This topic of discussion has been on my mind for quite some time now. I've told some stories to my family about friends of mine getting engaged and getting married and they always have the same response, that they're either throwing their "young life" away or that it's such a big mistake.

I love my family very much but I have to disagree with what they think, regarding this topic. The friends that I know who have already gotten engaged or married had been with their significant other for a good amount of time when they decided to take that next, big step. Everyone of their engagements were not a surprise to me or anyone else, as in you kinda knew it was coming.

Getting married at a younger age is not "throwing your life away" and it is by no means "a big mistake". Obviously there are circumstances where it is too young but those are extremes. The age I'm mainly focused on here is 20-24. I believe at this point in our lives we are adults and we can make decisions for ourselves. Many people at that age will have been just graduating from college or maybe eve grad school. Dating is tough, especially in this day and age but something just clicks though. Everything just makes sense when you're with that one person and no one can tell you differently. I truly believe that it's not a mistake if you don't make it out to be a mistake.

Just a disclaimer, these are just my thoughts on the topic in general and what I've seen in my own experience. You can agree or disagree but this is how I feel.