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“In 1950, the average age for first marriage for men was 28.5; for women it was 25.9 years” (Eichler, 2012). As you can see above, the couple seems to be about those ages.

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In 1972 the average age for marriages were 23.0 years for women and 25.4 years for men (Eichler, 2012). This couple seems a bit younger than the couple from the 1950s.

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"Two gay couples, Kevin Bourassa and Joe Varnell, (L) and Anne & Elaine Vautour (R) kiss following a wedding ceremony in a Toronto church January 14, 2001.The Ontario Provincial government has vowed not to register the marriages" (Jankowicz, 2020). A couple years later, in 2003, some provinces began legalizing same-sex marriages (Eichler, 2016).

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"Lynn Warren (right) and Alex Ali, former contestants on the Amazing Race 7, celebrate their marriage following a ceremony in Ottawa, Wednesday, June 1, 2005" (Toronto.com, 2017). Finally, “in 2005 the federal Civil Marriage Act made same-sex marriage legal across the country” (Eichler, 2016).

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“By 2008, the average age for first marriage was much higher; 29.6 years for women and 31.6 years for men" (Eichler, 2012). Nowadays, there isn't much of a strict age to be married. If the couple feels they're ready for the big step, then they get married.

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