Looking at my analytics for my blog, one of the most popular posts is from 2016 when I announced that I was getting married. I can only assume its because people who knew me were like.. 'wait wtf is she crazy'

Yes, I got married at 21, Stas was 20 we had known each other for about a year before getting engaged and then we got married 8 months later! Looking back it seems like so long ago as so much has happened in the time we've been together. But, funnily enough people are still SHOOK when I mention in passing 'my husband...' or 'when I got married...'

But what's changed? Whats being married like at 23? It's great, it's secure and it's fun. I always just feel so lucky that we already have each other, we have a strong foundation in place and the most exciting thing is we have T I M E. We're going to already have a decade of being married and being together by the time all the 'normal' people are just getting married at 30.

I saw this picture on Facebook and it is so stupid, I can't even. The idea that I've wasted my 20s by getting married is so ignorant. But then I saw this picture and it pretty much sums it up!

Being married, Stas is my ultimate support. He helps me with anything I need and has supported me when I quit my job to work for myself. Not to mention I'm a very stressed out person and he is the total opposite, he's rational! As a young person it's so nice to have that security and support and know we have each others back!

There's a really good article that you can read here, but it kind of goes through the benefits of being married young and one that seems most important is

"You’re more likely to describe your marriage as happy. A 2010 study found that couples who married between the ages of 22 and 25 were more likely to describe their marriage as “very happy” than couples who got married in other age brackets. The researchers speculate the reason marital satisfaction declines after the age of 25 is that spouses that get married older often feel like they’re “settling” with a less-than-ideal marriage partner."

Being H A P P Y to me is the most important thing for my life. I wanna show you guys a picture that always makes me think. Really think, about what I'm doing and what I really want in my life. These are the regrets of people who are dying, told by a hospice nurse. As you can see, money, possessions, work lose their importance at the end. That number one regret - to live a life true to myself.

P L U S I gotta be a cute 21yr old in my wedding pics ;) hahahahaha if you wanna see I have a whole post with some of my fav pics of the day - http://gabriellagallagher.com/blog/2016/7/12/lmsu-the-happiest-day-of-my-life

MARRIED AT 21