The Trials of Tiffany Trott 2

So, I finished this book last night, and in the end, Tiffany talks about marriage. So that's what I want to talk about--marriage. I am currently dating this boy, Adam, and I am in love with him. We've been off and on for two years. I've had one other serious relationship and this one is the best by far. A lot of things are different--I am older and much wiser. Anyways, I know I'm young and many people would disagree, but I really think I could marry this boy. We've talked about it a lot and at this point in my life, I'm not here for BS relationships. I hope everything works out for us. Marriage sounds wonderful. Being able to be on my own, sleep in the same bed with him every night, wake up next to him every morning, have a family and raise children together. Sure, we fight and have many, many disagreements but we know each other inside and out. There's also a lot of steps to take before marriage. I may be young, but I am definitely not dumb. I am not going to jump into marriage. Sure, it seems right and I want it. But I need to go to school first and he needs to go to school. We need to know we can be independent from our parents. It's a lot. I would in a heartbeat make that commitment to him though. We've talked about getting engaged soon. Engaged being within the next year. We decided we may get tattoos instead of a ring--my idea--and many people would say it's dumb because I may regret it if we break up. But I don't think I would. I love him enough to do it and if we break up then it's a part of my past that I would want to remember.

I would like to meet married couples and would like their point of view on marriage. Is it really as wonderful as it seems? Is there more to it that I'm not seeing? I'm just curious to other people's opinions on things.