There is no such thing as a perfect marriage age. The external forces will always try to take over you, but wait for your time and then decide because it will either make you or break you because it is the most important decision of your life.

PERFECT. How do you figure it out? Is that a complete package or does that mean the way you want it? My interpretation of perfect is something slightly different. For me, PERFECT is when I don't want it to get any better because it's just "PERFECT."

Adding to the background more, the issue of the ideal age for marriage is at a higher level. What is the perfect marriage age? How do you explain it? And why is this time so particular? These things definitely pop up when discussing the perfect age for marriage.

At a certain age, the trend of getting married has existed and often changes. Reviewing the past, at a very young age, the age for a girl to get married began. Child marriage was in trend but it changed as time went by due to various factors such as awareness, self-realization, laws and much more. Through statute now, a girl or a boy can only marry at the age of twenty, which is fantastic.

Marriage is the culturally recognized union of two people, but more than that. You just don't form a union, but you're committed to spending your entire life with the other person and being with them through their thick and thin. However, the question remains regarding the perfect marriage age.

As I interviewed the parents from two different generations, I found out that while some disagreed, some views never change. The first couple/parents were Mr. and Mrs. Bista of our grandparent’s generation and the second couple was Mr. and Mrs. Neupane of our generation. The first couple has been married for nearly 55 years, and the second couple is married for 7 years.

Starting with the most important question about the perfect age for marriage, the first couple said getting married at 18-20 years is perfect, while the second couple said that a person should get married whenever they feel like getting.  In addition to the same question, I asked why they thought a particular time was fine. The first couple said that getting married at a younger age would make you stabilize sooner and wouldn't have to worry about the future because the husband would earn and the wife would be able to do the household work or could go to work. The second couple said marrying whenever they're ready makes them more stable when it comes to making decisions and both couples will support each other in and out of the house.

I then questioned them about the happy and sad aspect of their respective times about marriage. The eldest couple answered that the fun aspect of marriage is entering a completely new world with someone you never met and loved, and still decided to spend the rest of your life with them.

While it was sad that people of the time got married very young—without comprehending the dos and don’ts, family decisions and management—eventually they get used to it and be happy. Despite the many problems and misunderstandings, the experience will make you happy eventually.

The second couple said that having someone to share your feelings and appreciate, makes you happy because that's what they've always done, which is why you're together. And the sad part was that too much advocacy and modern thinking has driven us to compete with each other and often we ignore each other and intentionally or unknowingly, harm each other.

In the end, the elder couple said, "Society has changed and people don't take marriage as seriously as we use it to take it that's why every other couple is divorced. The only thing that is needed for a successful marriage is to stop competing with each other and work together towards a better future. Only then do you begin to find happiness in the small things."

We can observe how some thoughts about marriage are the same while some are very different. The thought process of parents has definitely changed throughout time due to various changes and experiences. The definition of marriage has also modified and now it is not just a union but also a connection between two people.

We have seen couples who fall in love, got married, and eventually get divorced. We have also seen couples in whose marriage their families had arranged still live a happy life. We also saw people who got married at a young age and are doing very well while there are people who are adults and who are not married yet. There's no such thing as a perfect age, it has to come from you, the feeling of settling with one person who can make your life worth living and complete.