I don't think age matters at all, as long as you know it's right and what you want who's anyone else to tell you it's wrong?!
I would've quite happily married Luke when we were younger, it just took him 7 years to get round to proposing!! (we'll be 27 and 28 on our wedding day) xx

I was a wee baby the first time I got married hehehe two months before my 19th birthday and the ex was 21!
We met but never talked but got together at a mutual friends wedding in April, got engaged that August on my 18th birthday and married the June after that. Then we moved to Germany beginning of August of the same year (he was in the army).
The marriage lasted 12 years and I have two beautiful girls from it. (waited 3 years to have the first then the 2nd 3 years after her)

This time round I met my other half on line in the October of 07, just after I turned 30 (and not long split from the ex) and in person in January 08, had our son is September 09 and engaged November 09 and our wedding is set for 1st November 2015 when I will be 38 and h2b will be 33.

Age is just a number it has nothing to do with weather or not a marriage will work or not! If two people love each other and work together then it will last weather they are 18 or 80

Personally I think 18 is the youngest you should be to get married, old enough to get married without your parents permission.

I'm 21 and still get told I'm too young to get married but it doesn't matter what everyone else thinks its about making a commitment to each other and how much you love someone! I been with my H2B 4 years and lived together now 2 & Half years xx

same i feel young even though i'm going to be 23 when we get married in May, i still feel people look at me when i go for appointments, h2b will be 27. I do agree it should be above 18 but then it's just down to how you feel in the inside and whether you feel mature enough to make the commitment. I've alway been mature in that way and new i wanted to settle down and get married and have a fam etc. x

i was 24 when i first got married big mistake lol, i will be 32 this time, age isn't important there's so many people that marry late and don,t last same with young couples so it all depends on you and h2b if it feels right then go for it

Ill be 22. OH will be 27...
Been together 4 years, have a 3 year old. known each other for 5years. (doesnt matter really about how many holidays you have been too lol)
You with somone who you love & want to be with, why should it matter about the age. Its irrelivant when you both want the same things, & no its true love.
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I was with my ex from just before my 16th birthday, we were engaged when we were 19 - and ultimately split when we were 21. Tbh looking back now I think we were caught up in the whole romantic notion that we'd be together forever and it would be so 'grown up' to get married. We hadn't experienced life, as all we'd done was meet when we were at school, move on to college then on to working - not much in life really lol. I know now that if we'd have got married then, there's a big chance we'd have been divorced by now.

I was also with my son's dad during my 20's - but knew I'd never marry him (I think you just 'know' sometimes).

I met my husband when I was 34 and he was 28 (also with past relationships). I think having a past and also life experience has helped us to be ready for marriage. There's definitely no way I would've married at a young age - but I now feel confident that my marriage will last because we both that the maturity for a life long commitment.

Age is no gauruantee of success in marriage. As long as you can see yourself moving forward in your life as part of a partnership, that's the most important thing.

My mum got married to my dad when she was 17, on his 18th birthday. They divoced about 5 years later.

On the other hand, my mil2b got married at 19 to fil2b and theyve been together 41 years

I was 21 when i married my husband & he was 22.
We may be young but i am definatly old enough to know what i want :)

My mum married at 21 also and she had a fab life with my dad & us kids xx

In general, I think things like compatibility, and the length of the relationship, are more important than age: for example, I personally think you should have been with someone at least 2 years before marrying them, as I think otherwise the 'honeymoon period' can cloud judgement. You also see a lot of couples who clearly have relationship issues, and just aren't that compatible, getting married, and often, these marriages don't last.

However, I also think you change a lot in your 20s; I know that in my case, in the last couple of years (I'm nearly 26) I have changed a lot; for example, I have gone from thinking I wanted children 'because that's what everyone does', to realising I have never and will never want children, and I have also changed my career path, and am now starting a PhD, with a view to remaining in academia. I am glad that these things came up before I marry my OH; what if, for example, we'd married earlier, had children, and I'd regretted it? What if we'd married, only for me to then tell him I didn't want children? As it was, it was tough enough telling him as we'd been together 5.5 years, were engaged, had booked the venue etc; I think that being married could have made it even more difficult and stressful for both of us, and possibly led to resentment (eg, him thinking I had deliberately kept it until after marriage to 'trap' him). Who knows.

I guess also I don't really see the rush with very young couples; why not wait until you're in your mid 20s?

I'm 25, h2b is 44 today, but he's very immature for his age lol.

We got together when I was 19 and he was 38. He didn't want to get married ever, and I wasn't fussed, but as time passed we both evolved and now being married has become quite important for both of us.

