Learn From Alvin Faiz And Larissa Chou's Separation, These 5 Impacts Of Early Marriage

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JAKARTA – A number of recommendations are given to minimize or not marry at an early age. It has scientific reasons, one of which is the level of emotional maturity is important to be the basis in the household.

Visiting VOI, Larissa Chou filed for divorce from Alvin Faiz. The couple have been building a household since 5 years ago. Exactly when I was 17 years old. No reason for separation was disclosed, but this could be a source of lessons on the impact of early marriage.

Emotional maturity for women is achieved on average at the age of 21 years while men are 25 years old. Ideally, at that age so the minimum size is ready to marry. Here's the bad impact that on average occurs in early marriage.

Self-development hampered

Youth is a productive time to build and develop yourself. If the child is very young or in adulthood married, interests, talents, potentials, and education become choked.

Opportunities to further develop career and ideals are limited by being responsible for home life.

Low emotional control can trigger domestic violence

This is why emotional maturity becomes the foundation in the household. Emotional maturity is related to controlling emotions and releasing negative emotions without hurting their partner. As a teenager and entering adulthood, emotions are still unstable so bickering and violence are prone to occur.

Economic self-employment tends to be low

The third adverse impact of early marriage is that independent opportunities tend to be low, both financially, psychologically and well-being of the family. Limited job access is associated with minimal work experience and poor education.

Risks of reproductive health in women

Visiting Ready to Marry, Friday, May 21, Doctor Hasto Wardoyo, Sp.OG (K) explained that cervical abatomi in women under the age of 20 years and over 21 years is different. Women who marry at the age of 20 are at higher risk of cervical cancer.

Anatomically, the cervix or cervix as a link between the vagina and uterus. The cervical area is still open when under the age of 20 years and increases the potential for cancer. By the age of 21 and above, the connecting channel has begun to close so the risk is less.

Illustration of early marriage (Unsplash/Scott Webb)

Increased risk of abandonment

Marriage at an immature age can interfere with the psychological condition of each partner. Mental unpreparedness and the amount of burden that needs to be paid as a parent also triggers a bad risk of early marriage.

Marrying young and having a baby requires full accountability. The absence of mental readiness, emotional maturity, and financial adequacy play a role in the abandonment of the fetus and the baby.

From the five impacts above, we can learn that marriage requires not only unanimity, but also readiness of various aspects including psychological, economic, social, and knowledge.