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Is 21 too young to be engaged?

My boyfriend and I have have been going out for about a year, and it's starting to come up in conversations. It would be a long engagement, but what do you think, 21/22 too young?

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago
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    I don't think age really matters!! I think what matters is that you love him, and that you don't want to spend your life without him. I think that if you are at a good place in your life, and you think that you are ready for marriage, then by all means go for it.

    Take me for example....I am 20 years old. I have been dating my fiance for a little over 2 years, we are getting married in 2010. I will be 22 years old. I am currently in nursing school, and when we're married I will be a registered nurse, with a good career and a good job. I am not the "partying" type of girl, never have been. I think that my life will be pretty GREAT, and that I have my head on level enough to be getting married.

    The catch is...people are still telling me I"m too young.

    I say screw those people, and follow your heart!!

  • 1 decade ago

    theres not a certain age criteria to being too young for that kinda thing i got engaged at 18 and married at 19 and been with him for a couple years and still happy. but if you feel you need to ask that question then i'd say your not yet ready.

  • 1 decade ago

    yea i have to agree with kyledkat... i am 20 years old and i am engaged the only difference is that i have been with him for almost 5 years... one year is not a lot of time to know some one well enough to marry because you are still getting to know eachother and really have not build that foundation, i know because i see it with my sister who also married after one year of relations, and as she talks about it now they did not have good communication skills etc... but its good that it well be a long engagement but give it MORE time...

    Much Luck!!~

  • 1 decade ago

    No I was 20 when i got engaged. Just make sure you really love him and want to be with him!!!

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  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    yes its too young finish ur studies get a good job and then think of engagements

  • 1 decade ago

    most of my friends are 20 or just turned 21 and they just got married, been together a few years too, so i'd say your good.

  • 1 decade ago

    If you guys have been going out for a year, it's not that you're too young, it's that it's too early.

  • 1 decade ago

    You're still growing and changing as a person. If you're unsure about it, I would wait. If this is someone that you know you want to be with, then go for it.

  • Absolutely not, people criticize it all the time, but as long as you realize you will have to accept him as he changes, and grows older, than you will be fine.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    nonot at all,go for it if you are inlove

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