Never ending thread....

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My parents always told me that they wanted me to get some higher education (like higher than undergrad) before they would give me thier blessing to get married. Well, my now hubby and I felt that the right time for us to get married was after we both finished undergrad. I knew it would be a total and complete shock for my parents if Willl just showed up and asked for my hand in marriage since they thought we were going to wait, so I had to warn them beforehand. I told them that Will and I were thinking about getting married. My mom cried and siad I was too young, my dad was happy for me, and after a few minutes of crying, my mom said that we would have her blessing. So, then a week or so later, Will came and asked my parents for their permission. So, this kind of relates to Melissa's story because, like me, she probably would never want to marry someone whom her parents wouldn't approve of. I wanted to make sure my parents approved of Will enough for me to marry him and I had to know that before I wanted Will to ask them for their permission.

One reason my mom was so hesitant is because she finished undergrad in 3 years and got married at age 21 immediately after undergrad then divorced 2 years later (no children...she married my dad when she was 29 and had me and my 2 sisters...my mom and dad are still married 25 yeras later). Like my mom, I graduated undergrad in 3 years and got married at 21 (3 days after I graduated college), but unlike my mom, my hubby and I are going strong a year and a half later. I just had to tell my mom that there are different strokes for different folks and everyone is different.