Persuasive Essay On Getting Married

Couples getting married at a young age used to be a widely accepted, and even preferred, choice in the marriage process. Now however, it is a choice that could be potentially destructive to the relationship in the long run. 90 percent of couples marry by the age of 50 in the United States. Although marriage can be a wonderful blessing, 40 to 50 percent of couples in the United States end up divorcing (“Marriage and Divorce”). It is for this reason that I believe that the process of getting married should be held at a higher standard, and therefore have a longer, more substantial process. In Raleigh, North Carolina, if you were to try and get married right now at the legal age of 18, it would not be a hard process. You would first obtain a marriage license. To obtain a marriage license both the bride and the groom would have to complete a marriage application form, present identification that shows they are

My brother was the type of guy who constantly had a girlfriend while in high school, each relationship never lasting much longer than a month. One of those girlfriends, Ashlynne, was no exception. That is, until he was in college and they found each other again online. Quickly, without even having seen each other since high school, they decided to get married. My family was widely opposed toward the idea, but accepted my brother’s decision and brought Ashlyn into the family as if she was one of our own. Only months after having pledged their lives to one another, they became pregnant. They both made this conscious decision without even being of the age to legally drink alcohol. Barely out of the childhood years themselves, they decided to bring a child into the mix. Signs of disdain toward each other and a growing dislike of one another have already made themselves prevalent in the lives of my brother and