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The independent news website of The Kent Stater & KSTV

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Miranda Harper, senior psychology major at Kent State, and her fiancé Josh Davis celebrate at a friend’s wedding a few weeks after they were engaged on July 3, 2020.

Students in 1920 married by age 20; students in 2020 married by age 30

Josie Bixler Reporter December 10, 2020

One hundred years ago, getting married at 20 years old was typical, but in 2020 it is a rarity. Most couples decide to legally commit to a lifelong relationship when they are 28 to 30 years old, if ever,...