How do you know when you are ready?

[Tink]

I've got 3 grown children and 2 grand children. My best advice would be to wait until you're at least 25... and then start thinking about having kids. Once they're here, there's no going back, and they do become the center of your universe.

Enjoy each other and your freedom to just do what you can to prepare financially, get your education out of the way, and be certain you are as settled in your home, jobs and relationship as you can be before upsetting the whole balance by bringing in a baby.

Babies are wonderful, but they do change the whole dynamic and structure of your life and relationship. Even just sitting on the couch cuddling gets interrupted when a baby needs fed, changed, or entertained.

[judy]

Enjoy just holding each other for now, get what needs to be done finished, like school, finding careers you love, putting away some money, maybe even buying a house. Most importantly though, enjoy each other and get to really know each other.

You'll know when you're ready. It just comes to be time.

Enjoy every day of your lives together, even the bad days.

boy i dont know, i had my kids at a really young age it was hard, but now we are young enough to still have fun and the money to do it.