Why Teenage Marriage Is Not a Good Idea
When most people think about teenage marriage, there are more negative thoughts that come to mind than positive ones. For most people, the thought of teenage marriage is just wrong and should never be allowed but then again, there are those who would argue otherwise. Usually the latter group comprises of the teenagers themselves!
For those who argue that teenage marriage is okay, they may not be looking at a lot of facts. There is a lot more to be concerned about each other than if they are in love. If it was only about love, then no one would ever end up divorced or in abusive relationships because generally speaking, the two people love each other in the beginning.
But the facts are that brides of a teenage marriage are more likely to live in poverty than other marriages and they do seem to be more at risk for being abused because of their lack of independence in the world. A bride who is very young does not have a lot of worldly experience when it comes to work and education and do not have much to fall back on if the marriage is falling apart and will more likely just stay in it even though they are being hurt. All in all, teenage marriage has a worse survival rate then that of adult marriages and adult marriages have a hard enough time staying together even with maturity involved.
Reasons for Teenage Marriage
Most times when speaking to young couples who are thinking about going through with teenage marriage, you will find that their reasons for wanting to get married are very childish. Most of those who want to get married so young want to do so because maybe they feel they have to because the girl got pregnant or because they are afraid of losing the other person. These reasons just scream that there needs to be some parental intervention and some guidance given. Neither of these are valid reasons to go through with a teenage marriage.
Also, a lot of times teenagers have a problem with the rules their parent's have set forth so therefore feel that if they get married, they will be on their own, be able to spend lots of time together, and live by their own rules. Again, this is absolutely no reason to go through with teenage marriage because the stress that comes along with being an adult on your own will far outweigh the stress of having a curfew on weeknights. Those thinking about teenage marriage should first done and really discuss and think about exactly how they will run things such as providing a home, food, income along with how to handle important life altering decisions and also some much needed education.
