my 17 yr old son wants to get married

what you should do is to tell him to wait till hes 18 to get married, that way hes old enough to get married without your signature! =) hope this helps

I think as a mother, to allow your son to get married at 17 you do not care about what is in your sons best interest. he isnt even an adult yet and you allowing him to live a life that most adults themselves arent even able to deal with. marriage is no simple decision and should not be taken lightly… mayb when your son grows up he will respect his father for the decision he made to say no.

Like they all said just have him wait…he is only 17. Its not impossible to fall in love at that age with your soulmate but he could also be like any other teenager and just think he is in love and you dont want your son to make a mistake..have him wait until he is atleast 18 and see if he still loves her and it’ll give you time to spend with the girl he wants to marry to see if the feelings are real. It’ll give you sometime to explain to him that he might be too young.

I was 16 when my boyfriend asked my mom if he cud marry me and she told him yes but me no her reason was that if things didnt work out and life wasnt the way I thought it would be then I wud ask her why did you sign for me to get married and he is 17 if he wants to do it let him do it when he turns 18 then he wont need you to sign…

hmmm… this is hard. When you only think about yourself; do you think he can handle it? Do you think it’s the right thing for him to do? Have you had a good conversation with his father? Do you know why does he not want to sign and what he thinks about the whole situation? Maybe you’ll be able to convice him to agree with it too, I’m afraid I’m not able to help you anymore with this situation. Good luck.

I would lay out the rest of his life in front of him let him know everything that could happen, ask a lot of retorical questions and make the conversation seem in his favor. Start out with, I was just wondering why you want to get married, stay calm and he might be more willing to listen.

I agree with the first advice. Ask him to wait until he is 18, and if his feelings are still strong, then he will be old enough not to ask his father for permission. So many marriges end up in divorce, and that is probably what his father is thinking about.

Let him wait till he’s 18? There is no reason a 17 year old needs to get married… Even if she is pregnant, that is no reason to get married, they’re both very young. Exactly how does getting married fix anything. And if you really want to know, call up the court and find out…