College years are supposed to your wild years. These years are supposed to be your years for figuring out what you want in a partner, maybe having many partners, and to decide what you really want in life. You're supposed to enjoy your freedom and enjoy not being tied down to another person.

Truth is, being married isn't the end of freedom. Being married young is exploring life with your best friend by your side, having someone there to give you the ambition to study that course you hate and having someone there to play hooky with to go to the mall. Being married is still going on dates but coming home to a place that you can call your own where you're building your beautiful family. Being married young is still experiencing all of the fun things in life, but always having a companion to do it with. I'd venture to say it's one of the most rewarding things I've ever done.

Being married is also one of the hardest things you'll ever do. The things you thought were cute and quirky just become really friggin' annoying. The way he sings in public, once charming and funny, now so embarrassing. Maybe she leaves the cap off the toothpaste and then the crusty stuff accumulates on the top. Whatever it is that was once endearing now just sucks.

You realize a lot about yourself; you're probably not as easy to live with or as great as you thought you were. Your knight in shining armor might seem a little rusty, but there is something so gratifying about building and maintaining something you made all on your own. Somewhere between the little arguments and eating spaghetti while sitting on the floor in your tiny kitchen, you'll realize that while everyone else is discovering what they want, you already found it, and it's yours forever.