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true. but a) should it be true? be) why is it true?
I hate to repeat myself but. . .
The reason litvish boys aren’t ready to get married before 22-23 is primarily because they aren’t expected to. Chassidic boys are ready at twenty because they are expected to be ready when they are 20. If it became the norm for litvish boys to start dating at 20 or even younger, they would be ready to start.
notpicker you started two threads!
I’ll repeat myself here
The truth of the matter is that it’s not based on age. It depends on when you mature. For some people it’s 18-19 (most boys not) 21,22,23,24 etc. Even if you’re expected to, it won’t change anything. It all depends on how mature you are. I know several people who got married young. One got divorced a year later. Another one I know who got married young is still married bli ayin hara. How do you expect to get guys to mature faster? They can’t go to EY any earlier. (That’s a whole discussion in itself.) Everyone has their own maturity level. I don’t think it really depends on age.
It’s because of the girls.
It depends on when you are ready for the yolk of marriage.
Are most girls REALLY ready to be married at 19 or 20?
I don’t think most people are ready for marriage at such a young age. Before you can know someone else intimately, you need to know yourself.
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No, it’s something that held true in one cultural setting but does not hold true in today’s culture. Marriage, including the expectations of it from the participants, have changed over the centuries. You can argue whether or not that’s a good thing or a bad thing, but the change *has* happened.
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How much does a boy mature after marriage? If a boy is immature at 20, will he suddenly become mature after marriage?
Hazal’s dictum to marry by 20 was rooted in a different social reality- most people died much younger back then than nowadays. Even 100 years ago, many people didn’t live past 50.
It’s very simple if someone can support you then why not get married at 20 years old, otherwise you can always have the government support you with programs.
The Chidah writes (in his sefer Arvei Nachal) that there is a known remez in the Torah to getting married at 18. The Passuk says “Vehu Naarah Bivsuleah Yikach”. Vehu is gimatria 18. But he then continues and says something very relevant to this conversation.
He says there;s another hint to 18 in the passuk. The last letters of the words “naarah bivsulaeah yikach” also are gimatria 18. Says the Chidah: “Why did the torah hint to age 18 at the END of the words? And he answers that there will be a time, at the end of generations before Moshiach, when people will say that “Ben 18 L’Chupa” was only in “the olden days”, that it doesn’t apply today. Therefore The Torah hinted to 18 at the END of the words, to tell us that 18 applies even today!
The Steipler as well as the Chazon Ish also held that 18 applies even nowadays.
Reb doniel, whats “hazal” ?????
The Steipler as well as the Chazon Ish also held that 18 applies even nowadays.
So does the Mishno in Pirkei Ovos.
Yet when it comes to teaching Chumosh, Mishno & Talmud, many people are commencing at ages younger than delineated in this Mishno:- Hence why aren’t they doing likewise when it comes to Chuppo age mentioned in this very same Mishno?
My brother just turned 18. I think he is emotionally ready for marriage, BUT he has no idea of what he is going to do for parnassah, and I don’t think anyone should get married until they have a plan. I also don’t think that MOST boys are even emotionally ready for marriage at 18.
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