MTV's Engaged & Underage

KSUViolet06 · #1 03-04-2007, 11:00 PM

Anybody watch this? It boggles my mind why someone would get married at 19. Anybody think any of those couples will make it?

texas*princess · #2 03-04-2007, 11:22 PM

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Originally Posted by KSUViolet06

Anybody watch this? It boggles my mind why someone would get married at 19. Anybody think any of those couples will make it?

A lot of people I knew got married right after high school.

Wanna know how many of those couples are still together?

Zero.

And all marriages lasted less than 2 years.

I know my grandma got married when she was 17.... but that was a LOOOOOOONG TIME AGO. Times have changed

preciousjeni · #3 03-04-2007, 11:33 PM

My best friend from high school was married right after she turned 19. Ten years later, they're together with a nice house, two cars and twin baby girls! And, both are college graduates. It really depends on why you've made the decision to get married in the first place and how mature you are at a younger age.

KatieKate1244 · #4 03-04-2007, 11:40 PM

I'm addicted to this show. I agree with KSUViolet about being mind-boggled by people getting married at age 19. And from most of the people shown, I don't see many lasting more than a few years. They don't seem mature enough for the realities of marriage.

KSUViolet06 · #5 03-05-2007, 12:08 AM

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They don't seem mature enough for the realities of marriage.

The Army guy and the girl from Cleveland stand out in terms of immaturity (I think they were Jen & Jake). That girl is one of those girls who is all whiny and has a "ME ME ME ME" attitude. Marriage isn't all about you. Not to mention, the guy told her "you are the most annoying thing God has ever created."

KatieKate1244 · #6 03-05-2007, 12:12 AM

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The Army guy and the girl from Cleveland stand out in terms of immaturity (I think they were Jen & Jake). That girl is one of those girls who is all whiny and has a "ME ME ME ME" attitude. Marriage isn't all about you. Not to mention, the guy told her "you are the most annoying thing God has ever created."

That's the episode I was thinking about! The other one that comes to mind is the blonde girl and the guy who was really close to his brothers. I don't think he was feeling the whole marriage thing that well.

KSUViolet06 · #7 03-05-2007, 12:29 AM

Also, a few of those couples are the type of Christian couple who doesn't believe in sex before marriage. You could totally tell with them that they are getting married just so they can have sex, I think there was actually one girl (I think it was Chantel & Jacob or Bre & Josh) who when asked by her mom if that was why she was getting married, she admitted that it was a huge part of it.

Next week's episode looks TRASHtastic. They have 2 small children and it appears that they live with her mother.

adpiucf · #8 03-05-2007, 01:02 AM

None of these couples are "underage"

KSUViolet06 · #9 03-05-2007, 01:32 AM

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None of these couples are "underage"

I noticed that. I think with this show, underage= under 21.

Jill1228 · #10 03-05-2007, 02:37 AM

I am part of the "don't get married until you are at least 25" school. I tivo'd some episodes to watch

lyrica9 · #11 03-05-2007, 05:28 AM

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I am part of the "don't get married until you are at least 25" school.

as am i! though, as my 22nd birthday approaches, 25 is starting to look a little too near...

preciousjeni · #12 03-05-2007, 08:57 AM

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I am part of the "don't get married until you are at least 25" school. I tivo'd some episodes to watch

Girl, I feel ya. I was 27 and that's still young!

lauralaylin · #13 03-05-2007, 12:21 PM

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I am part of the "don't get married until you are at least 25" school. I tivo'd some episodes to watch

I was too before I met my husband. I ended up waiting until 3 weeks after college graduation to get married, but we could have gotten married much much earlier and been fine. I think sometimes you just know. But with a lot of people, they need to grow up and discover who they are first.

SSS1365 · #14 03-05-2007, 01:10 PM

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I am part of the "don't get married until you are at least 25" school.

I would have been, but sometimes situations call for something different. I was 22 when I got married, but I had been dating my husband for 4 years and was already a year out of college. We knew we'd get married eventually anyway, and we lived in a high cost-of-living area where the housing prices were climbing exponentially every year. We couldn't live together until marriage (families would have gone nuts) and we knew if we waited too long, we wouldn't be able to afford a house. So there ya go. And we're still happy together, even if it has only been 3 years.

ASUADPi · #15 03-05-2007, 07:59 PM

I saw two episodes. The one with the Mormon couple (sorry don't remember their names just the religion) and Jen & Jake. I definately give the latter marriage two years tops. She was definately super possessive! As for the Mormon couple, I really felt bad for the grooms parents. All my religious background is from classes from college and we talked about all the religions so I only got a small amount. I don't truly "know" or "understand" their logic of not letting non-Mormon's in the temple (especially for a wedding).