If a girl waits until she is 25 the chances that her marriage will last are four times better. Kevin and Christie said they know they are perfect for each other and just didn t want to have to wait any longer to be together. Teen marriages aren t the norm. The average age of first marriage was 25 years for women and 26.8 years for men in 1996, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Fifty years ago, women were marrying at an average of 20.8 years and men 23.2 years.
Sociologists say that throughout history, marriage rates have varied.
For example, it might surprise some people that moral leaders in the 1890s were worried about decreasing marriage rates and increasing divorce rates. You should get married because you want to, not because you feel you have to. You ll have a lot of responsibility and a major commitment and obligation to another person. When the economy is good, there's less incentive for women to marry. In 1890, the average age of brides was 22 fairly late considering that the average life span for women then was 48.