Young and Married Part Two

For those who say "but that's too young to get married!" I would just say this: between the years of 18 and 21 American young adults make enormous, important, and life changing decisions: driving cars, leaving home, starting careers, beginning university degrees, joining the armed forces, legally being allowed to drink alcohol and use tobacco (which we don't, by the way).

We rightly celebrate that most young adults are mature enough to make such important decisions at these ages, we encourage them to do so, and we tend to frown on people who choose to put off those important decisions for a decade or more. Then why do so many frown on the young couple that chooses to marry? If they are grown up enough to make all those other decisions, then they are grown up enough to marry if they choose to.

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Why "save yourself" for marriage?

Several years ago, Leah was assigned to teach a group of 13-year old boys about the importance of chastity, and of avoiding pre-marital sex. One of them asked, why is it so important if you're just going to get married and have sex in a few years anyway?

Her answer: Right now there are about 3 billion women out there that you're not supposed to have sex with. After you get married, there will still be about 3 billion women out there (minus one) that you're not supposed to have sex with.

They got it.

Remaining pure before marriage is just plain good practice for remaining faithful during marriage.

A Good Marriage

A good marriage isn't one without problems, instead it's one where the problems get taken care of instead of festering.