Marriage at a Young Age
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between two couples that creates kinship. It is one of the basic needs of everyone’s life. In fact, after marriage some couples are successful in their new life, while others are suffered by terrible problems within their family. This issue usually occurs to those who get married at their young age. In other words, marriage, below the age of 18 years, is one of the burning problems in many developing countries. So, Should people get married under the age of eighteen or should they wait until they are mature enough? This topic is currently a heated debate. It is an important subject because it has many effects on people’s life. Meaning, early coupling has many disadvantages …show more content…
In fact, young couples frequently lack of life experience, and the way they think and behave is kind of fragile. In other word, they do not have enough ability to earn for their living. In fact, child marriage is most common in the world’s poorest countries and is often concentrated among the poorest households within those countries. It is closely linked with poverty and low levels of economic development. So, in families with limited resources, child marriage is often seen as a way to provide for their daughter’s future. But girls who marry young are more likely to be poor and remain poor. That’s why statistics show that more than half of the girls in Bangladesh, Mali, Mozambique and Niger are married before age 18. In these same countries, more than 75 percent of people live on less than $2 a day. In Mali, 91 percent of the population lives on less than $2 a day as cited by the population reference bureau (2005). Consequently, child marriage is directly related to the high risk of poverty in …show more content…
Firstly, due to the heavy workload arising from new responsibilities and duties, such as earning the living, taking care of children, organizing time properly, running the household, the newly married youngsters mature much earlier than their peers. Secondly, the earlier the partners get married, the more time they spend together, the more obstacles they overcome hand in hand, the more mutual interests they have, and, as a result, it is quite easy for them to find common ground and see eye to eye on various problems. Besides, such spouses are more likely to compromise and to comfort each other more
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between two couples that creates kinship. It is one of the basic needs of everyone’s life. In fact, after marriage some couples are successful in their new life, while others are suffered by terrible problems within their family. This issue usually occurs to those who get married at their young age. In other words, marriage, below the age of 18 years, is one of the burning problems in many developing countries. So, Should people get married under the age of eighteen or should they wait until they are mature enough? This topic is currently a heated debate. It is an important subject because it has many effects on people’s life. Meaning, early coupling has many disadvantages …show more content…
In fact, young couples frequently lack of life experience, and the way they think and behave is kind of fragile. In other word, they do not have enough ability to earn for their living. In fact, child marriage is most common in the world’s poorest countries and is often concentrated among the poorest households within those countries. It is closely linked with poverty and low levels of economic development. So, in families with limited resources, child marriage is often seen as a way to provide for their daughter’s future. But girls who marry young are more likely to be poor and remain poor. That’s why statistics show that more than half of the girls in Bangladesh, Mali, Mozambique and Niger are married before age 18. In these same countries, more than 75 percent of people live on less than $2 a day. In Mali, 91 percent of the population lives on less than $2 a day as cited by the population reference bureau (2005). Consequently, child marriage is directly related to the high risk of poverty in …show more content…
Firstly, due to the heavy workload arising from new responsibilities and duties, such as earning the living, taking care of children, organizing time properly, running the household, the newly married youngsters mature much earlier than their peers. Secondly, the earlier the partners get married, the more time they spend together, the more obstacles they overcome hand in hand, the more mutual interests they have, and, as a result, it is quite easy for them to find common ground and see eye to eye on various problems. Besides, such spouses are more likely to compromise and to comfort each other more