The young getting married

LilacPixie

my friends parents married at 16 because she was pregnant with my friend. They are still married 32 years later. I married at 26 and OH was 24 and that seems a fine age. I think I would struggle if one of my kids wanted to marry at 16.

thorsoak

50 years ago, I met OH - he was 19, I was 16. We married 4 years later (I had to have signed parental consent in order to get married under 21) and now, 47 years later, are still together. Good times, rough times - but we looked at the promises we were making to each other - and we meant them!

Doesn't stop us arguing about things , it didn't mean that I didn't have a struggle (early 60s) before EVERYONE - not just OH - recognised that I had as much of a right to an existance outside the home as he had - but along with most women of my age, I gained my independance and respect.

****kara****

I got married when I was 19 and we have been together 12 yrs now but I know quite a few who married young and are now divorced. 16 is way to young imo. Looking back I think getting married at 19 was young too but thats jmo

pinknfluffy0

I got married at 18, 10 years later we are still together but having some problems right now. We were far too young and both made mistakes which we are still suffering from today. I really do hope we can make it through but I would advice my children not to marry so young.

tinksy

i met my husband at 19 and we were engaged at 20 and married at 23. We have been together almost 5years now and stronger than ever. We have had a horrible year and although its been hard we are very happy together now and I wouldnt change the fact i met him young at all. However when we got engaged we got a lot of negativity because we were young. so god knows what would have happened if we were younger!

xmaslolly76

Even if the parents were to refuse they can still get married in gretna green at 16 with out permission.

SingleSue

My mum was 15, my dad 17 when they met...they got married when mum was 17 and dad 19 and last month celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary.

I was 16 (nearly 17) when I met my husband, got married at almost 20 and in total we were together for nearly 20 years until he got the roving eye and got bored of family life.

Kavanne

I've been with my bf for over six and a half years, since we were 15 and we're getting married in 10 days.... I sometimes wish we had got married when we were 16 just so I could be smug because we are still together!! lol

liney

There are people who have smoked all their lives and live to they're 90; the vast, vast majority do not. Likewise the vast majority of wed 16 year olds get divorced, with the very odd exception.

I met my husband when i was 16, and married him when i was 21, so it's not that i disagree with getting married young, but I do feel that the divorce rate is so high because it's taken too lightly. I would not give my permission, or blessing until they were at least 18, and i'd encourage 21, and have finished education.

Furny

My parents got married at 17 (mum) & 20 (dad) mum was pregnant with my bruv then me 3ys later) but they did eventually split up when we where grown up after 27yrs marriage they said they had "grown apart" but i knew mum had feelings for someone else.
My parents are still close & even though my dad has re-married then divorced since & both have had partners they have both seperatley have told me on ocassions that they still love each other (after a few drinks! i stay out of it!).
I got engaged at 17 & had in my mind my parents marriage but we split up, later i married at 25 & feel this was a good age for me.
If my boys told me they wanted to marry at 16 i'd advise them of the concequnces if went wrong & advise to wait, if they where adamant i'd give them my blessing rather than risk loosing them. At 16 if they wanted to go ahead maybe a harsh/expensive lesson (if it went wrong) would be what was needed & if they stayed together well it would be a happy ever after!.
In my opinion everyones situation is different.