I’m 19 now and engaged to my 17-year-old girlfriend, whom I’ve been with for three years. We have a wedding planned for September 2026. It has always been my dream to have a family of my own, and that motivated me to propose: why wait if you know what you want? Thankfully, my parents are supportive, and I’m aware that without them, none of this would be possible at our age.
It seems a little wild to plan a wedding at which the bride wouldn’t be considered legally responsible enough to have a celebratory drink. But if your folks are all good with it, I imagine there’s some cultural context I’m missing.
Do you feel like you are much different than you were at say, 15? And similarly different then as to the man you were at 10?
It is different but still, imagine one of your best friends from childhood. With the benefit of hindsight, would you be confident saying you’d be best friends until death, let alone the trials and tribulations of raising a family?
That being said, you know your situation better than I.