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it's funny how young people are automatically considered more responsible when they get married. I actually think it's less responsible to make such a rash decision.
I think there should be a minimum number of years you should know/be with someone before you are qualified for matrimony. Too many people see it as just the next "level" in a relationship, but it's so much more than that. I think the high divorce rate in this country is because so many people fall in love and think marriage is the next logical step, then realize that they can't stand living together. People jump into marriage because they think it's the socially acceptable thing to do, and realize too late that it's not a decision to be made lightly. you can still love someone and not want to marry them.
As for myself, I dunno about marriage. One the one hand, I think it's a sham industry, commercialized to the highest degree. It's human emotion being exploited for the highest cash value (as a former employee of a wedding hall I have firsthand experience of this). On the other hand, I wish I could find someone I'd be comfortable with enough to get married, but I'd be with them for years before I'd plan on proposing. And I'd want to be sure I could support a family before I have one of my own.
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