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I used to work with a guy who got married young and had 4 kids by the time he was 23 (all a year apart). He's 41 and his youngest is starting college. He has lots of time to travel, have fun, etc. now because he is still young. His philosophy on it was this "I wouldn't have the energy to have 4 young kids at this age, so it's good we did it when we were younger".
Pros and cons to everything... I think it was more common to get married young when there were a lot of good jobs that didn't require a college education. It's an ever changing world though and isn't as practical now. But, if you were working for an auto company in Detroit at 18 and making enough money to support yourself and a family, then you may as well start that family then! Since the auto companies are usually "30 and out", that means you can retire from that job at 48, when most are healthy and have enough energy to travel, etc. My uncle who started having kids later in life has had to keep working years after being eligible for retirement from GM because he still has a kid in high school.
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