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Also, Cosmo says "If you tie the knot at an early age, the odds are stacked against you: there's a greater risk you'll grow apart--you change so much during your 20s, so when you wait til your late 20s you've faced those growing pains, and they don't burden your marriage; you don't know what you want in a partner--it's often through having an active dating life that you come to know the type of person who brings out the best in you. as a result, by your late 20s, you have a better sense of what you'll compromise on in a mate and what you won't; you can't be as selfish about your career, and you've had your share of playing the field already, so you can leave it and not look back," and I pretty much agree, even though cosmo isn't the greatest source of advice (question in same issue: "after how long is it okay to ask if we're exclusive?"). It's just something I've always thought made sense. But I guess you can't really choose when you fall in love.

Also, there are these things, which I also agree with:

Marriage Myth 2: Having children typically brings a married couple closer together and increases marital happiness.

Fact: Many studies have shown that the arrival of the first baby commonly has the effect of pushing the mother and father farther apart, and bringing stress to the marriage. However, couples with children have a slightly lower rate of divorce than childless couples. (gotta factor in "staying together for the kids," though)

Marriage Myth 5: Couples who live together before marriage, and are thus able to test how well suited they are for each other, have more satisfying and longer-lasting marriages than couples who do not.

Fact: Many studies have found that those who live together before marriage have less satisfying marriages and a considerably higher chance of eventually breaking up. One reason is that people who cohabit may be more skittish of commitment and more likely to call it quits when problems arise. But in addition, the very act of living together may lead to attitudes that make happy marriages more difficult. The findings of one recent study, for example, suggest "there may be less motivation for cohabiting partners to develop their conflict resolution and support skills." (One important exception: Cohabiting couples who are already planning to marry each other in the near future have just as good a chance at staying together as couples who don't live together before marriage).

Why all the marriage talk? no clue. bored, I guess.