There's Nothing Wrong With Marrying Young
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There's Nothing Wrong With Marrying Young

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Haley Martin
Sep 14, 2016
Saint Cloud State University
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There's Nothing Wrong With Marrying Young
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"You can drive at 16, go to war at 18, you can drink at 21, and retire at 65. So how old do you have to be before your love is real?"- One Tree Hill

Lately I've seen that a lot of my Facebook friends have been getting engaged and I've heard and seen quite a few comments about how they're too young or shouldn't be rushing into marriage already. Really it isn't anyone's place to judge but I'm here to say it's okay if you fall in love at 19, or 18 or any age (except like 12ish) and get married.

Sure maybe they won't be able to have a glass of champagne because they aren't 21, but they get to spend those few extra years with the love of their life.

Sure maybe they won't be able to afford their dream wedding because they don't have years of hard earned money saved, but they do get their dream spouse. And they get them now.

There's nothing wrong with finding the person you love if you're young. Being young doesn't' determine how deeply you can love, you don't need to be a certain age to meet your soulmate. There's no limit to the love you feel.

People need to stop shaming and judging young married couples. Maybe they do it out of jealousy that they couldn't find love this young. If life has taught me anything it's that you have to embrace everyday like it's your last. You never know how long you have to live so live it with the person you love as long as you can. If you want to marry the person you love no one is stopping you (unless you're under 18 your parents might) so live with the person you love and forget what others say.


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