Although, this fast and sometime unnecessary action can lead the young couple to an unhappy marriage, and eventually leading them into a divorce. The fact is that one out of every three teen marriage will end up in a divorce by the age of 25. Additionally according to the Bob and Sheri Stitof, "marriages and divorce rates have increased by 68 percent since 1995. Also, one out of every four teenagers, have parents that are divorced."
[14] As in any serious decision making, the young couples should keep in mind that there are many choices and different points of view to consider fore the decision they are about to make. Nevertheless, there are teenage couple that make a marriage last a life time. They must be mature enough to understand and be able to work through the difficulties they will encounter in their marriage. Couples that work through issues end up with stronger marriages and a level of happiness beyond anything they could imagined. Teenagers should take into consideration that the only wrong decision they will make, is the one that they make in a hurry and without all the facts clearly laid out.