10 Important Things Everyone Should Know Before Getting Married

2. If you wait until after you’re at least 23 to get married, you’re much less likely to get a divorce.

A 2014 University of North Carolina at Greensboro study: Age at Coresidence, Premarital Cohabitation, and Marriage Dissolution: 1985–2009 discovered that women who get married around age 18 are 60% more likely to get divorced than women who wait until they’re 23. So if you’re younger, it may be in your best interest to wait a few years until you get married. You’ll go through many changes during these years, and it’s best to see how you and your partner adapt.