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Hi ladies I started to think either mothers generation was fast or my generation is slow, but by the age I am now 23 my mother was already a married woman with two children. I on the other hand am well and working on my second degree, but it is surreal to me how she was already a wife and mother. Anyone share the same story? Was your mother already married by your age?
@MuchGreater: My mother was married and had two children. (I was the second and I was a year old) I'm 28, will be married in September and not sure when we want to start our family...
She and my dad married at 19.
Nope my mum didn't get married until she was 36 and had me at 37. She travelled and studied (3 degrees) and had lots of boyfriends but didn't settle until her late 30s. Interestingly she left my dad 18months later, go figure.
I met DH 10 years ago, when I was 18, we got married in November and will probably have children in a few years. Having said that I have a career, and 2 degrees (almost finish my Masters on the 10th June) have travelled, so I dont feel like i have missed out, (much)
My mum and dad got married at 17. Mum had 3 kids by the time she was 21. haha So i still have time to catch up to her. (highly unlikely!!) :P
My mom was 22 with her first marriage and 27 with her second. I'm 21 and will be married at 22.
my mom was 19 and had me at 21. i think its because her generation wasnt so college focused and our generation is pushed towards getting through college first.
Interesting thread! My mom was 3 years married and with a newborn son at my current age. Weird.
@littlemissmango: Yeah, my parents had been married almost TEN YEARS with two kids at my age. Wow. That puts things into perspective.
yup. my parents married young: 20 and 23 and had 2 kids by the time they were my age [29 and still waiting]. but some of my friends are married with 2 kids now so either way, i'm seemingly behind.
Generally our generation get married later in life (of course that will depend on where you live but still).
My mom and dad were married at 24-25 yo and had me when my mom was 25 or something. When I was 25 I was no where close to being ready to do that. And I'm 28 now and while I'm a waiting bee whose aspiration is to get married I don't really feel that much social pressure to get married right now.
@MuchGreater: I'm 21 and by my age my Mum was married and had 1 kid (My older sister)
My mom had married, popped me out a few years later, divorced hubby #1 six months later, and was 7 months away from marriage to hubby #2. I was a little over 2 when she married my step-dad.
Wow.
I am almost 23. My mother had already been married and divorced by my age. She married right out of high school and has ALWAYS told me what a mistake that was for her! She was meeting my dad around the age I am now.
My grandmother on the other hand...by age 23 was married and had given birth to 4 children, one of whom died as an infant.
That is difficult for me to grasp!
My mom was engaged at my age but they broke off the engagement and she went on to marry my dad at 22.
Haha not even close. My mom got married when she was 36 and had me at 37 (Then had my two younger siblings as well) ..I'm 24 now, so no pressure! lol
My mom had me at the tender age of 19, got married to my dad at 23, and had my brother at 24. I will be marrying at the same age that she had a six year old and a newborn. This thread is interesting!
My mom and dad got married when they were 22 and 23 years old, respectively, and adopted me when they were 33 and 34. DH was 25 and I was 27 when we got married, and we have no plans for kids before we're both out of our 20s.
She was married with 2 kids. Amazing how times change. Our generation is waiting longer for marriage and kids
Wow... Mum had been married for five years, two kids and one more almost fully baked. Crazy... I feel so old right now! Dad on the other hand hadn't even met my mother when he was my age!
My mom got married at 24, had my brother at 29 and me with 35 years. I never felt the "need" to catch up... but things are moving in that direction. My brother got married at 30.
yep, my mom was married at 22 :) i am almost at the age that she had me.
By the time my mother was my age (28), she'd already had both me & my bother, and married, and divorced TWICE!
My mum first married when she was 19 and divorced a year or two later, then remarried my dad when she was 24. I am 21 and getting married.
My mom was 19 when she married my dad, had me at 23, so when she was my age, she would have been about 7 mos. pregnant with my sister as well!
I can't even imagine that now.
I am 24 and my mom had been married for 4 years and had 2 kids when she was my age.
My mom got married at 26 and had me at 30. I am getting married at 21. She married her first "real" relationship after dating for about a year. I have been dating FI for 5 years (I suppose age has something to do with that). My parents have been married for 25 years now.
However, both of my grandmothers were married by age 20.
I am 24 and unmarried, my mother married at 19. She had me at 26.
I'm 28, my mom was already married with 2 kids by my age. (Mom got married at 18, had kids at 21 and 26.)
Edit to add: A few people mentioned college, my parents got married in college and both finished. I don't know if they still do, but I know back then they had "married student housing" on campus, it was like apartments for married couples.
Yes, and when I turned that age it really freaked me out. I'll be married at 23, she was married at 19!
I'm 31. My mom married at 24, had me at 33, and divorced at 39. So her age at first marriage has never felt like pressure to me - she always thought she married too early.
My parents got married right out of college (my mom was 21, dad was 23). I'm 26 and getting married soon. My parents actually didn't have their first kid until they were 29/30, which is awesome because they got to be married and work on their careers together before being too tied down. I'll probably end up having a baby around the same age, but it just won't include as many years of married-without-children-ness.
I'll be 26 when I get married, but my mom was 23. She alaso waited a long time ot have kids (she was 30 when she had her first one). The avg age of marriage has gotten higher (you can read articles with the stats on them), as has the avg age when we have kids. Women and ppl in generally are getting more education before they get married, and people live longer so what's the rush.
Yes my mom was 22 when she married my dad. I'm 23 now. She and my dad had only been together a year total when they got married too. I always tell her I can't believe how fast their relationship moved and she said she just knew it was what she wanted. =)
No my mom married later than me by several years.. she was totally a career woman
My mom was married at 18 and had me at 23. I'm getting married at 23 and hope to have children shortly after.
My mom got married at 28, but had me at 22. I'll be 28 when we're married too- but no kids.
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