The Age of Marriage: We're waiting longer to tie the knot
Research has confirmed that Aussies are marrying later, and that many young people are choosing to live together first, maybe for several years, before they walk down the aisle. I think a lot of us have noticed this change even without hearing those statistics... A lot of us have watched friends or relatives enter into live-in relationships outside of marriage; much more readily than people would have 30 or 40 years ago. I want to hear your stories in relation to this.
• Are you married and if so, what age were you when you tied the knot?
• Did you wait longer than your parents did, and if so, why?
• What have been the pro’s and cons of marrying younger, or marrying older?
• Did you choose a defacto lifestyle, before you got married? If so, I’d love to hear why you followed that path... Were you anxious about marriage? Did the divorce rate make you nervous about committing?
• What about the view that cohabiting first can help people make better choices about marriage? It doesn’t seem to take into account the emotional damage of moving on from those first few defacto relationships... What are your thoughts?
