How old were you when you first got married?

[mommaU4]

And if you have kids, how old were you when you had your first?

If you could do it over, would you do either of them sooner or later than you did, or would you keep it the same?

Just curious how things are these days. DH's mom married when she was 18!

 

[chell]

You will be shocked at me too then because I was married at 18. During our marriage there were times I wish I had not gotten married so young but now I see there must have been a reason why. We never could have children and now I guess I am glad that we didn't.

There are tons of things I wish I could go back and change but I know that I can and I am trying to deal with the fact that I have to live with things the way they are.

By the way, my mother-in-law was 13 when she got married. Nope, she wasn't expecting either.

 

[MI mom of 3]

I was 23 when we got married and 25 when DD18 was born. I wouldn't change a thing about the timing of when I did any of it.

 

[chi_girl]

I was 18 when I got married (DH was 19). I had DD#1 at 19; DD#2 at 21; and having baby#3 at 23.

I wouldn’t do anything differently. DH and I are in love as much today as we were 5 years ago. We dated for 4 years, and knew every up and down of each other.

 

[jodifla]

I was 26 when we got married, and 40 when we had our first and only child.

The only thing I would change was having a child around 36 instead of 40. But I loved all the time my DH and I had to travel and just be a couple. Now, we're ready to focus on DS.

 

[anita967]

I was 18 and 2 months. DH and I just celebrated our 20th ann. We have 2 kids DS 17 and DD 14.

If I had to do it over again I would have waited and gone to college first. But I don't regret a day of it!!

 

[Patricia]

I was 22 when I got married and 26 when I had my first child, now almost 20. I think the timing was just right for us, we had dated from 16 so we were more than ready. As far as the timing for kids, it worked for us. I had my last at almost 36 and I don't like the feeling of being the oldest mom in the bunch, so I am glad I was not the oldest for all three of my kids.

 

[barkley]

i was a month and a half shy of my 30th birthday (dh was 23) we had dated for 2 and 1/2 years). had my first child at 33, my second at just shy of 36.

i'm glad i waited, my education was completed and both dh and i had secure jobs, paid for our own wedding, were able to purchase our first home the first year of marriage.

i'm glad for the timing of the kids (both planned)-we had 3 years of "alone married time" and were mature/ready for the changes having children would bring to our relationship.

i dated a young man when i was 19 and on my 21st birthday he proposed, although i loved him a great deal i felt that i just was'nt ready. i am so glad i made that decision-our interests and life goals changed so much over the next couple of years, i know the marriage would not have survived.

 

[beattyfamily]

Married in 1992 when I was 26 and we had our first DD when I was 30 and second DD at 33.

I don't think I'd change a thing, although being a younger mom might have meant I might have had a bit more energy and also my kids would be fully grown and I'd still be pretty young when they leave the house, but I still don't think I'd change a thing!!

 

[Talking Hands]

married at 27
first child at 30
Wouldn't change a thing

 

[mommaU4]

I was 18 and 2 months. DH and I just celebrated our 20th ann. We have 2 kids DS 17 and DD 14.

If I had to do it over again I would have waited and gone to college first. But I don't regret a day of it!!

Congrats on your 20th! And more importantly , your first trip to WDW!! Have fun!

 

[anewvance]

I was 4 days past my 21st birthday when dh (who was 23) and I got married. I was 22 when I had dd6 which was 14 months after we got married. I was 24 when I had dd4 and 27 when I had ds. I think everything worked out perfectly.

 

[doxdogy]

Married at 23 after dating for 2 1/2 years and wouldn't change a thing. DH and I celebrated our 25th Christmas together this year.

 

[llij]

25 when I got married and 27,30 and 37 when I had kids. I wouldn't change anything.

 

[Disney Ella]

I was married at 22 and had both of my kids at 32. I might have had kids a year or two earlier, but not any earlier than that. I was so young when I got married and I needed the opportunity to have some fun, enjoy being young and get financially established before I was ready to have kids.

 

[Aimeedyan]

We married when i was a month shy of 24. Right after college for both of us. Looking back, that's really young!!! But at the time, it felt right. I was transitioning to graduate school and moving so the timing worked out well to marry and he come with me while I went to school. We had been together since I was 19.

We are now 27 and 28 and have no children yet - not in any hurry. I just finished graduate school and we are enjoying being DINKS for the first time, working on our first house, paying down debt, and traveling some. Not to mention getting settled into careers. It was priority 1 for us to be financially stable before children and we feel that some debt needs to be paid down first before that is the case. We are in no hurry and might consider TTC in a few years. We DON'T regret this decision! Children any younger would have meant more financial hardships, I would had to put school on hold, and we would not be the kind of parents we want to be. If it happened today, we would be okay, we're just more comfortable having more savings built up first. =)

 

[Kahana-ri]

First marriage was on my 21st birthday. I became a wife and legal to drink all in the same day. We were too young, so it didn't work. At least we didn't have children together.
Second marriage when I was 28 and my DS was born when I was 29. Everything was perfect second time around.

 

[FSUGrad97]

We were both 25 when we got married, and were 28 when our DD2 was born.

I would not change a thing!

 

[dcgrumpy]

I was 34 when I got married and 35 when we had our first child. Wouldn't change anything

 

[slo]

I got engaged at 21
I got married at 23
I have my first DD at age 26