Advantages of early marriage: are there any?
Some people believe that getting married early is horrible. Is this idea really so bad or not? Are there any advantages of early marriage to girls and boys? Let us discuss this interesting topic that worries the minds of young couples from all over the world, not just Nigeria. early marriage and possible consequences.
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Early marriage
It often happens that the two people who fall in love with each other start to think that they are really meant for each other. They hurry to get married because they believe that this is their destiny and he or she is 'the one.'
What do older people think about such a quick decision? They begin to judge the happy couple and forget how they felt when they were young and in love themselves.
There are some benefits of early marriage if it happens between two young people who are truly in love with one another. We are not talking about early marriage when the man is old, and the girl is underage.
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What are the advantages of early marriage?
We’ll list the top 10 benefits of early marriage below. This list describes all the advantages in the most curious way.
1. No 'baggage' behind
Young people who marry for the first time in their life are free of 'baggage'. This can be a great thing for a new relationship that will grow, blossom and bloom if the two people bring their love into each other’s life. This gives more opportunities for a stress-free marriage that could last for many years.
2. Developing together
Young people can develop together, grow together, explore each other’s character and discover personalities, etc. Early marriage can be a great path for both partners who have a unique chance to grow from youth into adulthood side by side.
3. No big expectations
One of the major benefits of early marriage is that the two people have no major expectations. This is their new experience. They build their family life brick by brick, they don’t have years of hope, ups and downs, understanding what the perfect marriage is, etc.
4. Affordable wedding
When a couple is young their marriage usually doesn’t cost as much as the wedding of people who already have businesses or built a successful career. Besides, young men and women can find any event romantic, awesome, and incredible no matter how much money is spent.
5. Sharing habits
When you ask, ‘What are the advantages of early marriage?’ – we should say that two young people can get similar habits. This is much better when two sweethearts influence each other and share similar interests instead of one person trying to change the habits of the other one.
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6. Long way to go
To be able to build a life from scratch is one of the most impressive benefits of early marriage. A young husband and his young wife can enjoy many crazy moments together, travel together, earn new experience and don’t hurry to raise children at once. There is enough time for two second halves to enjoy each other before they decide to have children. They have enough time to plan everything.
7. Testing adult life
Early marriage also gives a chance for two people to test the real adult life while still being young. They can live together, make a repair and changes in their apartment, buy their new car together, etc. If they like their marriage, they can turn it into a real life-long miracle.
8. Happy couples
It is believed that those couples that get married when they are 20-26 years old tend to be happier than those who marry after turning 30 years old. This means you have higher chances of becoming happy and enjoying your family life when you choose early marriage.
9. Plenty of time to divorce and marry again
When you are young and marry early, you still have plenty of time to divorce if you find out that you are not compatible with your wife or husband. Then you will still be in your 20’s to meet a different person and marry again, still being young. Isn’t it awesome?
10. Safer pregnancy
Women (in their 24-26 years old) have higher chances of carrying a healthy baby when they become pregnant in young age. Those women who are 35-45 years old and get a late marriage have higher risks of miscarriage because of their biological age-related changes.
Early marriage: good or bad?
There is no guarantee that early marriage will make a couple happy and would last forever. At the same time, there is no guarantee that a mature marriage will not end with a divorce.
In other words, no one knows which marriage would be a wonderful union of the two hearts in love. Thus, we cannot give you one answer whether an early marriage is good or bad for you. For some people, it becomes the most amazing event of their lives, and for others, it can turn into a major disappointment.
Everything depends on the couple, their willingness to listen to each other, find a compromise and preserve their feelings throughout the years.
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