3 Reasons to Get Married Young

Happy New Year!
It is 2025 and this month actually is The Mom Line’s 1st Anniversary! How exciting it is to be writing this post.

Have you ever considered what it was like dating when marriage was popular among young people?

Something tells me it may have been way easier than it is today. These days it seems marriage is for the really brave set.
Putting your faith and trust in one person for life ?
That sounds like a tall order.

These series of posts, if you haven’t noticed, are surrounding the topic of marriage because I love this vocation very much AND it would be a joy to see more, healthy and life giving marriages.
Without further ado, Here are 3 reasons for getting married young:

1. A chance to raise a family.
2. The ultimate way of learning responsibilities.
3. A life partner: someone to share in life’s joys and sorrows.

Society puts much emphasis on career and while it is indeed very important,  finding a husband or a wife is arguably the most important decision you make in your life, (2nd to following Jesus, of course).

1.) A Chance to Raise a Family

Marriage is the most ideal avenue for the healthy development of Children.

Not to underscore the work of single parents because the work they do is amazing!

However, the ideal way to raise children is by a man and a woman who are in a loving and Godly marriage.
Getting married young gives parents the opportunity to grow in virtue and stamina by having children and hopefully lots of them.
They get to grow with their children and hopefully will be blessed to have grandchildren and maybe even great grandchildren while still alive.
Marrying young provides all the opportunities needed for a fulfilling life. Practicing faith, hope, love, chastity, forgiveness, patience, courage and gratitude has never been more possible. Opportunities to learn these are present in each moment in family life. Perhaps it will be love – as you wake up in the middle of the night to settle a crying baby or patience – as you change the 3rd diaper after 5 minutes. Each day has its own unique tasks and struggles or better yet,  let us call them opportunities to grow in virtue because that is truly what they are.

2. Responsibilities

When children are born, it changes parents for the better because it matures them.
Some would say, you don’t fully grow up until you have children and I couldn’t agree more. Simply because, as parents, we fully realize that someone is more important than ourselves. It gives life new meaning and purpose. The drive to become better than you were before because of the positive impact you’d want to have on their life.
Perhaps I may offer another area on responsibilities here which is such a gift in marriage and that is… You guessed it! The ability to procreate and to raise children. 
It is the responsibility of the husband and wife, to teach their children the Faith passed down from generations before and hopefully if it is God’s plan, they may be blessed with more children to build his kingdom!

3. Share in life’s joys and sorrows

Imagine going through sorrow/grief alone. Many are lead to depression because we are not meant to be isolated. Getting married young gives each other someone you can count on to always be there during the peaks and valleys of life, good days and bad days.
People say you should get married after you’ve experienced life but they’ve mistaken marriage to be the end of the adventure but truly, it is just the beginning.

John Paul II said in quote: ” The best gift you can give a child is a sibling and the best gift you can give your husband or wife is time”

Wrap up

There is nothing as beautiful as growing together with the one you love from a very young age. It is worth looking forward to for all the reasons I’ve mentioned and more!
It is why emphasis is made to date to marry, there is no use dating if that isn’t the goal. Check out my blog post on Dating to Marry and let’s get some of you married!

As always, thank you so much for reading, subscribe and share this with a friend or maybe share it with your future husband or wife 😉

Take care and God’s Richest Blessings for the New Year and hopefully that blessing is a Spouse!.

‘Til next time

Abby