In this day and age, I think that 18 is too young to get married, especially if there's going to be any kind of separation between the two individuals. We live in a society where we mature more slowly because we tend to live longer, and we have a lot more distractions that keep us from evaluating ourselves and finding out what we really want and who we really are. I would take some time to think about a decision this big. It can be costly in more ways than one, and you may be depriving yourself of time to figure your life out.

I don't think so. 18 is a good age, i guess, maybe not for me, but if you are ready then the age shouldn't matter. But do make sure that you are completely sure you want to go through with it. Even the slightest of doubt should hold you back, it could be a gut feeling that's telling you to wait. If I was in that circumstance, I would prefer to wait until after I got out of the military. That way, I'd be able to spend more time out on the honeymoon and what-have-you. Honestly sweetie, any relationship will last a life time if you love them, but you need to be commited and work all your problems out for you to accomplish that.

I'd wait untill you two can be together for a few years before an extended separation. besides, if you are separated, then you get cool love letters from each other! how crazily romantic is that???

Extremely few marriages can withstand extended periods being apart. I'm one of those people, and I don't have a problem say it. You have to be realistic with yourself concerning your limitations. Being alone, especially for a year or longer at a time, sucks! A person who is 18 has no idea that love, no matter how strong it feels, is NOT the only thing that is required to keep a marriage together. There is so much more that comes into play that a young person has no experience with. That doesn't mean they are an idiot. It just means that they have barely had time to discover themselves or the dating world. Until those are covered, the growth of an 18 year old as a person is going to change that person profoundly.

The military does not automatically keep married people together. In fact, in basic training they are separated on purpose. Most young married people find that staying married is very difficult when they have so much else to pay attention to, including meeting a whole world of new people.

I think that at 18, it's wonderful that you would be willing to make that kind of commitment to someone. I do not however think that you can be sure that you'll want the same things at 18 than you will at 25. If you even have to question something as important as a marriage, I don't think you should dive in just yet.

People who marry at that age nowdays have less than a 1 in 10 chance of succeeding .... They are YOUNG ... and have yet to experience some LIFE and the world ... Go ahead and go in the military .... keep in touch as long as you want ... IF , when you get out ; you still feel the same ..THEN get married .

i got married at 18. don't do it. just trust me please...

It depends I know of someone who was going into the military, and he realized how girlfriend or fiancée doesn't mean much to the military, so they got married really quick before he went, and they're still together. They were high school sweethearts. And he also said how if something happened to him, she wouldn't get the flag unless they were married, and how it would mean more for her to say "my husband" than "my boyfriend". I thought that was really sweet and romantic. And I met the guy, so I know this isn't a rumor or something, because he said so! So ONLY if you're 210% positive you're ready for that step of commitment.

18 is too young. You're really still growing up. Live a little. Figure yourself out.

Honestly, it depends on the individuals. Marriage requires a heck of a lot MORE than just "love" for each other. It requires hard work, dedication, sacrifice, honor, courage, integrity, and determination, to name just a FEW of the other things necessary to make a marriage work. Unfortunately, it seems that very few people are actually RAISED with those values, so they have little inherent understanding of them. Not only that, but few people have taken the time to EXPLAIN to their children the importance of those values in a marriage as well. Marriage is far, far more than just an emotional bond between two people, no matter how strong that emotion may be. It's just NOT enough. Which means that a marriage based solely on "love" will founder if both people don't have the understanding that sometimes a marriage requires you to SACRIFICE a great deal personally for the good of the marriage. It will fall apart if both people don't have the dedication it takes to put in the untold hours of hard work it requires to succeed. It will lose the love you both had if you both don't have personal honor and integrity. Love IS wonderful, and an absolute requirement for a happy marriage. But if you don't have all the other personal character traits it takes to MAKE it work...then it WON'T. And as for military life and marriage: more so than any other career, the military ABSOLUTELY REQUIRES both people to be dedicated and committed to the sanctity and success of their marriage in order to survive. I served 20 years in the Navy. I can testify that marriage under those conditions requires BOTH people to be STRONG in all the things it takes to stay together and be happy. My advice: Don't base your decision solely on "love". Honestly evaluate yourselves and ask the hard questions about whether or not you have what it takes. And once you make the decision, you'd better BOTH bust your butts to make it work! Because ONLY you two will be able to make the marriage succeed OR FAIL. Nobody else. ONE FINAL NOTE: There are many people out there who will claim "the (Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force) destroyed our marriage." That's a load of horsesh*t. If you have what it takes, you will succeed. If not, you will fail. A Chief once told me, when I was a young lad in the Navy, that "the Navy is an accelerator" when it comes to marriage. If the marriage is going to fail, it will fail regardless of the Navy. The Navy just makes it happen FASTER.

I think it really depends on the people involved. I know some 18 year olds that are a lot more mature and level headed than some 60 year olds. I would strongly suggest premaritial counseling though before doing it.

Yes, I do think they can make it.

Marriage is very difficult to make work at any age. I would say your odds are no better or no worse than someone who is older.

Yes I think it's too young and I speak from experience. It's not impossible for it to be successful but the odds are so great against it. The problem being that people change as they go through live. If you're lucky, you change together. Few are so lucky. No, I wouldn't get married in order to stay together. I can make that determination now that my hormones have calmed down.

Why not, love is love. If they make a mistake, bad luck, look at how many older couples split. I say, if it feels right, do it and a jolly good luck to help them on their way.

My wife and I were married when we were 18. We've only been married for 43 years, I'll let you know how it turns out.