For all those nosey people in Walmart.

1. Are you pregnant?

Seeing how my husband was +4,000 miles away from me for many months, no, I can't say I magically became pregnant. I didn't realize that marriage at my age automatically meant someone was pregnant. And so what if I had been? I don't see how that was anyone's business either way.

2. Are you going to finish college?

Oh, I'm sorry, apparently, marriage meant that I had to forfeit my future career. I didn't realize that women couldn't get married nowadays and not be able to finish college. They should give that ultimatum before you sign the marriage certificate; MARRIAGE OR A DEGREE? I decided to go with both because, you know, it is the 21st century.

3. Don't you think you're a bit young?

Well yes, I am young, but so were your grandparents, great-grandparents, and so on. I didn't realize there was a specific set age in the United States for the perfect timing of marriage, oh wait, there isn't. I know quite a few people who got married at a late age and are divorced now. So no, to answer your question, I don't think I'm too young to be married. Let me repeat myself, that's also none of your business.

4. But you had the whole world in front of you!

Gosh, if I had known getting married would put the whole world behind me...OH WAIT, it doesn't. I don't know why people think getting married is putting a ball and chain on your ankle. The world is still right there in front of me, and I can choose to go and do just as I could before.

5. You're going to miss out on a lot of experiences.

That's funny because my husband is stationed in Germany, and guess who gets to move over there with him because we're married? I get to experience a whole other country because of my marriage. Which, might I add, I would most likely never get the chance to do if not being married. I also will have the love of my life with me to experience new things to come. Who said you had to be single to experience life? I think having someone to share things with is far better than doing it alone.

Yes, I understand that certain circumstances make marrying at a young age not the brightest idea. However, none of us should judge anyone for their actions. We should also learn to put ourselves in other people's shoes, and realize what options they have and what their reasons are. So please, stop asking young newlyweds these questions, or saying these comments.