What age did you get married?

We were engaged at 22 and 24 and will be married at 23 and 25.

I am 24 and my husband is 26. If I married the boy I was dating when I was 19 I'd probably be divorced or totally miserable. A lot has happened in my life since I was 19. I graduated college, moved cities, got a career, bought a house, etc. I'm a different person now and so is my ex. However, there are couples who stay together! My cousin just married the guy she's been dating since we were 16. So it all depends!

My point is, people probably point out your age not to offend you, but because it is a huge growing stage in your life, and one that doesn't fair well for a lot of couples. Your early 20's are a weird time where things are being figured out, falling apart and falling into place. Everyone's lives are different so I'd take all of those opinions with a grain of salt!

Engaged at 30 and 32. Getting married at 31 and 33.

I was 27 when we got engaged and will be 28 when we're married.
I'm also the oldest in my family to get married lol

My brother was 20 and his wife 19.
My mom was 17 and my dad 23.
My grandma was 16 and my grandpa 19.

I’ll be 29 when I get married, but I’ve been with my fiancé for almost 9 years. I’m glad we waited so long before getting married. We were both very different people at 19 (the age when we first met), and luckily even with all our growing and changing we are still compatible, but that’s not always the case with many people. Not saying that to scare you, but I would highly recommend some premarital counseling before you get married! It’s super helpful, no matter why your age.

FH and I have a 6 year age gap as well! We got engaged right before my 24th birthday when he was 30. I'll be 25, and he'll be 31 when we get married. Love is love, regardless of age.

We got engaged when we were 18, now we’re 20 & 21. I say don’t let anyone get you down because your relationship is nobody’s business!

I'll be 27 and he'll be 26.

I've met 20 year olds far more mature than some 30 year olds I know. For me, it's more of an independence thing. Personally, my fiance and I wanted to be 100% financially independent from our parents prior to being engaged and we were. I'll be 25, my fiance will be 29. I've been in two weddings, both had a bride that was 21 and groom that was 20. Both are still married & have great marriages. I think it all just depends! My fiance would not have been a good person to marry at 19 or even 25. We met when he was 25, and he was still a big partier and guys guy and loved going out, drinking a ton, staying up super late, etc. He has obviously matured since then and started a full time career & life with me. I personally wasn't ready at 18 nor was I at 21! I didn't feel ready until I was 22, but the financial independence didn't occur until 23.

I'll be 29 and my fiance will be 31.
I was still in college at 19 and definitely not thinking about marriage. However, if you are happy, being treated well, and ready to take the next step, go ahead. Best of luck to you and your FS!

My H and I were both 30. We have been together since we were 18. We wanted to have our careers/housing/lives in general solid before we added the stress of being married. Worked out well for us. If we would have gotten married at 19, there is a very distinct chance we would not have lasted. It's just as easy to grown apart

What is the backlash based on? Just your age in general? The fact your FH is older? Or the concern that you don't have things like a career figured out yet?

FH and I will both be 26 when we get married in June.

We’ve been together since we were 14. Honestly, we knew at 19 that we’d get married - we just wanted to get some things done first... we graduated college, began careers, I finished grad school, and we bought a house. But that was a personal preference. If you’re ready, you’re ready!

I got married at 22. But ill be 23 on my wedding day.

I was 21 and he was 25 when we got engaged. We’re 23 and 27 when we get married. We’ve been together since i was 18 and knew we wanted to get married when i was 19, there just was somethings we wanted to do before had and some complications that used our savings so we weren’t able to till now. So I don’t see a problem with being 19 and knowing what you want.

We started dating when I was 19 and he was 27. We got engaged and I was 20 and he was 28. And when we get married I will be 21 and he’ll still be 28.
No one has really said anything to me about the age difference but they do tell me I’m young. But if you know he’s the one for you and you love your man, then don’t pay attention what everyone else says. You know what you can handle and when you’re ready for marriage. It’ll all be great! Rooting for us! 😝
p.s. if and when someone says something to you about being young, laugh it off and just say you know it’s gonna work out. It’s none of their business anyways 🤷🏽‍♀️

We got engaged at 20 and 21 (but got together at 15 and 16) and will be married at 24 and 26 (my birthday is a few days after the wedding lol)

I’ll be 32 and he’ll be 37 at the time of our wedding. First and only marriage for both of us! It took us a long time to find “the one.” Don’t let anyone make you feel bad that you find the one when you were younger! When you know, you know.

I'm 33 and my FH is 39.

But this is my second marriage. I got married at 21 (my ex was 26) the first time and we just grew up into different people who wanted different things. The people we became couldn't be in a relationship anymore. The marriage lasted 7 years, so we tried. But unfortunately, people are going to give you their opinions, especially if they are older. People who have lived through their 20s remember how much they changed during that time. The things I THOUGHT I wanted when I was 21 turned out to be nothing close to the things I actually want in life.

This doesn't mean that 2 people who get married young are going to grow apart. You might grow together and in the same direction. I've seen it happen. I have friends who were high school sweethearts and they're still very much in love and a great couple who really compliment each other.

Every relationship is different. For me, personally, I wish I hadn't gotten married the first time. But I just got so swept up in everything. My ex knew what he wanted in life at 26, but I only really figured that out for myself at 29.

We are both 24 and getting married at 26.

How long have you been together?

I’ll be 28 and he’ll be 27. I agree with PP’s. Every relationship is different!