tell if you think teenagers at 16 should be able to get married and what is the right age to get married
138612
Teenagers should NOT get married. They are incapable of knowing what its like in the REAL world. and a marriage is hard enough for adults, what makes a teenager think they can handle it. Rent,mortgage,food,phone bills,electric bills,gas bills,unexpected things that pop up. Kids do not understand what interest is, or what happens if you send late payments, what about kids. I assume if the moronic kids wanna get married then they are going to have a kid pretty soon, that adds more stress into the equation. What about health insurance, life insurance, Can a 16 year old handle that? Also a side thought, is this 16 year old marrying another 16 year old or an older person who promises to take care of them. BULLSh!* Dirty old men will only use them and get another young girl when she gets too old to play with.
664130
I was 14. and that was way to young. I don't think that age really matters but I do recommend that you are married when it happens.
51192
If you aren't sure, wait.  If he really loves you, he'll be willing to wait a couple more years.  Your parents are right, the statistics on marriages before 22 are much less promising than if you wait.  The reason for this is not to say that you aren't in love now, but so many people do a lot of growing between 18 and 22.  People can completely change peronalities, life styles, morals, values, and everything in those four short years.  Being married while going to school and going through this transitional time in your life, could put quite a strain on your marriage.  Talk to him, and see if he will wait.  Never go into marriage if you don't know with all your heart that he is the one, and the only one, the one you love with all your heart, who you can imagine spending the rest of your life with, and with no one else.  Good Luck! :)
50669
first of all how old are u? are you even old enough to be thinking marriage?. I hope that you are at least in your mid twenties?
188061
As others have said, you must be 18 to get married without parental consent. You can leave home at 17 if your parents allow it, but if they do not, there is little you can do to keep them from making you come back home. If they do try to do that, you can petition in court by arguing that you are in fact emancipated because you care for yourself, but really, it's simpler to wait until you're 18; it's really not that long to wait.
43838
You need to be at least 21 to get married without your parents consent. Besides that you need "official" documents, such as birth certificates, natl. Ids, etc
228725
It really depends.... how long have you been together? how long have you known each other? Getting engaged is a major commitment that you have to ask yourself if your ready to make to a 17 year old. If you are convinced its the right thing to do and think she feels the same then do the old fashioned thing.. ASK THE PARENTS permission!!! If shes not 18 yet shes not getting married til she is anyway and if her parents disapprove well, then chances are shes doing it out of rebel ion not love! But 17 year olds can be very mature and if you 2 are happy you'll know when its the right time.
553875
At 16 you can drop out. At times we're a tough group here. You got married, nice to hear some people take responsibility for their actions. Try and finish school by correspondence or whatever, a diploma is still important. All the best.
396023
There is No 'Right' Age!\nWe All mature at Different Rates!\nOur Ability to Judge Our own Judgment increases with age!\nHence why Younger Folk who leap into marriage do tend to mess up!\nHope this helps You!
156877
Anytime after 25, because you mature and change so much between the ages of 18 and 25.  Plus it gives you a chance to get the partying out of you're system and you get a chance to be young and have fun without worrying about anybody else.   May sound selfish but every once in a while we all have a right to be selfish and if you're married you don't have that chance.
636156
I think 18 is a good age. Really its impossible to say because everyone is different. I have saw some 30 year olds that was not mature enough to make a decision like that. Some 16 year olds are very mature and can make rational decisions. Because it is impossible to set the law on a case by case basis, in America they determined that 18 was the proper legal age.
303930
Although it is already legal to get married at your age.  I don't think you're not emotionally ready.  If you really love one another, it doesnt matter even if you'll be separated for some time.  If you love someone, there is loyalty and committment.\n\nYou will start from scratch.  Considering that you have no money, you may have some financial issues.  \n\nDon't get married just out of your fears.  Get married when you know that he really is the man who you want to spend the rest of your life with, and be the father of your kids.
499290
I think that you should get married if you really love him and you want to be with him for the rest of your life and the military life is hard but if your strong enough you can get through it. I'm 20 too and I'm married to someone in the military and it did not matter that I was only 19 when I got married. I know who I wanted to be with it and there was no point in me waiting until I was older.
647459
I don't know if the age of consent there is 17 or 18, but there would be issues with sex if she's under that, regardless of engagment (which is meaningless legally). So far as marriage, yes with parental consent it is legal & no real issue.
265997
i see that you want to have a more stable relationship and i don't blame u for that. \ni also wanted to marry when i was 17 and my bf 25. but we needed our parents' consent and they didn't agree. i have to tell you that now (when i'm 22) i realize that i'd have done a great mistake by marrying the guy then. i've met a lot of guys ever since and even though 'he' seemed to me the charming prince at that time, i realized that there were other guys much better than him.\nnow i don't even think about marriage, i want to enjoy life, cause all my life i'll be married. \nit's hard to be married i'm telling u. and you'll soon get bored of it and it's not like something you can give up like that. it concerns the rest of your life.
383786
Sure.  At 21, you're not ready for marriage or children, particularly, children.  Stay single, hon.  You ain't yet wife material.  That will come later.  It isn't an insult, it's just fact...... 21 is too young today, to get married....  Who you want at 21 isn't going to be the same guy you will want 5 years from now......
662394
I keep passing on Dear Abby's advice, but people keep asking this same question.  No one should get married until they are financially and emotionally able to support themselves.  Neither one of the people is old enough to do that, so no they shouldn't get married.