A Right Age For Marriage?

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for this study had conventional ideas about marriage which prioritized the importance of love, relationship between husband and wife, and building a family; as well as closeness and support. However, different ideas and expectations of marriage will obviously affect the question of the right age to enter into matrimony. There are also cultural aspects that influence this question.
There are very disparate views on the "right" age to get married. Many people feel that age is essentially irrelevant and that compatibility and love are the most important aspects to be considered. On the other hand, there are those who insist that age is an essential factor and that young marriages often end in divorce as the bride and groom are sometimes not mature enough to cope with the expectations and responsibilities of marriage. Responsibility and maturity was a theme that occurred numerous times in the interviews conducted with married couples. The preponderance of opinion from experts ...

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The average age at marriage for females is higher now than at any time in our history, and there is a slow, upward trend.
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Many experts estimate that marrying young can result in an increased divorce rate; while divorce rates generally seem to decline where the couples are older. However, this does not necessarily imply that the marriages of older partners are more successful; divorce rates may be artificially low in this category due to financial and other factors. All these aspects were the focus of my questions in the interviews conducted with a number of married couples.

Interviews

Three couples were chosen for the survey. The first two couples married at a ...

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