When do men think is the ‘right’ age to get married?
We asked them so you don’t have to
Many girls, including myself, have dreamed of meeting her soul mate and getting married right away, but do guys think the same way? Do they aim to be married at a certain age or do they just go with the flow?
Those are the questions I wanted answers to when I went out on the street and asked 16 men what age they would prefer to be married.
David Hout, 18, Duluth, GA
“28 is a good age. You should live out your 20s have a good time. In the later part of your 20s you should try to find someone before you’re too old and everyone already has a spouse.”
Eban Thomas, 48, Alpharetta, GA
“The best age to get married I think 35, you need to find yourself first. If you don’t find yourself you’ll feel that you’re missing.”
Joe Andrade, 18, Duluth GA
“25, because you can have fun in college and then go start a life and everything.”
Sebastian Roca, 24, Duluth GA
“About 30, I don’t see the point of rushing it.”
Andres Roca, 17, Duluth GA
“25 because the faster you make your life, the longer you can enjoy it.”
Malik Franklin, 21, Alpharetta GA
“24, because you just graduated and you have a little bit of work experience under your belt.”
Randy Gilliam, Alpharetta GA
“I got married at 24 but I think I should have waited until I was 28, I was more mature then.”
Josh Nagano, 14, Forsyth GA
“It all depends on each person and who they love, but my logical answer is 25. That’s when you see every dude get married.”
Devon Tucker, 18, Alpharetta GA
“At 25 you should know yourself and what you want.”
Matthew Rhee, 18, Forsyth GA
“My parents think 26. I think 26 or 28. I guess it’s good to get married at a younger age. You want to give your parents a grandchild but after college so you’re not too young. It would be pretty cool to be a dad but not immediately after college. And also I don’t want to have kids in my later 30s or 40s.”
Mitchell White, 18, Cummings GA
“I think 28 because you’ve gotten out of college for a few years, had enough time to find a girlfriend, find a stable job and you’ll know if you want to get married.”
Junehee Kim 19, Cummings GA
“I feel like the correct age is around 25 or 28, after you get a good job, after college and grad school. Once you have a stable life and a stable income you can start a family.”
Will Turrentine, 27, Alpharetta GA
“I’d say 38. 40 is too old and 35 is a little too young. When you turn 40 everyone is already married.”
Kyle Woodall, 21, Cummings GA
“25 or 26, just make sure you’re settled down and everything.”
Bobby Woodall, 16, Cummings GA
“It seems kind of far off, but maybe 25.”
Chad Williams, Alpharetta GA
“I’d say sometime in your early 30s. I feel that’s a good time because in your 20s you’re working on your career you’re getting things in order. On top of that you’re growing, your brain doesn’t stop growing until you’re 25, you’re still immature, you’re learning about what you like, what you dislike and you’re learning about you.
“Once you get to that point, you know ‘this is who I am, this is who I’m comfortable with in terms of people’ and you limit a lot of the extra baggage of friends and exes. When you get the point where you’re settled, then it’s like ‘okay, this is cool, I can actually get married.’ You can find someone who is like-minded instead of someone who’s younger and might change.”
It appears that men have the same dreams for marriage and family that women do. They place importance on being old enough to know themselves and enjoy their life but young enough to start a family early and get married before everyone is taken.