Senior citizens: Is it true relationships with the opposite sex don't work out in your 20's? If so why?

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Many marriages at that age work out and last a lifetime. I was 23, he 24 - married for 46 years. I know some who married younger 18 and 19 and never parted.

If a couple do not feel mature enough to marry then they should wait but most people DO know when the time is right. There is always the possibility of a marriage failing. I've known people split up after retirement so there are no set rules for this just generalisations.

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By the way, in that particular era people rarely 'had relationships' - they married. There was very little sex before marriage so no cohabiting. It was frowned upon very much and contraception was far from foolproof so most did not dare until married. Once married separation and divorce were also frowned upon so, when problems hit a marriage, they worked hard to sort it out - especially if this happened once they had children. In those days there were very few families consisting of half-siblings. Couples stayed together and weathered the storms of life so that their children had as stable an upbringing as was possible and so all children had the same surname. A person's reputation had a value in those days and it's sad that such is not so now.