Shattering The Myths: Why Getting Married Young Was My Best Decision Yet
“You are too cute! I have a son about your age, I’d love for you to meet him”, a customer gushed. I was helping out at my mom’s boutique during my visit home, managing the register. I smiled, thanked her, and explained I was married. Her smile turned to shock.
"Oh honey!” the woman gasped. “You’re way too young to be married!” Her face took on a pained expression. “I know those bad boys look so good, and you think you can change them, but...” she paused emphatically, “YOU CAN’T!”. Clearly, this woman was no longer talking to me but rather to the ghost of her younger self. Holding back the desire to laugh or to pat her hand in sympathy, I didn’t say anything. My husband was hardly the leather jacket-wearing, chain-smoking, tattooed biker this stranger imagined. He was a systems engineer studying to become a pastor.