i got engaged at age 17, it was 3 months before i turned 18, and i just turned 19 but im still not married. we arent ready to take that next step yet. just because you get engaged doesnt mean you necessarily have to get married right away. you could wait 5 or 10 years before you finally decide to. and breaking an engagement off isnt nearly as bad as marrying right away and getting divorce. not as much legal bull to deal with and its a lot cleaner of a break. but i mean sure you shouldnt be 10 and engaged to someone, there has to be a limit somewhere, but as long as you know what you are putting yourself up to and are happy i really dont see the harm.
I think anyone that is thinking of getting married is a fool if they start before getting their life together. I mean a CAREER, retirement investing, etc. Most of the divorces Ive seen are caused by money problems and immaturity. Young adults think once they get married its all wine and roses. Then reality creeps its ugly head in.
When you know you are in love then it doesn't matter at what age you get engaged. Engaged doesn't mean you are married lol. You have to wait till 18 to get married unless you have parental consent.
My husband and I knew we would get married when we were 16, did it right after we turned 18 and have been married 8 years.
Personally, you can be any age. An engagement is effectively the announcement of intent it is not an action in and of itself.
Provided that it is not coerced/forced (arranged doesn't necessarily mean coerced/forced) and that the parents and whoever is getting engaged is happy with the agreement (or heck, that just those that wished to be engaged are happy) then I have no problem provided that there are no legal obligations (and there usually isn't until marriage).
To me an engagement is about declaring your feelings, your commitment and your sincerity...we don't have enough of that in today's world, all we have is people...who have effectively no shame or moral decency.
I'm not saying this as a religious nut, I'm just a safe and cautious nut >.<; (Who actually doesn't like any of the Abrahamic religions that much). To me, it's better to be safe rather than sorry...and sorry gets you aids.
I think if your not living on your own away from your parents then your too "young" to be engaged... why? because your going to have to support yourself b4 you can help support both you and whoever you marrying. Im not saying one person is going to be doing the work but if u can support yourself how in the world are u gonna keep up ur own weight
I think 18, is young enough. I remember seeing kids in school getting engaged. I wasn't even thinking about getting married, just finishing highschool and going on to college.
Definitely think that you got to be a legal adult, however old that might be. But that's not enough... you also got to know deep down inside that it's the right time to settle down. I realize that getting engaged does not mean getting married, but it's still a commitment to doing so. Everyone of us is different and the right age for each of us is also different. Be smart and think with your head more than your heart.. all will be well then.
Each person can do what they want. Maybe some persons should wait until they have lived a little and seen some life before they take the plunge at such an early age, say under 25.
My husband and I knew we would get married when we were 16, did it right after we turned 18 and have been married 8 years.
Provided that it is not coerced/forced (arranged doesn't necessarily mean coerced/forced) and that the parents and whoever is getting engaged is happy with the agreement (or heck, that just those that wished to be engaged are happy) then I have no problem provided that there are no legal obligations (and there usually isn't until marriage).
To me an engagement is about declaring your feelings, your commitment and your sincerity...we don't have enough of that in today's world, all we have is people...who have effectively no shame or moral decency.
I'm not saying this as a religious nut, I'm just a safe and cautious nut >.<; (Who actually doesn't like any of the Abrahamic religions that much). To me, it's better to be safe rather than sorry...and sorry gets you aids.
But hey, I'm a boring person =p