Getting Married in College: The Pros and Cons

Although many people may look down on such young marriages and think that they are doomed to fail, it is surprising how successful these marriages can be. There are both advantages and disadvantages to everything and the same applies to getting married while in college. We will tackle the pros and cons in this article. Pros  ~First of all, we all know how couples tend to put off marrying just because of the huge expense it involves. The wedding expense can be quite substantial, but actually living together after marrying, is not. Combining income and sharing some stuff can really result in money savings. This way, married couples can get rid of duplicate items and having more space too. ~Another positive aspect is that most colleges grant married students financial aid. Isn’t this cool? ~We all know that whatever your age is, it is possible that you will have fertility problems. But trying out for a child when you are in your early 20s creates a higher chance for fertility than when you are in your 30s. ~When a couple gets together and marry when they are older, they are very likely to have missed on important events or crucial situations in each others’ lives. This can be graduation, a difficult family situation, financial problems, getting your very first new car and others. By sharing such joys and sorrows together when still at a young age can help two people to grow together and mature together. This can even bring them closer. ~College time is a time for discovery to most students. They start to think seriously about what they want to be when they grow older, whether they like to have a family first or a career, where to live, and other important decisions that one will face in adult life. Having a companion to discuss such things with can be nice. As this might also be a stressful and lonely time to go through, with so many expectations and decisions to make, it is comforting to have a partner to talk to. Cons ~We know how study time can be stressful and tough on students. Balancing between marriage and studying can make things worse. However, this totally depends on the couple. ~Getting married is a big event in a person’s life. It involves getting used to a new lifestyle too. Facing such a big change while you are already into so much stress with your studies can make it too much to take. ~College experience sometimes involves getting crazy and letting lose. I am not saying that this is always a good thing to do, but if you do it in a limitless way, it can make college life even more interesting. Being married, you will surely miss out on such experiences. ~Sometimes parents might not agree with such decisions of getting married while still in college. Most parents seem to have planned their children’s lives already in their minds from the moment they are born. Giving them such news might hit hard as this most probably wasn’t on their plan. Although it is your life and you have the right to decide what you want to do, some students prefer to have the blessings of their parents when they are marrying. Therefore, this can cause some sort of problems with parents if one goes through with it. ~You have more distractions when you get married and you seem to have more responsibilities too. This can take quite a chunk of the total things that your mind can take at one point in time and might cause more stress too.