<p>DH and I were married at 23 which seems really young now. Both sets of parents required that we graduate college before marriage and we and all of our siblings did. We tell our kids the same thing. Some of the young marriages (like ours) lasted ,some didn’t and I really can’t say why. </p>
<p>Back then (at least in the small town midwest area we are from), no one lived together unmarried. I see a lot of couples now who do and I think that’s a major factor in the later marriages.</p>