Can Age Predict Marriage Longevity?
My husband, Keith, and I met in high school and dated for four years before we got married.
I remind him often that I drove us to our first date since he wasn’t old enough to drive 😉
We also married young. He was 19, and I had just turned 20. We weren’t even old enough to rent a car on our honeymoon!
Some might say we were too young to tie the knot.
In fact, right before our wedding day, someone approached me with these words: “So many people who marry young get divorced within the first five years. I hope you know what you’re doing.”
I’m still not entirely sure why the person felt the need to say something like this to me days before our wedding. Regardless, I’m happy to share that we are still happily married—17 years and counting.
Getting married young doesn’t guarantee a divorce.
Neither does getting married older guarantee a couple won’t divorce.
I was recently a guest on Deb Gardner Allard’s blog, sharing more about this very topic.
