What Age Will I Get Married?

Hey, don't knock it till you try it, right? Okay, maybe not. Despite the gloomy statistics surrounding teen marriage, it's still a thing. Many high school sweethearts trot down the aisle before they're of legal drinking age in most nations. At least you're not alone.

While this was once a common time for most young couples to enter into wedded bliss, the tradition of waiting to marry until careers are established and all wild oats are sewn seems to outpaced it. You're the least common denominator here, but that doesn't mean your marriage won't be a happy one.

This is when most people in the United States get married. Age 27. 6 to be exact. They've finished with college. They've tested the waters and lived with their partner before saying I do. You're among the majority here.

While many of your friends will have already wed, a lot of them will be right beside you cheering you on as you get married in your early thirties. This is a time to take advantage of having all of those wild twenty-something years out of your system. You'll finally be ready to settle down.

Some people know themselves a little too well, and they know they just aren't ready yet. That's perfectly okay. You weren't ready to jump this gun in your twenties. You've enjoyed hopping from one friend's wedding to the next in your thirties and by mid-30 to 39, you're ready for your own nuptials.

Marriage isn't for everyone. Whether you believe it's a failed institution, outdated, government bureaucracy, or just not for you, that's okay. Just be honest and upfront with your potential partners, because many have marriage on their minds and don't want to find out a year into the relationship that you never did.