Wednesday, May 5, 2010

umm.... i do?

in today's society over half of marriages are ending in divorce. an alarming rate of these divorces are due to the fact that people are getting married too young. when a girl is in her teenage years she is more vulnerable than she ever will be. so this is often leading them to believe that they are in love and that other person is the one that they are supposed to be with forever. well majority of the time they are very much wrong.
i think that marrying too young can be dangerous, not only physically but mentally. men who are also get married too young have no self confidence and this leads to being controlling of the girls and vice versa. being controlling can lead to abuse which is leading to divorce, if the woman is smart enough to get out. for example one of my best friends thought she was in love just because he was in the military so she waited for him, then left all of her family and friends to move states, got married, and is now no longer allowed to talk to any of us because he will get mad at her. the only reason she listens is because she is scared, scared he'll not only yell at her, but physically abuse her. also i had gone through the same incident over a year ago. me and this kid though we loved each other and got engaged. well after being together long enough i realized he was controlling my life and i was allowing it. i didn't hang out with friends, or do anything for myself. so even though i had to end it while he was over seas, it was a much needed thing, unless i wanted to move away, get married and live a miserable life.
these examples are only light compared to the other things that people have to go through. marrying too young can lead to danger and teenagers should really hold off on it. we have our whole lives to get married so why not just relax and live while you have the chance to do so.