Is early marriage advisable?
Editor's note: Constance Adione, the NAIJ.com partner blogger, gives advice on why ladies not to be desperate and quick to rush into marriage
Constance is a student of Parasitology and Entomology at Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, Anambra state. He writes articles on different topics, especially on motivational talks
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Without doubt, there has been a global influence of technology on education at all level. We live in a fast developing and fast changing world because of advancement in technology and new discoveries in science.
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More importantly, academic research is now relatively easier than the previous generation since academic materials are abundantly available on the Internet. Information is easier to access and find, with the help of Internet a lot of things are exposed not minding of age.
Social media has a great influence on our teenagers. Making them to know more than what they are meant to know. Children of this generation don't act like a child anymore because of wide exposure of life at their younger age. These children are no longer children but adults in progress.
A child of eighteen and above at least is matured enough to enter a home if ready, marriage is not a child's play. You need to know yourself and temperaments in order to know who you are compatible with before considering other factors.
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“Wisely and slowly, they stumble that run fast." says William Shakespeare. Don't be in a hurry to enter a home because your mates are married especially when you are still young in age. Don't be too desperate and quick; be wise to know when your time comes. It is all about time. Life is a change, growth is optional, choose wisely, Karen Kaiser Clark said in one of his books. Think well before you act, one mistake can ruin your life.
Constance Adione
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