I think it's about finding someone who will grow and change with you. I'm sure most people would agree that whatever age they are, there life was different ten years ago. Xx

My dad has told me to most certainly live life before getting married. I'm 19 at the minute and i'm most certainly getting married in the next 3 years due to H2B being 25 in December. We've been together for 4 years and we know that we love one another and we've changed one another so much for the better. Age is a number, as long as you're comfortable then why should anyone else make the choice for you

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when it comes to love, and what you want in life then age really isnt a factor.
People say live life to the full before you settle down and have marriage and kids etc... but what if thats the path you have chosen and thats the way you want to lead your life? Im not career driven, i cant wait to be a wife and a mom, and my OH wants that too, he wouldnt be offended if i worked but im not wanting to be a top knotch doctor, lawyer or anything like that. He'd love to be the old fashioned gentleman, working and paying for us to have a lovely comfortable family life!
Yes im 24, 2 months off 25 when get married, and hell be just 26 when we marry, which is quite normal these days, but turns out both my mom and gran got married at 25....so!

When you know whats in your heart it shouldnt matter what anyone else thinks...and people will see how happy you are and will be there to support you and enjoy your special day with you! x

I want kids straight after we're married, and people have a harder time accepting that than they do about us getting married! Especially the mums!

exaclty! as long as ur happy then thats all that matters!!! its your life! noone else can rule it now your over 18! :)
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Like others have said if your happy & in love then who cares what age you wanna get married if you know the person you want to marry is the person you want to stay with forever.

Me & Hubby had a weird start to our relationship but i do think without our little boy here we would be the same, going on regular holidays,enjoying more time together but hey ho things happen and we have a gorgeous little boy but still go on holidays and still get regular days/evenings when it just me & hubby :) which im pleased about :D

Do want another child but going to wait till after the wedding, however i am sooooo broody right now its crazy haha dont help my MOH has just given birth in the past few days too :( lol

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Im not sure mym as im 21 & i have a career... i work in a well known charity working with young adults with profound disabiltes. I was 17 when i fell pregnant & at at the time i had just finished my college course doing childcare, i was working in a school with a little boy who had ADHD. I then took a year off to spend time with the baby. I got the job where i am now, and love it here. i am working on my health & social level 3 diploma & then will be working towards my level 4.

You put your mind to it & its what you want you can do it!
My little boy never goes without we do regular family holidays yes ok there in the uk but he loves them hes only 3. we are now saving for the wedding, going Tunisa next year before wedding & Australia in 2014. He is fed very healthy helps he doesnt like chips or doesnt like chocolate much, he would have fruit over anything. He is well dressed. He goes nurseru 3 times a week. & me & hubby both work, were on no benefits, live in our own house too.

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I agree also with LegoBride!

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I'm going to be 29 and my H2B will be 35 so older than u lot lol but had we met when we was younger we would of got married earlier but we would of been together for nearly 7 years by then.

But just ask everyone else has said it's just a number as long as your both marrying for the right reasons I wouldn't listen to what other people say

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I think it depends on the couple, but not in any way the couple themselves would be able to quantify. Of course some people are ready to get married young, but I'd personally say until they've had some life experience, they wont know themselves well enough to be ready for getting married. I''ve always wanted to get married and have a family, and from when I was 16 I've been in a couple relationships that I thought "this is it" in, which failed. Looking back from hindsight and experience, I can see now that I've changed such a lot from the person I was, even 2 or 3 years ago, I'd have been totally unprepared for marriage at 21, even though I was convinced that I was. I know no-one stops changing, and no-one can 100% guarantee that their marriage will last forever, but I believe I'm now at the stage of my life where I'm ready for marriage, but my own experiences are irrelevant to trying to determine whether anybody else is ready if you see what I mean!

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Age in my opinion isn't a big thing. As long as you have been together for a while and know each other/love each other then who is anyone to say otherwise?

Perhaps there is a connection between splitting and getting married younger but, splitting up happens at any age and for many different reasons unfortunately.

I will be 26 when I marry and my H2b is 27 and will be nearly 28 when we marry ..... I still feel like I am 18 at times and when I was on holiday last week, our rep and other couples we were speaking with thought me and H2b were 20/22 so we perhaps look young too. Nothing wrong with being young or looking young after all, how do we think people in the older generation have been married for 50+ years!

Enjoy every moment of the planning and the day as it is supposed to be fun and exciting.

Age is just a number When I get married I'll be 23 and H2B 26 So many people say I'm too young to get married your just a baby I don't listen to them H2B & I will be exactly 6 years together on the day we get married Know each other for 7 going out for 6 and engaged for 4 years I Like to think of it this way I'm 20 and not married so I'm on the shelf I'm late getting married I'm past 20 Lool Plus the younger I get married I can get to my 55th Anniversary Emerald Anniversary =D <3 X