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Stephen Miller offers ten reasons why marrying and starting a family young is a good idea.
I found many of these reflect my personal experience.
And no, he’s not suggesting it should be mandatory.
Here are the headlines, go to his blog as he explains most of these with a little more nuance.

1. Because you get to grow up together AND grow old together.
2. Because you are fighting for holiness.
3. Because you will never really find the right person and if you do, you’re probably not the right person for them – at least for long. I don’t mean this to sound fatalistic and this doesn’t mean just marry the next person you date because you’re not gonna find “the one.”
4. Because you’re never really going to be ready. You will always want to make more money, do more things, and go more places.
5. Because few things can sanctify you like a spouse and children.
6. Because having kids is better than having dogs.
7. Because having kids doesn’t mean life as you know it is over. When you get married and have kids young, you are a lot less likely to make your entire life about your kids.
8. Because when you’re young, you have more stamina and vitality.
9. Because you don’t want to be confused for the grandparents at your kids’ graduation, but it might be nice to be confused for the parents at your grandkids’ graduation.
10. Because having kids young means they graduate and are out of the house when you’re still young.