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Young couple Ismyal Mora and Jacquelynn Smith will be married this July.
Brandie Cichy, Staff Writer
January 31, 2012
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The seriousness of teen relationships is a topic debated frequently.
There are three different kinds of opinions on marrying at a young age. The first being the firm believers that any marriage started that young will fail. The second would be that the marriage depends on the couple in whether it will succeed or fail. The last would be that any marriage, started at any age, has the ability to last.
Dallas Bray, senior, does not believe in marrying young. She feels that teens are too indecisive about things to commit to something so serious. She also believes maturity plays a big factor in such a monumental decision.
“They think they’re in love, which is great. I mean it’s all fine and dandy, but then they grow up and realize they’re stuck with a life they don’t want,” Bray commented.
On the contrary, Stephen Winter, senior, believes that a young marriage can work out. He is currently engaged. He was hand-fasted to his now fiance, which is a Celtic marriage tradition.
“I decided to get engaged because I can’t imagine my life without her. Everything is just the same, but you know that you will spend the rest of your life with her,” Winter said.
“I do get quite a bit of flack. People say to keep your options open and not to swear away your life. I just want to share it with her. After the first week, everything was slow and pained when I wasn’t with her.”
Shanon Holt, family consumer science teacher, believes that development is a key reason marriages sometimes don’t work out with younger couples.
“Young kids think they know everything and do it for all the wrong reasons,” Holt said.
“I’ve seen kids around 17 and 18 years old that have made it. They are happy even though they do struggle. Personally I would wait until the age of 21.”
Nurse Barb Thomas said teens miss out on post high school experiences if they get married right out of high school. She believes that mid to late twenties would be best.
“It makes more sense to be older as there is maturity and emotional growth in relationships. Marriage is challenging under the best of circumstances, but if emotional maturity is not there, the chance of a marriage lasting decreases,” Thomas stated.
Librarian Glenda Jenkins said, “Marriage depends on the individual. Depending on the person there are huge differences in maturity. Overall you have to be able to support yourself.”
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