I agree people are getting married at an older, and hopefully, more mature age. However, I eloped on my 18th birthday mainly to escape a mentally and physically abusive childhood and landed, anyway, in a verbally abusive relationship. Needless to say, it didn't last.

I was married at 17, my wife was 19. I was in high school, she was already graduated, We met at my job (gas station attendant, I'm dating myself) and started dating. She was the first woman I had sex with and it was great! At the time, I thought if you had sex, you got married, and I really wasn't digging living at home, even though I had another year of school to go. She missed a period, so we used that as an excuse to talk my parents into letting the marriage happen the summer before my senior year. She got her period the night before the wedding, but we didn't tell anyone. We stayed married, with a lot of issues, for eight years. I developed a much different view of marriage and sex as I aged.

I was 27 when I married the first time. My ex was 25. We had 3 daughters and lasted 18 years. The thing was, I still loved him when we divorced. There just was no way we could be together without hurting each other. There was so much stuff that had calcified between us and it took the divorce - with its physical and more importantly emotional separation - to dissolve it. After the divorce was finalized, we started being able to be kinder to each other and we co-parent well together now.

A mere stripling of 21. Lasted for a wonderful 26 years .

I was 40. The marriage gave us 3 wonderful children but ended in divorce after 10 years.

Eighteen

I was 20.

20

Never have been married.

I was 28. Divorced 22 years later....

23

22

I was 19

I was 30

I was 22 and it lasted 26 years.

I was 21...too young but in love ?

16 years old

I was 33, I wanted kids, I thought it would last cause I waited so long. I lasted 18 years, I think I have been single now for 6.

32, should have waited until I was 102. terrible times, but they are behind me now. whats next?

Married as a 24 year old and am still happy with the same woman. Don't be jealous! We worked hard for it, never giving up in criseses.

I was 20, and we are still married. Will be celebrating our 11th anniversary in a few months!

I was 30. College educated. Had my own house on the family farm. Had 3 used cars, all paid for and all running! No student loan debt, no debt period! I was the most elligible bachelor in the county. Then I got married and it all went to hell. You'd have thought that carrying your own water amounted to being respected but that ain't always the case. Some wives want it all and expect someone else to provide it. Never again!

I was 24 and she was 25. Lasted for 36 years and the divorce became final on the 36th wedding anniversery.

I was 28, and got a divorce 28 years later. That was 9 and a half years ago. No regrets. I mostly enjoyed being married, but I also like being single. I'm on great terms with my ex, and my kids are ok with the whole situation.