Tynae Jjingo, a Nabisunsa Girls’ School and Kakungulu Memorial Secondary School old girl over the weekend shocked her former schoolmates after she held a traditional marriage at her parent’s home. The Kwanjula that was well attended saw the 19-year-old exchange vows with her better half, only identified as Kassim —with beaming smiles.
The two are believed to have been in love throughout their high school and deemed it fit to legalize their relationship before joining campus.
The reality is there is no ‘right’ age or time to get married; age is just a number. You need maturity and trust to feel like you are ready to commit your life to someone else.
There are vast advantages of getting married early; For example,
You’ll drink less alcohol. Married and engaged young adults drink less than those who are not in a serious romantic relationship. Marriage and engagement likely carry with them a heightened sense of responsibility and obligation and a less active social calendar, which leads to less drunkenness. Laying off alcohol has many health benefits, including weight loss, better sleep, better skin and a reduced risk of some cancers.
There’s nothing to be gained from waiting – if you think you’re ready. We certainly aren’t advocating a rush to the altar, but if you feel like you’re prepared for that next step, go for it. Research shows that there’s no advantage to delaying marriage just for the sake of delaying it. A 2010 study by sociologists Norval Glenn and Jeremy Uecker states that “A 20-year-old person who meets an excellent marriage prospect would be ill-advised to pass up that opportunity only because he/she feels not yet at the ideal age for marriage. Furthermore, delaying marriage beyond the mid-twenties will lead to the loss during a portion of young adulthood of any emotional and health benefits that a good marriage would bring.”
Well for those who thought they’d get a piece of Tynae at campus, sorrryy…..she’s taken! Congratulations to them.
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