DEAR ABBY: I know my question is probably one that you have answered many times, but it is still on my mind.
I have met the most amazing guy -- and he's just indescribably delicious. I love him more than anything. From the first moment I saw him, it's been like magic.
I need to know: Is it possible to find true love in your teen-age years? What are the odds? And if so, what is the chance it will last? -- LIZ IN LONG VALLEY, N.J.
DEAR LIZ: Yes, it's possible to find true love in your teen-age years. I did. I was 16 when I met my husband-to-be, Morton Phillips, who was in his freshman year of college. (I didn't find out until later that he was 6 weeks younger than me!) Of course, we waited until we were 21 to be married, and people married younger back then. We've been married 62 years.
Today I advise couples to wait to marry until they have both completed their education. People grow as they mature, and sometimes they grow in different directions. I also urge young women to refrain from marriage until they have acquired enough education to support themselves and their children should they have to, because unfortunately, they often have to.