You mean to tell me, normal people don't get married at 17 or 18? (page 2)

wednesday

that would be great, seems like you did not finish one or if you did I missed it.

you also wrote a story about a UFO landing on a womans house, jws home. wow that is a while back

poodlehead

I was already married when I became a witness. But I did notice. One friend of mine was a grandmother at 32. Yes she got married at 15 and here daughter followed her. Both raised in the truth.

The men seem to have an easier time finding a mate 25 or older. Lot's of women to chose from. But the men? Yuck. It keep me staying with my Ex till after I left. In short if I wanted to remarry as a witness......well it wasn't happening.

I know one women 35 good looking women. In the world she would have men banging down the doors. But she can't find a mate, and she is very depressed.

wednesday

it is sad, at 35 to be considered old. as you say, in the world she would easily be dating any number of men not having to view herself as old or competing with 18 yr old girls for a 45-50 yr old brother.

sass_my_frass

Yeah, lots of kiddie weddings in my cong, I always thought it was a bad idea. Thought that for too long as at 25 I noticed I was single and probably always will be if I stay a JW! My sun and moon and stars, Mr Frass, rescued me from that life not long ago.

Brigido

I have found this to be true from what I can remember as well. So many got married way too young. It was either that or 36 year old brothers marrying 18 year old girls. As mentioned, I truly believe this was done simply because it was the only way to get laid if you wanted to stay in and not catch hell by being publicly humiliated with the whole DF'g thing. Funny, I thought getting married at 25 was "old". Looking back, even that was too young. That only lasted 8 years. Yeah, so much for the three fold cord. Even when you try so hard, if one changes their mind, it's all over and there is nothing you can do but live beyond it and learn from it. I'm for the wiser now. It kills me how it is taught that only the JW's have a good life. Hell, I was in, and I married one. What do I have to show for it now? NOTHING!

And that is just it. Being in that organisation means nothing. You are no more protected then anyone else. You are just made to believe you are.

ESB

Mrs.Congeniality

I too was married at 18, actually on my 18th birthday because my dad did not care for the guy (one who pioneered then went out drinking bashing in peoples mailboxes, going out in service with other young brothers drinking while driving around,etc.)(Hey i was young and liked the bad boys) My dad said I had to wait till I was 18 and it landed on a saturday so thats when we got married. Dad knows best-we now have been divorced 7 years.

greendawn

In the more distant past ppl used to marry at the age of 14 or 15, because their lifespans were so short most didn't make it to the age of 40. There were too many infectious diseases going round and many women died due to pregnancy or birth complications that today are easily resolved.

Nowadays marrying at 17 or 18 is too young for a western society and they do it to protect themselves against the great devil that are the sexual desires, very strong among teenagers. Marry rather than burn and risk losing your life through fornication, as they see it.

tijkmo

She accepts this reality, because she figures her life will extend into the new system and she will have plenty of time of marriage then

ah plenty of time true!!!.......but who will she marry

if her options are limited now they will be even more so in new system..cos no marraige for ressurected ones...bound to be some jw bros who dont survive armageddon...and any children born in the new system are just as likely to be girls as boys and even more likely to end up together

unclebruce

I was pushed into an early marriage just 7 weeks after my 18th birthday.
I've read so much info on teen marriages and how badly prepared the people are who enter into them. Not that I thought I was in a "teen" marriage. But I sure learned the hard way how bad they can be.
I had my first child 4 weeks before my 20th birthday.
When my daughters got to the same age I was so glad they didn't have marriage on their minds. But it sure helped me see what a "child" I was back then

That parallels a poor young girl I married back in 1979 .. your names no really Susan is it?

unclebruce - very glad my daughters are not hitched (maybe I put them off marriage :(

Lady Lee

That parallels a poor young girl I married back in 1979 .. your names no really Susan is it?

Nope unc. Wasn't me. Although my second name used to be Suzanne. And I was already married and had 2 kids by the time 1979 rolled around

You mean to tell me, normal people don't get married at 17 or 18?

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