I got married at 22 and it has been a good life choice. I didn't marry some loser like some others apparently though so that probably made a difference.
Who got divorced WM? MHS alums?
The two divorces that sparked this thread are both out-of-stat'rs. In both cases, the hubby pushed to have a kid, then the kid came, then the hubby left shortly thereafter. In both cases, the hubby basically didn't communicate to the wife that he was unhappy until he asked for the divorce--which is pretty terrible. One of my IRL buds (not j rake) said there should be a three-year waiting period after you have a kid before you can get divorced, which I think would have made a huge difference for both of these couples.
Other thoughts:
-@Pete is right--there is some research that shows that overall, family/friends do a better job of picking a long-term mate for a person than that person does for themselves.
-Sounds like goEMAW honorary =Mod?= GOSP had a "starter marriage." It's obviously not ideal, but I know several old people who had starter marriages w/out kids, got divorced, and had long and happy second marriages/families.
-Agree with all the good posters on here who disagree with the "don't get married until you're thirty" stuff. Like Kat Kid, I married a total babe who rules at life in my early twenties, which has proven to be an awesome decision. I can't imagine in any way that my twenties would have been better w/out her, or if we had been together but waited to get married.