marrying at a later age

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It has always seemed to be the norm that alot of people marry at a young age. The typical age these days for marriage is 25-30 years old. I either know people who've married inthsi age bracket or have never married at all. But, I've always wondered, do any people get married for the first time at a later age. Around 45-50 years old. Would it be normal for someone like me to get married for the first time, say around, 47 years old? I'm only 23 now, but that's something that has come into my mind before. What are your thoughts? Did any of you get married at a later age like this or know someone who has?

People get married at any age. The age is not that important, but it is a little more difficult for women over 40 to get a partner. Why? Just because there are more women than men, and on top of it a large part of the population is gay, the by the time you are 40 the amount of men that can marry you most probably are already married. And is thats not enough, probably the men who can marry you wont want to marry someone your age. Just saying...

It's so interesting that you assumed the OP was female. His profile says male ...

Whatever the case, I think it's a mistake to think you can plan something as unknowable as romance/marriage. It happens when it happens. I got married at 26 and divorced at 36. I'm 39 and have a GF who's almost 41. We may or may not get married -- but that has really nothing to do with our feelings for each other. It also has nothing to do with her age (or mine).

To answer the OP's direct question, I've known lots of people who have gotten married later in life. For better or worse -- with more or less success. Age just doesn't seem to matter that much. That said, I may be in a geographical "market" where that's less unusual than in some other places. Not sure.

I know someone whose uncle married recently for the first time at the age of 86, and a lady my mother knows is engaged to be married for the first time, and is in her late 70s.

&divorced. you can catch 'em second time round

it's a bell curve just like everything else. I've always found it odd that so many people get married when they're 20-25, but then again, the median age at first marriage in my family would be 39, at least within the pool of relatives that I know of; I guess that constitutes "old" for a lot of people.

My dad married at 32 and my mom was 28. Is that considered late?

My husband was 34 when I married him. Is that late too?

I got married at a young age, 23. I honestly thought it wouldn't happen but it did. I just lucked out.

My friend/former supervisor is getting married in a couple weeks(It's his 2nd marriage he's divorced) to a woman who's the same age as him which is early 40s & she never had a boyfriend or even dated anyone before.

One thing that should be said here is that the age of the parents has a major effect on the likelihood of certain disorders, including autism (autistics often have older fathers) and Down's Syndrome (1 in 16 chance with a mother over the age of 40.

I'm 33, unmarried. These things are on my mind.

yes, very true. my former husband and i were talking about the folly of getting overly attached to a mate & having a long-term relationship at a very young age as opposed to waiting.... then we looked at each other (first dated at age 18 lol). a lot of marriages don't last, so there is a good chance of finding an older person who has left an unsuccessful marriage.

My mother got married at a young age but to my half brothers father not mine people often get married at a young age now but that's not how it always is

you can screen for those nowadays.

Limiting the conditions that lead to them is still the better choice. Screening is not perfect.