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Yes I'm Young And Yes I'm Engaged

I think it's about dang time we keep our negative opinions to ourselves

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Yes I'm Young And Yes I'm Engaged
Shelli Peden

Recently, on November 15, 2016, the love of my life asked me to spend the rest of my life with him. Of course, I said yes!!

We were celebrating our 2-year dating anniversary whenever he asked me this very important question. I've known since the first date we ever had together that he was the man I was going to spend the rest of my life with. I wouldn't necessarily say it was love at first sight, but I knew there was something special and that we were meant to be. I love my fiance' and I am so stinkin' excited to spend the rest of my life with him!!

Even though I am the happiest I have ever been in my whole life, people are still finding ways to be negative. Over the past week, I have been through an emotional roller-coaster. I have been happy and I have been sad. I have been grateful and then the next second mad. You see, people think that their words, or lack of words, don't hurt someone. Let me just tell you something, they do hurt.

Yes, I am 20 years old and yes, I am engaged. I am blessed enough to have found the person that God wants me to spend the rest of my life with. I am already tired of hearing the "OMG you are too young to get married!!" and the "well, I was with someone for four years and we didn't work out soooooo.." comments. I'm sorry that you think I'm too young and I'm sorry your long relationship didn't work out. It doesn't mean that mine won't.

My fiance' and I have prayed over the decision of spending the rest of our lives together and God has answered those prayers by showing us that His plan is for us to be together. Just because you aren't happy in your own relationship or you think I am too young to get married because it would be too young for you to get married, does not give you the right to say these things to me. I know everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but this is supposed to be one of the happiest seasons of my life. Can you keep your mouth shut and stick to the rule "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything at all"?

I know that people will think I am too young to get married. Good thing I'm having a two-year engagement, right? I'm in school and will need time to plan the wedding of my dreams. I'm not getting married tomorrow. As a matter of fact, I have 753 days until my wedding - exactly a week after I graduate college. I know that people think you have to be with someone for 5+ years to know if they're "the one". Hahaha, no. I know a couple that spent two months dating, went to the courthouse, got married, and have been married for 25+ years now. When you know, you know.

Like I said, everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but I think it's about dang time we keep our negative opinions to ourselves and let those who are happy, be happy.

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