How many married after 25?

[chemica]

Hi all,

Not really sure if I'm aloud to post in here, but I got a quick question. My step-sister just got married at age 22 a few months ago and it seems many other Christian people I know are marrying around that age too (or younger). I'm 21 and am single (never a gf) and am kinda getting nervous that it is going to be much harder to get married a few years from now. So, just wondering how many of you didn't get married until your mid-twenties or older. Thx.

 

[BigNorsk]

I think I was 27, that's pretty close anyway. Work at making yourself a good husband even though you don't know who it's for. You are in an age where tons of your friends are going to get married, often quite suddenly. Or they won't get married, they will live with someone and do everything as if they are but they won't bother with the wedding.

It won't be long before they will start to show up again and start to tell you that the most wonderful person they married was actually the antichrist in hiding!

Don't pay them too much attention. A lot of them aren't thinking things through or getting married for the right reasons, a lot get married just because they like the idea of being married. And a lot of them pick really, really bad choices of who they marry.

Figure out what the person you would like to marry would be like and try to get pretty detailed, and then keep your eyes open. Or you can even advertise to reach a wider pool of potential mates.

Best wishes,
Marv

 

[Linnis]

I was 19 but my husband was 26 when we married.

 

[akasmom]

I was a couple weeks short of 34, hubby was almost 42

 

[ChildByGrace]

My H and i were both 26 when we got married.

 

[Sascha Fitzpatrick]

I had my 25th birthday 10 days before the wedding (my DH was 31 - actually he still is! )...

I'm glad I married when I did - much more confident in myself, and aware of what I'm to do with my life, than I was at 19.

Sasch

 

[lin1235]

I was 26, he was 27. We had been dating for 7 years when we got married, but I'm really glad we waited. We were both much more mature and ready for marriage than we would have been earlier.

I have a large number of single friends aged between 23 and 28 - but of course, it's a cultural difference, very few people here tend to get married before 24. Anyway, to the OP, God will send you the perfect person at the perfect time - in the meantime, focus on your relationship with Him!

 

[HeyHomie]

I was 27.

I think a lot of Christians tend to marry too young. Maybe it's because they feel pressure from their families and churches?

 

[tryingtobe]

I just got married at 26 and my dh is 34

 

[~Nikki~]

We got married when we were both 29. For me, it was one week before my 30th birthday.

 

[thepotterisstillworking]

I was a month away from turning 27 and hubby was a month away from turning 38 when we married, first (and only) marriage for BOTH of us.

 

[JulySheMustFly]

This might just be the area where I live but most people I know, Christian or not, married at 23/24 or later. We married young (19 & 21) but not quickly for our relationship.

 

[felinity]

You won't be over the hill at 25. I promise.

I'm 29, and I just got married about two months ago. If you'd told me two years ago that I'd be married before I turned 30, I would've laughed in your face. I'd resigned myself to being single for the rest of my life, and I had grand plans of retiring at 30 and traveling around the world. I hadn't even met my husband then.

Just be patient, and wait for the right time. God's timing is perfect. It's crazily unexpected sometimes, but it's always perfect.

 

[Southern Cross]

I got married at 22 (just before my 23rd birthday). Knowing what I know now, I would have a waited until I was at least 25, maybe even 30. Sometimes you just don't know yourself that well when you are that young, and you change a lot before you hit 30.

Believe me, there are no lack of marriage minded men and women out there when you are a little older. Sometimes you just need to look a little harder.

 

[J20]

Hi all,

Not really sure if I'm aloud to post in here, but I got a quick question. My step-sister just got married at age 22 a few months ago and it seems many other Christian people I know are marrying around that age too (or younger). I'm 21 and am single (never a gf) and am kinda getting nervous that it is going to be much harder to get married a few years from now. So, just wondering how many of you didn't get married until your mid-twenties or older. Thx.

I didn't marry till I was 26, and the older you get the more opportunities there seem to be.

J20

 

[LynnMcG]

I was 28 and my DH was 27.

 

[Cright]

I was 27, dh was 31.

It was just about perfect timing I'd say

 

[RooMama]

My husband and I were both 29 when we married.

 

[seeking.IAM]

Although I can't cite the source, I heard a speaker indicate that the average age for first marriage in the United States is rising. I believe he said it is now 27 or 28 years old.

I am from a different generation. I was 22 and my wife was 19, two-weeks shy of 20. We've made it 32 years.

 

[Darkhorse]

I was 36, she was 31; first marriage for both of us.

We both could have gotten married earlier, but I had a lot of growing up to do.

Glad I did, and glad she waited.