Pros and Cons of getting married at an early age

Pros and Cons of getting married at an early age

Introduction

Today, millions of people are getting married at an early stage. Marriages below the age of 18 years has become a common issue in countries like India. One third of the girls in the developing countries are married at an early stage.

In the past few years, the Southern Baptist leaders have encouraged the church goers to marry at an early stage. Age is an important factor which acts as a key to successful and happy marriages. In Nigeria, the Boko Haram crisis has also fueled up the issue of child marriages.

If we talk in terms of India, in most of the states like Rajasthan, child marriages (marriages at a very early age) have been a common happening. Getting married at an early age should include people who are above 18 years of age.

Pros of marrying at an early age

1.No perfect time – Marriage is a big decision and it does not have a perfect time. It is clueless and can take place at any point of time. A person should get into the institute of marriage when he/she feels that they are ready for it. Waiting for it may make you loose the right person.

2. No pressure of having kids – When a couple gets married at an early age, there is no pressure of having the kids in the near future.

3. Role of young father and mother – When you get married at an early age, you will be the parents of your kids mostly in your thirties. You would still be strong at this stage without any disease or ailments and can be a young parent for your kid. Younger parents are the cooler parents.

4. Financial stability – Making a career along with looking after your family and household is not an easy thing to do. The worst situation is to feed your kids even after you retire. Such situations make you to keep struggling throughout your life. It is important that your kids should be old enough to look after themselves when you retire from the work. In this case, the financial stability of the household would be secured.

5. Tolerant and understanding level – Early marriages give you enough space to tolerate each other. It also gives an opportunity to develop a good sense of understanding between both the partners. It will also strengthen you emotionally and bring you close to your family.

6. Being responsible - When you marry early, responsibilities also increase with time. Hence, it would make you a more responsible person. Girls would have enough time to learn the household works and can make them a responsible daughter – in – law and a wife. The same applies to men as well.

Cons of early marriage

1. Lack of understanding – Marrying at an early age can create a lot of understanding issues between the couple. The level of understanding is developed only when the girl and boy are matured enough to understand each other and their environment.

2. Lack of compatibility – Many of the wedding relations get destroyed due to a lack of compatibility. People who marry at a young age do not even know their partner's preference. They are pushed to live together and this decreases their mental compatibility. Thus, their lives get destroyed.

3. Financial insecurity – Most of the boys who marry at a young stage are not even well settled in their life. He knows that he needs a lot of money to carry out the family responsibilities. Difficulties in his financial field arises, when he is not much educated or when there are limited opportunities available.

4. Increase in miscarriages or abortions – Girls who are pregnant at an early age are prone to high risks of miscarriages or abortions. This happens because at such young age, the girls do not know what to do or what to avoid. Lack of improperdiet can also cause miscarriages.

5. Incomplete education – People who marry at an young age, especially girls, face the problem of incomplete education. It is a basic fact that education has become the necessity of life. Children should be educated properly at an early age rather than facing the complications of marriage.

Conclusion

Marriage has become the basic necessity of life. A person would feel he/she is complete, only when they get married. Some people get married at an early stage while some marry a little later in life.

It is important to get married at the right age but at the same time the person who has to get married should be convinced that it is indeed the time for him/her to married.