I know from my own experience that it is good to be married and that getting married young is an opportunity that should not be missed - Gábor Tóth, editor of vasarnap.hu, talked to Tünde Fűrész and the head of the Kopp Mária Institute. We looked at this.
In recent years, the biggest difficulty was primarily that due to the coronavirus epidemic, it was more difficult for young people to get to know each other and build relationships than before, said the expert. The after-effects of these have now resolved, but they can still be felt from time to time. The isolation that accompanies the changed world has reinforced the messages present in social media and consumer culture, which emphasize that "you are the important one", "put yourself before everything else" and that only "perfect" can be appropriate.
All of this had an impact on the development of relationships.
I think the biggest challenge for today's young people is to accept that there is no perfect couple, and it is already great if they find a partner who is just good enough for them and with whom they love each other. It is important that young people do not think about the unattainable. It is not the price, but the atmosphere that makes a wedding unique. It is worth learning from the older age group how to stretch as long as the blanket lasts.
By the way, we are living in times when couples who start a family at a young age can receive subsidies of a level previously thought unimaginable.
With the babysitting support, a young couple can receive HUF 10 million to start their life together. This is an opportunity that does not exist anywhere else in the world. In addition, social security, tax exemption, or student loan forgiveness all help to make starting a family a much smaller financial obstacle for young people.
The fact that marriage is often presented in a negative light in series or even news programs certainly has an effect on young people. Unfortunately, it is more newsworthy if someone beats his wife or divorces his spouse than if they live in harmony. The peculiarity of the media is that positive messages are less "sellable", but fortunately there are also many examples of marriage as a value appearing in one or another program, film, or writing. This is provided by the Marriage Week, which has been organized for the sixteenth time in Hungary.
In doing so, those who want to say the happy yes and those who are already married can get a lot of encouragement.
After spending a quarter of a century in marriage, I can only confirm from my own experience that being married is good, and getting married young is an opportunity that should not be missed, since marriage does not limit a person, but rather frees one.
To this day, I thank God that we were able to become parents at a young age, already in our twenties, which gave us the chance to become a large family within a few years.
Several surveys show that the majority of young Hungarians want to live in marriage, so I am optimistic that neither marriage nor its value will diminish in the future.
Source: vasarnap.hu
Featured image: Mária Kopp Institute
