Marriage Compatibility: Test of Maturity

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The younger you are when you get married, the greater the chance of divorce.

So, how young is too young to get married?

There are two answers: "it depends" and "25".

No one wants to be told that they are too young.  But you are still reading this, so you are probably more open minded than average.

Marriage is for adults

Before we get to the answers, you have to know this. Marriage is for adults. Not children, not teens, not immature people of any age. Marriage is for grown ups. Period.

Love does not conquer all.  Falling in love is easy, but staying happily in love takes effort, attention, and maturity. But read on because you might be an adult, no matter what your age.

The short answer

The younger you are when you get married, the greater your chances of divorce. BUT if you are both 25 or older, then your age no longer has any statistical impact on your chances. There is no longer any impact on the divorce rate, whether you are 25 or 55 or 85.

So, the short answer is to wait until you are both 25 or older before you marry.

The long answer

Of course, life is a little more complicated than that. It is not age that matters so much as maturity.  AND THERE IS A TEST FOR MATURITY so keep reading.

Age and maturity go together, of course.  Maturing takes experience. Experience takes time. So the older you are, the more likely that you are mature.  But there are some people who are surprisingly wise and grown up at 20. And some never grow up.

Go here to take a free test of adultness. This is the free, simplified version of the test and well worth the 10 minutes you'll spend taking the quiz. (Just for the record, we have no affiliation with Dr. Epstein and don't get paid for sending people his way. We just think that this is a very good test.)