When is an appropriate age to get married?

There is no right or wrong answer for this. Some are ready at 21. Some are ready at 39. Some are never ready. It all depends on the individual. I think a person should at least be financially able, and mentally mature enough before marriage.

mmm… I believe 30 is a good age, but still, check Al Pacino for example, never married, happy as a clown, it depends on the person…

I don’t think there’s a set age, and it’s not all about love. I think it has a lot to do with the mental and emotional stability of the couple, the life goals they have set and agree upon, the priorities they hold close, etc.

It’s not a very romantic image, but I think it’s the best way to avoid becoming a statistic.

I do not believe that there is a set age to get married…

First; Maturity level plays a huge part. A guy still at home with no job , living with mommy and daddy has NO business getting married and starting a family…

I believe that before one gets married that they need to finsih their education .

They neeed to have a JOB and be able to support and take care of their own family ; NOT move in and be a burden to the inlaws or your own parents .

Also; really need to be in LOVE and not just in Lust .

97. Maybe by then all conceivable wild oats will be sown. Maybe

I can’t imagine wanting to get married just because I hit a certain age. Instead, you will know when it’s right with the right person.

31 – Hey, you asked for my opinion.

I’d like to get married between the ages 21— 28.

Early 30’s…Get your career in order first…My opinion.

When someone is mature enough to handle being part of a supportive “team” and not just worried about ME all the time. When someone can support themselves independent of their parents, etc. When someone is ready to make a long term commitment to someone… age might not be the biggest concern… maturity and self-sufficiency is.

The late 20’s to early 30’s are a good age, because by then most people are out of school and are beginning to get settled in terms of finding a job and a place to live. Of course, this is just a ballpark figure that may or may not apply to particular individuals, and that’s fine, too. People should marry when they feel ready.

I agree with @azlotto for myself, but it really depends on the person. My sister was pretty much ready to get married at 18 (thank goodness she didn’t), but I, at 22, am nowhere near even thinking about marriage.

Marriage should happen when someone feels comfortable enough with their own self to understand and accept what it will be like to spend the rest of their life with the same person. But heaven knows that’s not how things seem to go in real life.

Everyone matures at different ages, and some never mature at all. I got married when I was 36. I can tell you straight up that I was not ready to get married until around age 30.

@phillis very much agree! Hope you’re doing well.

@taciturnu – Thanks!! I hope you’re doing well for the holidays! I’m afraid to say Christmas anymore but…..... Merry Whatever to you :).

@phillis I am, I am.(You can say Christmas to me, and I’m not a Christian. Hell, say it to whoever you want to!) :) Are you feeling better about it? Seems I was thrusted the duty of planning a wedding in less than two weeks! You’ll have to wish me luck with that one!

@Polly_Math Whats magical about 31?

I don’t think there is a magical age, however one shouldn’t get married till they are better prepared mentally and financially. Marriage is hard enough without adding burdens to it. One should however at least wait till 21. By then hopefully you have enough common sense.

Shit, Pandora. Had I waited until I was financially secure I never WOULD have gotten married. It was a financial relief, combining our incomes. With that comment aside, I do agree with you, even though it might not look like it.

@taciturnu Good grief!! When’s the baby due?!

28+ years old. Any younger than I just feel it seems to young.

@phillis my sister’s? July… But she’s only on the East coast until January 6th, and decided she wanted to do it before she left. Being the older, married sister, I gotta be the one to throw it together. :) How are the girls? Getting ready for Santa? Only a couple days left!

@phillis you aren’t the only one. I only suggest do as I say and not as I do. LOL

HAHAHAHAH!!, Pandora, you ARE bad! HAHAHAHA!! Here I was, thinking how long you waited, getting your “house” in order before marrying! LOL!!

@taciturnu It was a joke…..you know…..a fast wedding? Usually because a bundle of joy is on the way :) Although in recent years, it’s been due to military deployments :(

@phillis well, joking aside, she IS in fact pregnant! lol! (I thought I must have told you- how else would you know?) :) She was originally coming out to announce her engagement, but she found out she was with child just before the trip. So now, she announced the baby, and the wedding! Should be a good time, though.

@pjanaway You consider anything below 28 to be too young? Yikes. I want to stop having kids by age 28!

@taciturnu You could have told me! I may have forgotten. But man, what a wonderful reason to hurry a wedding, because they wer eplanning on marrying anyway! So yeah….GOOD LUCK! You’re going to need it. You have to slam that thing together!

@phillis Meh, I don’t think I did tell you. You’re so clairvoyant. :) It IS lucky they were planning on it anyway. Just means a lotta craziness for me between Christmas, New Years and a wedding. If I’m not in as much contact, don’t be mad at me, OK?

I promise :) But I still might bitch at you just a little bit :)

lol OK, fair enough. :)

I wanted to get married at 26. Now I’m bumping it up to 30. I really think it depends on the person.

Someone who is 22 but has left the parental home and been working and living independently for 2 years is going to be more mature and ready for marriage than someone who is 28 and still living at home with parents.

35 is perfect age