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**ChuttyAmult** · 09-28-2010, 08:37 PM

In the UK and Sweden the average age of marriage is about 30 for males and 29 for females.

In the US it is about 27 for males and 25 for females, and in some Southern states 21-24 isn't uncommon.

Is this reflective of the US as a more conservative society than Western Europe, or other factors?

09-28-2010, 08:37 PM	#1
ChuttyAmult Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 498 Senior Member	Why is the average marriage age lower in the US than in Western Europe? In the UK and Sweden the average age of marriage is about 30 for males and 29 for females. In the US it is about 27 for males and 25 for females, and in some Southern states 21-24 isn't uncommon. Is this reflective of the US as a more conservative society than Western Europe, or other factors?
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