It is said that people should be encouraged to get married before they are 30, as this is best both for the individual and for society. Do you agree or disagree?

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  It is said that people should be encouraged to get married before they are 30, as this is best both for the individual and for society. Do you agree or disagree?
  

Some people feel that getting married prior to turning 30 is most beneficial for society and the newlyweds themselves. While this may be true to a certain extent, I think that age is just a number when it comes to building a happy family.

There are both personal and social benefits when people get married in their 20s. This is the age when people are curious and adventurous, so they are in a constant search of excitement and novelty. This, in effect, can be a cause of social ills like drug abuse, drinking, and prostitution, as we see in the instances of some western countries. However, if people have a family to look after, they will have to shoulder various household responsibilities and earn money to meet the needs; completely different positive priorities at this stage in their life. On a societal level, the chances are that couples will have healthier children if they get married before 30, for after this time, people’s physical strength weakens and physicians generally do not recommend having a baby after 35. Risking babies’ life or compromising its or a mother’s health are not sensible decisions when there is an alternative.

Whereas establishing a family early in life seems to be a worthwhile decision, it is may not always be the right one. In the first place, reaching maturity differs from one person to another. This implies that some of them may not be able to cope with relationship-wise issues, unable to make important decisions and therefore not be able to guarantee the security of their family. Not only immaturity, but also finances can be a serious issue in the lives of newlyweds due to their hasty decision to get married. This is because people during their 20s are usually taking their first steps in the world of work having graduated from universities, which means that they are less likely in a good financial condition. Being unable to deal with financial challenges of family, young couples tend to resort to divorce. The consequences may even be disastrous if they have children. In this sense, it is a change for the worse for both the individuals and society.

A marriage before the age of 30 does present a number of benefits; in my view, however, people’s maturity and financial condition should determine the age to build a family.

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