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The universe has good news for the lost, lonely, and heart sick. Sugar is here, the both of us, speaking straight into your ears. I'm Cheryl Strait.

I'm Steve Almond. This is Dear Sugar Radio.

Dear Sugar, I'm 23 years old and I'm getting married this fall. My fiance is a kind and wonderful man with a big sense of humor and an even bigger heart.

He's 25 and we've been together since I was 19. Since we got engaged a few months ago, I've had very few worries or anxieties about getting married.

I truly love him with all my heart and even more than that, I think we have what it takes for a happy marriage. We have many things in common. We want the same things out of life. We respect value and support each other.

We also recognize the importance of our individuality and encourage each other to grow both within and outside of our relationship.

I don't underestimate how hard it's going to be or what a huge life-altering commitment marriage is, but I just think we have the foundation to make it last.

I guess my question is, should I be worried? My parents were my age when they got married and they got divorced 12 years later.

So often I hear people who are now divorced talking about how they got married too young, about how they didn't know enough about themselves to commit to another person for life,

about how they were naive or rushing into adulthood with little understanding of what they were actually doing.

So I'm looking to you, sugar, to let me know. Should I be more worried than I am about getting married this young?

And what do I say to people who scoff at my engagement ring, instantly writing me off as a dumb kid who doesn't know what she's doing?

Yours truly, a young bride to be.

Well, you know, young bride to be, you are not a dumb kid. You have written a very thoughtful letter.

It's almost like a Jewish cone, you know. She's worried about not being worried.

But the truth is that you're asking the right questions.

You know, the question is, how well do you know yourself?

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