What is a good age to marry?
What is a good age to marry? People vary a great deal in the
ages at which they become mature. A few exceptional people might
be ready for marriage in their teens.
Others are much too "young" at thirty. A good approach is to
find out the average age when people actually do marry. In most
developed countries, the age of most men today at the time of
first marriage is about twenty-four. Their brides are slightly
over twenty-one.
Contrary to popular opinion, people of today are not older, but
younger at the time of marriage than they were fifty years ago.
Having considered briefly the average ages at which people do
marry, let us now consider the good age to marry.
Studies have indicated that teenage marriages are the least
successful. They suggest that marriage in the early to middle
twenties is desirable. These conclusions find substantial
support from other sources. Child-bearing is easiest and safest
in the early twenties, although modern science has made it
increasingly safe for all ages.
A 50 years old and controversial report indicate that men reach
their peak of sex desire well before twenty, so that the
postponement of marriage places a strain upon those who observe
the accepted moral standards.
Yet emotional maturity and economic competence take time to
develop. And if marriage is to represent a complete fulfillment
of the love relationship, emotionally as well as physically, the
couple should wait for marriage until they are fully ready.
For most couples the best age for marriage seems to be from the
early to the middle twenties. Remember, however, that you are
not a statistic, or even two statistics. You are you. The
question is not, "what is the good age to marry?" but "What is
the best age for YOU to marry?".
The best way to decide is to look at what marriage success
involves, and then try to see whether or not you have what it
takes. The information found in christian-dating-guide.com may
help you to decide.