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Originally posted by Peaches-n-Cream
I read that the average for a first (starter) marriage was late 20s in NYC. Here is something about starter marriages.
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The issue of "starter marriages," as well as the book, have previously been discussed on GC. If anyone is really concerned with the phenomenon, I would suggest reading the book. With a wedding on the horizon, it really made me think about certain things--like putting too much emphasis on the wedding instead of the marriage, creating your own financial stability, and getting married because YOU want to, not because of societal expectation.
I have serious issues with assigning an arbitrary age upon which to get married, as I've said before. I know very self-aware 19 year olds who have been on their own, supporting themselves, since the age of 15 or 16, and I know 28 year olds who are totally pampered and sheltered. Just because one person is older doesn't mean that they should be getting married.