When I was a teenager, I planned to get married as early as at 24years old so that by the time my first child is 20, am just 45 or thereabout. Very good plan.The question now is that, why have I not married even now that I have attained the age of 28? The answer may not be different from what you have on mind already. Money makes all things possible. This made me to theorised that the future is always appear to be brighter when you are younger but as you are growing older, you tend to see that life is not as easy as "ABC" It is easier said than done. Hmmmmm!
A man and a woman will come together and becomes one for the rest of their lives. How I wish it is just as simple as that. The place of financial stability in marriage has not and can never be substituted for what so ever. The two are inseparable, may be because they share the same initial letter. Marriage is "M" also money is "M" but that doesn't mean that one can act on behave of the other. I have seen many marriages on fires because money is absent. Where the woman's pocket is better, the man has no say in the family. As a man, it is either you are the bread-winner of your family or you are the messager or the house help to your wife. When money is not involved, your voice is not heard.
I can still remember, back then, when my father used to be on our mind when we were very young because he used to be there for us everytime until when things no longer work well for him, yet as kids, we did not understand, we still critised him and go for our mother who turned the new breadwinner. When the wife is the only one, every now and then, taking the children out for chopping, one day, the children will ask their mother if you are their right father. Or, they will love and go for their mother more. The love in a family will only be there if every stakeholder is performing his/her duties at the right time and in the right manner.
Conclusively, it is a very good thing to marry early if the resources for keeping the marriage are available. Early marriage is more enjoyable has children will come earlier and taken care of when parents are still very strong. However, where the needs for marriage are not available, it may be risky to take and uncalculated risk of going into it. Let us, men double our hustle as early as possible and be prayerful. The roles of a man in the family is not little.