My 18 year old sister just proposed to her boyfriend! Like seriously...ring, down on one knee, on their anniversary, in a romantic spot!I am so happy for her, but nervous b/c she is so young! They want to get married a year from September. She hasn't finished school. He's nice but only a year older. Sometimes she feels more like a child of mine. Age difference, I guess.

By Payday614 on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 03:42 am:

Congrats to your sis! My husband and I were 19 when he proposed to me. We had only been dating for a month, but I knew he was the one. We got married 11 months later and have been together for 9 years now.

By Ladypeacek on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 05:16 am:

wow, i am assuming he said yes, lol!! congrats to her!

By Kernkate on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 08:14 am:

Congrats to your sister My DS is 18 and I can not imagine him getting married yet...just seems so young.

By Jessicac1979 on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 08:21 am:

congrats. i got married at 19yrs old and now almost six years later we are still doing great and happy as can be!

By Juli4 on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 09:24 am:

My husband and I got married when I was 17 and he was 19. I don't regret it at all and I know I won't.

By Emily7 on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 10:16 am:

Congrats to your sister & her fiancee. I don't think age matters, there are 30's that shouldn't get married.
My SIL said to her Mom two seconds after the wedding that she promised this was the last time. It was her 4th wedding & she was in her early 30's.

By Mommyathome on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 11:22 am:

DH and I were 19 and 20
Congratulations to your sister!! Hope she is very happy with him! So, when is the big day?

By Boxzgrl on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 03:05 pm:

DH and I were 19 and 20 and were going on 3 years this year. We dont plan on calling it quits anytime soon so I'm glad to say were beating the odds!!

Congrats to your sis!

By Bellajoe on Friday, April 30, 2004 - 03:09 pm:

Congrats! That's neat that she proposed to him! I was 19 and my dh was 22 when we got engaged. We only dated for 5 months when he proposed. We are still together and happy after almost 6 years of marriage.

By Tink on Saturday, May 1, 2004 - 02:10 am:

I was really young also. Me 19, DH 24. Maybe that's why I'm worried for her. I know how much growing up happens after that.

Yes, he said yes. His first choice for best man said no! I've never heard of anyone turning down the honor. I was asked to be matron of honor. (Is it just me or does matron sound really old?)

They are talking about September 29th. They will have dated 2 1/2 years exactly that day. Kinda cute and romantic!

She is so happy! She tends to be a serious person so it is so nice to see her grinning like a fool!

By Bobbie on Saturday, May 1, 2004 - 11:03 pm:

I was 17 when I started dating my DH. We got married when I was 19 and he was 25. We have been together for 16 years married for 14 this year. And through all our ups and downs I do not regret a thing. As long as she knows it won't always be a bed of roses and marriage is always a work in progress she can have a good life. It is when you go in expecting perfection and fall flat on your face that issues come up...

And Matron of honor sounds old but because you are married that is exactly what you are...

Good luck to you all...

By Kaye on Sunday, May 2, 2004 - 09:52 am:

Interesting thread. I obviously don't know your sis or her finance. So who knows what will happen I was 18 when I met dh, we married two years later, and just celebrated our 12th. So age down't make a difference. But there are things I think that do. Maturity, is a big one, my hubby had a job as an engineer, I was almost finsihed with college. I prepared meals for my family for the past 5 years, paid all the bills and did all the daily cleaning. I was an adult in a kid's life most of the time. (my mom was handicapped). The things in the post that struck me as interesting, she proposed to him...i know it happens all the time, but still different. My first question was why? The second interesting thing was best man said no. I have said no also. My very best friend in the whole world is getting married this summer and I said no. Because she is marrying a big loser. I cannot stand at the front of a church and give my blessing for them. I do plan on attending for HER. But simply I think she deserves better than me, because I don't have happy thoughts abou this. Anyway, just my thoughts on this thread. Interesting!

By Tink on Sunday, May 2, 2004 - 07:01 pm:

My sister is mature in most aspects of her life.The only area I think she is immature in is relationships. She had a very large weight issue(250 lbs at 12yo) and she had a gastric bypass done at 16. She has only had one other boyfriend and that was only a few months. Her fiance is very nice and for the most part is a dependable guy. I worry because I think they were raised very differently, his mom dotes on him and will still drop anything if he calls up needing something, he doesn't drive right now (diabetic seizure) and is used to being taken care of. My sis is very independant and doesn't baby anyone. This has already caused some problems in their relationship and I think it may only get worse once they are living together. My sis isn't the compromising sort and I think that is a big part of marriage. She will expect him to change any habits she doesn't like to accomadate her.
His best man refused because he says Mike isn't ready to get married but his best man is 32 and still isn't ready to get married so take that with a grain of salt.
My sis asked him because they talk about it all the time but he said he was worried to ask because he was afraid to be turned down. Since it seemed like a safe bet, she asked him and then he knew she was serious about them. My DH said he wouldn't like it because he felt like she took a responsibility away from him that all guys should have and that most look forward to it. I told him I wouldn't ever ask him to marry me then!

By Bobbie on Sunday, May 2, 2004 - 11:18 pm:

Sad but true all you can do is sit back and watch, wait and pray for the best. Once someone has their mind set it is hard to change it. It is often best to just let things happen and being there to help pick up the pieces later. I have learned this first hand.