

Originally posted by mrsppmrxky
(We had been best friends for 2 yrs before we started dating, so I had known DH 3 yrs when we got married.) I actually had dated my wife while we were both in Highschool. I knew her 9 years before Marrying her. :):

[Sojourner]

We met in high school and dated for 6 years. We were married at age 22 and in September we celebrated our 19th anniversary.

[faith_in_love]

I was barely 20 y/o...was waayyyy too young and immature to be getting married...he was 26 y/o.....he was waaayyyy too irresponsible to be getting married...bad choice there...it lasted 9 years...most were horrific....

I was 32 y/o the second time...it's been almost 4 years now...(he was also 32 y/o)...and things are great...this is a partnership and a lot of give-and-take...although our marriage is not perfect and there are some things that need work...I am very happy with it and we have a good marriage...we have been blessed despite a number of odds...

[Moony2ns]

I was 21, dh 22. We have been married for over 12 years.

:D:

[Paul]

We starting dating at 16 and were married at 21. We've been married almost 9 years and have been together almost 14 years overall.

[scottruff]

Me: 32
Her:30

18 years together. Still going strong.

[Michele93]

We were both 28 and celebrated our 7th anniversary in October!

-Michele

[Arabesque]

I was 18 and he was 19. He was stationed in England, and I was stationed in Greece for our first year of marriage. We almost got divorced, but decided to give it another chance. We just celebrated our 18th anniversary.

Our marriage was pretty good to begin with, but after both of us accepted Jesus as our Savior, our marriage has improved a 1000%.

I feel as if I've re-discovered my best friend who I had lost contact with.

[ddlewis86]

My wife was 21 and I was 22. We dated for 3 years before we were married. We celebrated 13 years in June.

[nooneuno]

We were both married at age 22 yrs. Celebrated 25yrs of marriage this past June. (oh my sweetest love forever) :kiss

[kklovesJesus]

I was 20, DH was19.

Been together for 18 1/2 been married for 16 this past August.

[toddlemom]

We were 28. First time for both.

We were also told that "Even though you are both so old you probably won't have children, you'll have lots of good years together." :confused

We had 3 kids in 5 years :rofl

Together 12 years. Just keeps getting better and better. But we do wish we'd met earlier, would probably have had a bigger family! :pound

[2bossy]

I was 18, he was 21. We've been married 12 years and have 4 kids.

[igglet]

We got married (only time) 2 weeks before my 25th birthday. DH was 26. We've been married 9 years. Neither of us would have been ready for marriage sooner, we needed to mature. Plus, we both had already graduated college, lived on our own, and had ideas about what we wanted and didn't want in a future spouse. However, it's different for everyone--my parents married at 19 after 2 months of dating and were happily married 34 years before my Dad died last year.

[Mommy2KandM]

I had just turned 21 and hubby was 23... we will be married 8 years this Dec.

[Crescendo]

21 and 22, respectively. Working on our thirteenth year.

[duckdogger]

...I had just turned 23, my husband was 22. We've been married 12 years this December

I completely misread this. I thought you guys were married before you were teenagers. I about dropped my oatmeal.

[Sane]

:D: Lotta experience in here...you fellas could probably teach me a thing or two...like what not to say in certain situations...:pound :doh

Well I was 23 (24 now) and my wife just turned 24 (25 now) We just celebrated our 1 year anniversary May 16th.

Just had our first child...she's a beaut...

We're still working out the little stuff, sometimes big stuff, I guess to you guys we're still getting used to each other?

We'll we both gave our lives to Christ last year, but were raised in two completely different denominations...but God is working on us...

Wish us the best....thanks...:thumb

[duckdogger]

Best.

[Child-Of-God]

Ok thanks just wanted to know, as a guideline for me. thanks everyone

[DeeLeeKay]

I was 18, DH was 19 and we will have been married 26 years soon.

It keeps getting better.

[2scoops]

I really do not think it is the age that matters, it is how close the man and woman are to God. Notice how I said man and woman, because God does not honor same sex marriage. My mother and father got married at 20 & 18. They have been married 35 years.

[CamelPower]

We were both 42 at time of marriage.

[quiet_reverie]

I was 18. Brian was 19. That was in 1991. We've been married over 12 years now. *grin*

-Donna
www.onlyindreams.net
Your misery is everyone else's entertainment.
-Adam Duritz

[Enlightened]

age 18..... just celebrated 35 years
:kiss :kiss

[Leah4Jesus]

I was 22, DH was 23 when we married. We will have been together 11 years this December, married for 4 1/2 of them. Two beautiful kids.

