[ SECRET POST #1870 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #1870 ⌋


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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Is this pressure to get married in your 20's a cultural thing? My parents got married when they were 31 and 33 and it was supposed to be the norm in their country.

[(Anonymous)]

Regional/cultural/class-based. Average age of kid-having for my peers is about 30-36, but a lot marry in their 20s. The incentives are different in the US, where there can be significant tax breaks and insurance benefits are a consideration. I married at 28, and I did it then rather than ~30 because of the benefits. If we were definitely going to do it anyway, might as well do it now and save a significant amount of money. In some communities, though, the norm is marry and have a kid or two before age 24.

[(Anonymous)]

I think it depends on where exactly you're from. In small towns in Canada, people who don't move away tend to get married and/or have kids right out of high school. AFAIK, the average age at which people are getting married *is* on the rise in many countries. Can't say for sure though.

[(Anonymous)]

In my personal experience, it's not so much pressure as it is an assumption and it's not so much marriage per se as it is a serious, long-term relationship (which might lead to marriage eventually although the actual act of marriage could be considerably delayed). Note that the secret says "paired off" not "married" - that wasn't in there just to avoid heteronormativity.

But, yes, cultural relativity always comes into play. YMMV.

-OP