It is a trend in Malaysia for young couples from the age of 18 to 22 years old to get married. An early marriage force an individual to enter a new different and challenging life. It is not surprising when many people do not support early marriage as it drawbacks destroy two lives. I agree that marrying at a young age has more disadvantages than advantages. Getting married at an early age has more disadvantages to young couples due to the lack of parenting skills, deprivation of their youth and financial difficulties.
The first disadvantage of marrying early is lack of parenting skills are they are young parents. Bringing up children is a heavy responsibility. Therefore, young parents face difficulties to bring up their children as they have inadequate knowledge of child care. A young mother may not know how to be a successful mother as she does not know how to bring up her child. A young father may find it overwhelming to care for a wife and a child. So as young parents, they will be unable to provide appropriate adequate care for their child. They are many child cases of abuse due to the parent"s immaturity to handle the challenges of raising up their children. They will need their parents to assist them to care for their child.
The second disadvantage of marrying early is the marriage deprives of their youth. Being married forces them to be responsible at a young age where it will deprive them of their youth. They cannot learn and experiment with life as the young husband had to work to care for his family. Meanwhile, the young age wife has to care for her family and take care of the house. Some of the young couples are studying and hardworking at the same time. They will not have a normal life another young couple who are still single. How could they have time to learn about each other and develop a deep understanding of each other? It is only developed when the couple develops maturity and understanding of their environment, and then they would be able to understand themselves as a married couple. If they are not given time, they will definitely face a lack of understanding.
The third disadvantage of getting married early is facing financial difficulties. Raising a family requires a lot of money. A young husband needs to have a permanent job to have adequate finance for his family. A young couple will face financial difficulties if they are not highly educated and face limited job. opportunities. Young married couples are usually still studying or do not have much education. Thus, they depend on their parents for financial loans and emotional support.
In summary, getting married early has many disadvantages such as less knowledge about parenting, less time enjoying their youth and more financial difficulties. I agree that it is unwise for young people to marry early. How can a boy or girl receive proper education if they get married early? It is the responsibility of the parents to ensure their children are properly educated and mature enough to face challenges of a marriage so that they can be successful parents and spouses themselves when the right time comes.
