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Underage marriage By : Phraina Mars
I define underage marriages as young teens under the age of 18 who marry. According, to Wikipedia Marriageable age in the United States is 18.Those younger than 18 can marry with parental and/or judicial consent. My opinion about Underage Marriages is that a person should wait until they know that they are stable with having finished school, having a first-rate job, planning a future, and leaving there old ways behind which means being mature. I think that a person should finish school, have a high-quality job, and have a good future planned before getting married.
The good reasons why teens think underage marriage is ideal is because; they desire freedom from their parents, have a strong yearning of being with the person, and longing to have a child. According to marriage.about.com, half of the teens that are married are likely to be divorced within 15 years.
They may think that the above are good reasons, but from my point of view, these are bad reasons to get married. These young age marriages usually result in high divorce rates, children issues, restricted future options, limited time with your friends, and hesitancy to go out in the real world. Additionally, according to the Center for Law and Social Policy, “Compared to girls who marry later, teenage brides have less schooling, less independence, and less experience of life and work.” Teen brides are also at more risk for suffering abuse and living at poverty levels.
Overall, according to Wikipedia Teen marriage, the rate of teen marriages is decreasing because there are more options available to teens. “As of the present (2008), teen marriage is not encouraged and has still not received great acceptance in much of the world. Teen marriage is most prevalent in culturally- geographic isolated parts of the world and it is decreasing where education is the focus of the population.”
we cannot stop young teens from getting married but we can let them know that marriage is a long time
Commitment that both party have to agree on.
14. June 2009 at 16:59
According to your about.marriage.com 1/2 of the teens that are married are only likely to be divorced with in 15 years. That means the other half lasted almost 15 years. Wow that’s incredible. So called adults cant do that. CENSUS BUREAU; Number,timing,and duration of marriages and divorces issued Feb.2005 Reports that,10% (or 20% cumulatively) are divorced by about the 20th year after marriage. FIRST TIME marriages end in divorce only last about 8 years. Marriages are most susceptible to divorce in the early years of marriage for adults after 5 years. The latest annual divorce rate is 0.37% for the year ending Nov.30,2004 (1991 was 47%, 95&96 was 43%, 2002 was 38% now 37%. We are getting better, perhaps if we could help teens remain married, work together to get through school,help them learn to support one another, and stick it out instead of objecting to the idea all together. Just a thought.
15. June 2009 at 05:01
I guess it all depends on the couple. Some facts are true on this but, as for my parents they are a “rare” few. My Mom ran away from home when she was 12 & get prego. She has been with my father for 30 years & they are happily married (like I said they are RARE). We grew up with a young Mom. She is not against underage marriage because abvioulsy she did it but, she does advise that it’s not easy.