tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707333186803278314.post6724692695767929421..comments2023-11-02T10:13:04.489-04:00Comments on Heather's Hodgepodge: Why Wait? Get Married! Part 2Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00172636187611286057noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707333186803278314.post-45176767597288348422009-08-11T10:40:45.365-04:002009-08-11T10:40:45.365-04:00Kim: yes, most definitely the way things worked ou...Kim: yes, most definitely the way things worked out made it a lot easier for me to stay home. I initially said that I wanted to work and still have kids, but I personally was convicted about this. To me (and this is me, not everyone), I didn't feel as though it was right (fair?) to go through so much to have a child and then pay someone else to raise it. Circumstances do prevent a lot of moms from staying home who really do want to be there for their kids. But sometimes, if a couple sits down and really looks at things, there are a lot of expenses that could be eliminated if one spouse stayed home, or the couple was willing to give up some luxuries.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00172636187611286057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707333186803278314.post-8770483714200230342009-08-11T10:26:32.991-04:002009-08-11T10:26:32.991-04:00I'm not sure exactly what I want to say about ...I'm not sure exactly what I want to say about this... but I do believe that what is right is different for each couple. You did what was best for you - and that is to be commended. <br /><br />The thing I'd tell you though is that the way that things worked out for you guys probably made it easier for you to be a stay at home Mom... only in the sense that since you never had 2 incomes at the same time - you never had to face losing an income like it would be in our case. The loss of my salary makes it a nearly impossible option for us.Kim H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03611545652342361679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707333186803278314.post-61815653144090836002009-08-10T20:29:03.949-04:002009-08-10T20:29:03.949-04:00I met my husband when I was 16 and he was 18. Than...I met my husband when I was 16 and he was 18. Thankfully, we both had clear ideas that we wanted to wait to have sex for marriage. But it was still very, very hard! We married when I was 21 and he was 23 - still very young according to most people! But sex wasn't the only reason we were marrying. It just made sense since we'd been together for so long. We both still had grad school and the finances have been tight since then, but I've never regretted our decision either. It's always nice to see other couples who married young and are making it work still, despite a lot of people telling me that it wouldn't work out!thegamerswifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11530622731938120122noreply@blogger.com