Too young for marriage?

I agree with a lot of what has been said.

1. people used to get married way younger! My parents were already married when they were my age. And they had dated a lot less time... FH's parents got married even younger than that and dated considerably less time. Both sets of parents are still happily married.

2. It's a regional thing too. I'm from LI and while a lot of my friends from home are in long relationships very few are engaged and none are married yet. 2 friends just got engaged this year but both had been dating over 7 years. In contrast, I have friends from college who are married already (shortly after graduation). They are mainly from Texas, the south, the midwest, etc.

3. I *do* feel young to be engaged/married even though FH and I have been together over 5 years, are both college grads (FH has his masters and I'm 1/2way through law school). I was never really marriage-obsessed and wasn't pushing to get engaged. We'll both be 24 when we tie the knot (although I'll be very newly 24) and I'm embarrassed to say this but when we picked our wedding date I wanted it to be after my birthday so I'd be 24 and not 23.

We haven't really had anyone tell us we're too young [yet?] ... the only comments we've gotten are 'we knew it was coming eventually!' or 'finally!'

i can totally relate!!! i got engaged a month after turning 21 but i will be 23 when i walk down the asile and if you ask me i had a long engagment FH and i will have celebrated out 5 year anniversary as well as both of us having GREAT careers... i think age means CRAP and some people are just jealous they didnt have a head on their shoulders at my age! (this is what i tell myself) i get it all the time 'your a baby what are you thinking? you havent experienced enough yet to get married' and i just feel like its none of their business.. our familes are ALL FOR IT! they love the idea that were getting married so young are very proud of us for making 'adult' decisons at our ages when most of our friends cant even figure out how to boil water so to say! Everyone is entitled to their own opinons so i just let it slide now.. i used to really bother me but not so much anymore!