I don’t think MOST people are ready to get married at 18. Some may come for a cultural environment where it is accepted readily, but for many of us, our kids were not emotionally mature enough to make the right decision for the right reasons in getting married. We change a great deal from our teens to our early 20s, and what may have seemed like a good idea at 18, might be a “what was I thinking???” moment at 21. It shouldn’t be a magic number that determines marriageability. Each shidduch should be determined on a case by case basis IMO. Some people are ready at a younger age (though I doubt many boys are) and some need to wait a little longer.
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