Nowadays, people are getting married in their thirties, unlike many years ago when people got married in their twenties. Is this a positive or negative development? Give reasons for your answer and include relevant examples from your knowledge or personal experience.

Years back, marrying before the age of

thirty

was

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were

the

trend but

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trend, but

these days, people are now marrying at

thirty

years and above.

This

, I feel, is a welcome development as supported by the reasons that would be discussed below. The

first

reason why I support people marrying in their thirties is because

marriage

requires maturity and life experiences are what builds

this

maturity in a person.

Therefore

, one has to give

sometime

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some time

to gain

experiences

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experience

in dealing with people, especially the opposite sex before venturing into

marriage

.

For example

, my elder brother married at twenty five while the wife was twenty one. Five years into the

marriage

, they got divorced. It was obvious they lacked the maturity needed in

marriage

as there was always conflict in their home which they failed to resolve maturely. A

second

reason why it is good to marry at above

thirty

is financial and mental stability, a vital ingredient of a successful

marriage

. The couple has to be financially ready to handle the responsibility that comes with

marriage

and at the same time, be mentally ready. Being married comes with bills to pay, school fees for the children, clothing, feeding and so on.

This

financial stability is likely to be achieved at age

thirty

and above considering the years the person has to invest in schooling. My final reason for supporting people getting married in their thirties is that it gives them time to achieve goals and milestones, which creates a sense of fulfilment, before getting married. A lot of people find that when they get married, they are not able to achieve most of their dreams anymore because of the responsibility that comes with

marriage

and as

such

lacks fulfilment in life. I,

for instance

, enrolled

for

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in

a PhD program while single.

Then

marriage

happened when I was twenty five, followed by pregnancy and

subsequently

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subsequent

babies. I could not continue the program because I needed time to take care of the children as my husband was always busy. Had I waited, I would have been able to complete the program, get married afterwards, and feel a better sense of achievement. In conclusion,

marriage

at

thirty

and above should be encouraged because of the reasons discussed in

this

essay.