A distant friend of mine (friend of a close friend) just got engaged. He is almost 20 and she is 22. They started dating when he was 16. His parents found out and made them split and told him to at least wait til he is 18 or get the fuck outta the house (not sure to reasons as to why parents didn't allow them to date.). So thats what they did.

They kept in contact with each other - his parents didn't allow them to stay close. When he turned 18 they started dating and its been almost 2 years and they're going to get married.

I'm sure the girl is the same but he is really mature. When we were younger he use to be the screwball, the one who did stupid shit all the time, but now he is by far the most mature in my group at that age. They both have good jobs and their idea of fun isn't getting smashed anymore.

When I told my sisters (who are 20 and 24 and barley know the couple) they both outright said that they he is too young. I explained to them that he is financially smart, emotionally stable, and mature but they seem to think its too young and claim that you change too much in your early 20's to get married.

Personally as long as you can provide for your wife, emotionally and financially then I think your ready. (sexually helps ) I don't think I'll be ready in 2 years (when i'm 20) but if I found a girl that I'd spend my life with I think that could settle me down.

So when do you think is the proper time to get married?

Also, if you liked each other from 16 to 20 what are the odds your going to change that much from 20 to mid 20's?

up to the guy.
if the guy's not afraid of commitment at 20, then kudos to him.

this guy i know's been dating his girlfriend for about 8 years.
they're getting married in November.

i know of another couple that got married last year, and i think they were together for about 6 years.

they're under 26.
not too sure.
i think it's 23, and 24.

20 is young for marriage but its still rather normal, not like its unheard of.
I guess its all about how mature you are.

I know a 17 year old who's getting married to an 18 year old a couple of months. She'll be 18 then, but they're both Christian and have some inhibition about pre-marital fucking, so I'd assume that's why.

Although, I did fuck her many, many times and still have semi-nude shots of her... So maybe I should show up the wedding...

Anyway, the right age to marry is never.

Dude, this is totse, you know the rules. Pics or gtfo....

Never.

It's not about a physical age, but an emotional one.

Your name should be Girlyman411.

What age does a boy become a man?

There is NO age that is valid across the board. It depends on the maturity of the individual and the prevailing culture.

I can't imagine that here in the west that many people under the age of 16 are old enough to marry although I believe Holland allows it at an earlier age (13?).

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