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Are We All Training For Divorce? A Case For Marrying Young

marry-young“Bristol Palin’s unwed pregnancy is not so unusual these days, but her solution –marriage– is.”

So starts Rebecca Teti in her Faith & Family article posted yesterday “In Defense Of Marrying Young.” The average age for marriage today is 25 for women and 27 for men, a far bit younger than the standards set forth on our fair island.  But Teti argues that marrying young is far better and her points seem reasonable:

“The standard advice we give young people is to finish their education, get a good job and find themselves before taking the plunge of getting married. It sounds right, but here’s the catch. Psychologists tell us that character solidifies at about age 30. After that it becomes not impossible but vastly more difficult for the couple truly to knit themselves into unity.

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September 3, 2008   01:48:45 pm By RACHELLE J. HRUSKA
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