Beyonce Explains Why She Waited Eight Years to Marry Jay-Z
After denying all reports of their secret marriage and keeping all the details under wraps, Beyonce finally opens up about why she waited 8 years to marry Jay-Z.
"You have to find a person you can make it through the tough times with. So you have to make sure it's real, and you have to make sure you are honest, that you can be yourself, and find somebody who loves you - not the fantasy of you, but who you really are" the newlywed says in the new December/January issue of Seventeen.
Awarded for Style Star of the Year, Beyonce explained that she was 18 when she first met her now hubby and 19 when they first started dating.
"There was no rush -- no one expected me to run off and get married. I really don't believe that you will love the same thing when you're 20 as you do at 30. So that was my rule: before the age of 25, I would never get married. I feel like you have to get to know yourself, know what you want, spend some time by yourself, and be proud of who you are before you can share that with someone else", she told the mag.
Sounds like Beyonce knew what she wanted when she set up the whole "no marriage before 25" rule. Did you set an age limit on your wedding? Do tell, ladies.
photo by: Kevin Mazur/WireImage/Getty Images
I have been dating my fiance' for three years. We were high school sweethearts!! He finally proposed to me. I'm 19 and he's 20. We are waiting til Sept 2010 to get married. We will have been together 5 years by then! I don't feel like age has anything to with getting married. My parents got married when they were in their late twenties and young thirties and they still got divorced. It's all about wheather or not you can get through the hard times. I know me and my fiance' have had some really hard times, and things we had to go through. We made it through!! Never put an age limit on love! It's all about wheather or not your willing to put in the effort!
on December 2, 2008 at 5:12 PM