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# Why I Chose to Marry Young
- URL: https://dd.malinoix.com/why-i-chose-to-marry-young/
- Published: 2014-07-08T06:00:35.000Z
- Updated: 2018-07-16T13:54:10.000Z
- Author: Maggie
- Tags: Relationships, Love, Marriage, marry, Relationships, Women's Issues, young, young adults, #wordpress, #Import 2026-10-12 13:59

**Why I chose to marry young**

I chose to marry young — at 19, to be exact.

As some of you may know, I am *still* pretty young – 22, to be exact.

There’s that Taylor Swift song “22,” but I don’t relate to it at all because I’m married and have been for 2 and a half years. I don’t know if you’ve heard that song, but here are a couple quick quotes:

Everything will be alright

If we just keep dancing like we’re 22

And

It feels like one of those nights

We won’t be sleeping

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## Nope, does not describe my life at 22 at all.

I do not dance anywhere, except I did dance at my wedding.

And **YES**, I will be sleeping because I have things to do tomorrow! Every day I have things to do!

I’m not complaing in any way. I love my life! I just think it’s comical how different my life is from this Taylor Swift song and actually, most of my peers’ lives.

When I wrote about [How God Changed the Course of My life Completely](https://devotionaldiva.com/2014/06/god-completely-changed-course-life/?ref=dd.malinoix.com "When God Completely Changed the Course of my Life"), I told you about how supportive my now-husband Brandon was (and still is) and how we met.

### But what I didn’t tell you then was how big of a role following my heart played.

Brandon and I have a fairy tale love story – with some major kinks thrown in.

We had a lot of opposition going up against us the whole time we were dating.

For one, I was in a horrible place mentally and physically in the beginning. I talked about this in that post I mentioned, but it really was a struggle. **My mom knew that Brandon was the one for me because of how he stuck by me through it all.**

I mean, I was in the mental health unit at the hospital (more than once) and he stayed with me. He supported me. He showed me love. I know that I was not able to show him the same kind of love at that time, just because I was going through so much.

And it was a shock to everyone around us when we started dating because *Brandon is 7 and a half years older than me.*

### But we got through all that stuff. I got better. Things were going great, and we were happy.

*Then Brandon decided to join the Navy.*

At first, we didn’t even consider getting married before his boot camp. But as we went through his recruitment process, *marriage actually seemed like a pretty good idea.*

## I knew I loved Brandon and wanted to be with him forever. He said he always knew that I was “the one.”

It soon became clear that we did want to get married before Brandon would leave for basic training.

**But I was so nervous about what my parents would say.**

I felt like they would disapprove, because I was only 19 after all. Now-a-days, that is *young.*

It wasn’t like getting married so young was in their (or my) plans for my future.

I worked up the courage to talk to my mom about it first, and she eased my dad into the idea. They were accepting, more than I thought they would be. **They supported us.**

Brandon formally asked my dad for my hand in marriage in June, and a few days later he proposed to me. In November, we said our vows at my childhood church.

## My mom said she felt the presence of Jesus so strongly during the ceremony.

We’ve been married 2 and a half years now, and things are working out for us. We’re happy. I see how God had these plans for me, and there’s no doubt in my mind that I was always supposed to be with Brandon.

I followed my heart and ended up with a great man. But getting married at a young age is not for everyone. Honestly, everyone’s situation will be different. **When you find your mate is up to God.**

I still get surprised reactions when people find out I’m 22 and married, let alone that I have been married for almost 3 years now. That’s okay, *but I wish there wasn’t so much judgment.*

It’s not just people who marry young – I know those who wait until their later 20’s or 30’s are judged too.

# Bottom line is that everyone has a different path; Let’s get over expectations.

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