
I got engaged when I was just 22.
When the time came, my partner and I had been dating for almost five years and we felt more than ready.
But although our close friends and family were absolutely ecstatic for us, we didn’t exactly get the same response from everyone.
In the past year, while we’ve been busily preparing for our wedding, we’ve encountered constant judgement from acquaintances, potential wedding suppliers and even complete strangers.
You see, when you’re engaged in your early 20s, you start to hear the same responses time and time again: “You’re far too young”, “Are you sure you’re ready to settle down?”, “Why don’t you travel first?” or even “Are you sure it will work out?”
It’s almost as if when you’re married… you suddenly lose your ability to travel, make career moves or even have fun.
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For others, our marriage was deemed downright pointless. To them, they’d already made up their minds – we’re young, so we won’t last.
One man, whom I’d just met, told me, “He’ll get bored after a few years. You just wait.”