According to New Hampshire, (with proper consent) getting married as young as 13 years old is logical. The only thing I've seen 13 year olds commit to is their love of Miley Cirus and Cheetos. New Hampshire holds the youngest legal age for marriage in the United States, while Mississippi holds the oldest. Boys of Mississippi! If you can drink you can get married! That’s pretty good because if I was getting married when I was 21 I'd HAVE to knock down a serious dozen to go through with it. What happened to marrying when you’re mature and ready? Ugh…that’s sooo last year! Careful you little rug rats, taking the plunge too soon is probably a bad idea.
The National Center for Health Statistics say half of all marriages beginning at the age of 18 plummet to divorce just 10 years later; So basically, around the time you should be getting married, you’ll be signing papers and fighting about who gets the Wii console when it’s all said and done. I wonder if the failed marriages have anything to do with getting married before hitting mental puberty. Between the ages of 18 and 25 one would typically begin “finding themselves.” Although you never magically “find” yourself by the age of 25, you do hit a level of mental maturity. This meaning, your no longer a whiny, selfish crybaby...typically. At this point, you can look at situations logically and make the right decisions such as--oh, I don’t know...getting married? Other reasons for divorce could include:
1)My hubby took a belly shot from the bartender
2)She spends too much money at forever 21
3)Cancun was more important to him then our 1 week anniversary
4)She got her fake taken away...we can’t go anywhere!
5)On a more serious note, we don’t actually know each other.
MY GOD what are we thinking?? How can you expect to devote yourself to someone before you devote yourself to...yourself or your wallet? Financial downfalls are a major reason why getting married before your first job is a BAD idea. (I’m talking to you New Hampshire). I’m sorry honey, we can’t get married June 5th...I have to babysit the neighbor’s kids so I can continue to save up for my ford. And if your 21; I’m sorry honey, we can’t get married June 5th...I have to cover a shift at the restaurant so I can make rent. Typical expenses for younger “ball and chain” volunteers include:
1)Car payments
2)School payments
3)That little black dress in the window of Wet Seal.
4)Fantasy Football bets
5)The bar tab you left open last night
6)Rent
7)Prom…eesh.
8)On a more serious note, can you afford their bills too?
With any situation, when it turns bad you do what you can to get out. When you crawl into a small cave, hole or maze you always want to make sure you can find your way out first. Divorce is an ugly word, and an even uglier bill. Unfortunately, half of all marriages end in divorce even after your career, finances and mental state is in order. A divorce hits you with three major financial setbacks; Divorce attorneys, decrease in income when your other half has hit the road, and of course the shitty miscellaneous fee’s that pop up sporadically out of nowhere. Kitties, I suggest you work out as much as you can before you decide to take it to the courts. The more complicated the divorce is the more money it will cost. Basically, my stubborn ass should NEVER get divorced…ever. Other costs include:
1)Large amounts of tissue
2)Cookie Dough Ice-cream
3)One night of binge drinking
4)Time spent on FB status changes
5)Time spent on deciding whether to change relationship status to “Its Complicated” or “Single”
6) And on a more serious note, figuring out how the hell you’re going to get out of yet ANOTHER pile of debt.
But hey, it’s not all sour apples and pins in your hinny. There are exceptions to young marriage. Remember its only half of all young marriages that end in divorce, there are a lucky few. Some couples have known each other for years prior to the final walk down the aisle and others develop even deeper after marriage. Who says “the one” has to pop up after 25 or 30? The one could have graduated with you or sat next to you in biology class. Other reasons for the; I do:
1)He gave you his class ring
2)….um
3)........?
4)Wtf
5)Well on a more serious note, pregnancy and truly falling in love. Love knows no age.
In my opinion, if you’re still devoting an entire week to your birthday…you should’t get married.
Resources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marriageable_age
http://www.ehow.com/about_5494170_young-marriage-problems.html