[blitzkreig]

Originally posted by Enlightened
age 18..... just celebrated 35 years
:kiss :kiss shucks! You got me beat:D:

I was 20 she was 18 and we celebrate 30 years this next June. We had dated for 3 years so this was no rush thing. Yes since she was 15.

We put off having kids for 10 years and then had a boy and a girl... was that ever a lifestyle change after being married for 10 years without:pound

EDIT to add that I met her in church:nod

[Steffie]

I was 19 he was 18, will celebrate our 11th anniversary this coming May 2004 :):

God bless all,
Steffie

[Sandra]

Enlightened has us beat, too, but not by much! I was 18 and DH was 22. We celebrated #32 this past June! Like many have said, it just keeps getting better and better. BTW, there are 3 of us involved in this marriage, me, DH, and Jesus! We have been blessed with a DS and a DD. DS has been blessed with a DS and a DD. Our DD gets married this January. She's 28 and FSIL is 38. Both have never been married before and both are missionaries and met on the mission field. They will serve our Lord together.

[Enlightened]

I would like to add that I never dated anyone other than DH. The first time I saw him I knew I would marry him one day. We were childhood sweethearts when he went into the military we were seperated for 3 years....but we stayed in touch through letters (I wrote him almost every day..he wrote twice a week). We wanted to make sure that our marriage would last, so when he came home we waited 6 months before we were married.
And I wore "White" at my wedding :nod ;):

The point I'm trying to make is, I didn't just happen to see him...God arranged that part, the rest was up to us to accept or reject. Today when we look at our grandchildren we say.. "Oh what a wonderful God we serve. With Him all things are possible."

[Purple Kitten]

Way to make me feel OLD, people!

I'm 24, never been married, and not even dating anyone. :(:

[Enlightened]

Originally posted by Purple Kitten
Way to make me feel OLD, people!

I'm 24, never been married, and not even dating anyone. :(:

(((Purple Kitten))) ...don't give up. My cousin was over 30 when she got married. She's been married for 37 years now. My daughter best friend didn't marry until she was 33 years old. My own daughter is 29 and she isn't married yet. Now all these ladies had/have the same situation...they were/are waiting upon the Lord to bring the right person into their lives.

God has a plan and purpose for each and every life.

I was very young when the Lord brought me face to face with my future...others within my family were older. A few were called to do other things with their lives..marriage not being one of them.

My favorite verse is - Psalms 118:24 "This is the day which the Lord hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it." I have it written out and placed above my computer, so that I am reminded that whatever happens the Lord is in control.

Praying that the Lord will bless you abundantly and bring you peace. :angel

[living4JC]

Me: 24
Her: 23

Married for 8yrs, 2 kids and we're still sane!

[JDM2]

First and only time at 38! My living grandparents are celebrating their 72nd wedding anv. Dec. 7th.

[WriterMom]

Originally posted by living4JC
Me: 24
Her: 23

Married for 8yrs, 2 kids and we're still sane!

This is such a great thread! I was 25 and dh was 24. We've been married almost 11 years and have 3 kids. Living4JC - you're still sane? Well then, I think you need to have at least one more kid! Who needs sanity anyways?! :P:

YSIC,
Writermom

[toddlemom]

Originally posted by Purple Kitten
Way to make me feel OLD, people!

I'm 24, never been married, and not even dating anyone. :(:

Don't worry about that! I met DH when I was 25 ... just met, did nto go out ... and weirdly enough, I didn't have another date until HE asked me out 2 years later. (Due to work issues ...) We got married when we were 28.

It's kinda funny .... people who were married at 18 or 19 were consistenly told they were too young (if they married in the 1980s or later ...) and people who married at 28, 30 or older were told they were kinda old.

So according to our society ... there's NO ideal age to get married! (Depends on the peeps involved ...)

So ... don't worry about it ... don't compromise your values ... and don't let anyone think you are desparate. Stay happy, busy, involved and connected even if it kills you! Be friends with everyone ... some little old lady at church might have a single grandson in another state, you know :nod

((PK))

YSIC
Ann

PS ... during my single years I had a 3-legged cat with mental problems :twitch ... I might have made a very BAD marriage if I didn't have that cat to worry about!

[houseparent]

We were bth 19.

Been happily married 14 years.

http://www.digitalpose.com/mbr/1/23133/p/533014_3331701496642247716_v.jpg

[Grace]

I met my husband when I was 17. We dated for 3 weeks, became engaged, and were married 6 months later. That was 25 years ago! We have a great relationship and have been truly blessed.