A lot or answers here are going for a very young age, which I personally find a bit worrying. It made sense to marry young when life expectancy was low and having children was a priority but nowadays, I feel you should be a bit more careful about who you make a lifelong commitment to when that life may last 80 or so years.

Having said that, there isn't really a 'perfect' age to get married since it varies greatly between people and what their priorities in life are.

Though if I had to answer , I'd say around 30ish. Following reasons: - While people (at least most) grow and change throughout their lives, I think you learn a lot about yourself in your 20s and who you are building up to be. Most of us gain our first real independence at that point and figure out the basics of 'adulting'. Anything before that feels like a gamble on the relationship since you and your partner might go through some radical changes in terms of who you are. - It's not too late if you decide to have kids. Might not be 'optimal' in terms of fertility for some but that's preferable than bringing a kid into a world where their parents aren't properly equipped to give them a decent life. - I think nowadays, achieving proper financial stability takes till your late 20s unless you made both really good choices in life and luck was in your corner. Or your parents were rich enough to buy you financial stability. - Building a bit from the first point, your brain develops till your mid 20s and I think any big life decisions before that is not wise. People do mature differently but again, just a decent rule of thumb. - A person needs to learn to be happy with their single life before they decide to be happy with someone else. Again, might not apply to everyone but having regrets over not getting the chance of enjoying being single might strain a marriage. It gives you time to do things you wanted to like travelling, focus on hobbies, etc. And hey, it also gives you time to think through if marriage is something you really want. That gives me a good segue to my last point. - Marriage is a legal binding that stems from religions/traditions. I personally don't think it needs to be a compulsory life goal for everyone. We are not all wired the same and getting married just to tick off a box seems like a really bad decision. But by your late 20s/early 30s, I feel most people have an idea of if they ever see themselves getting married.