Let's Shack up after high School

Well--Graduations are over or almost over and I haven't read of any tragic accidents--at least none near by--that is a welcome non- event. Now the graduates either find a job, join the service, prepare for the college transition, or the Community college transition or marry their sweetheart and live happily ever after--just like in the movies---in other words--plan and control their fate--or they react to how life treat's them. If you are not in charge of your future then ...random circumstantial chaos, to some degree, will come your way. If you are not in charge then "life" is and "it" will happen to you.--Just like in City Slickers:
Curly: Do you know what the secret of life is?
[holds up one finger]
Curly: This.
Mitch: Your finger?
Curly: One thing. Just one thing. You stick to that and the rest don't mean shit.
Mitch: But, what is the "one thing?"
Curly: [smiles] That's what *you* have to find out.
So I think that you should have a talk with you kid's or your grandkids---or your sisters or brothers----every spring---and share with them that 33% of first marriages end in divorce and 50% of all marriages end in divorce. So your odds are low for success and if you are young then they are really worse.
To help you might want to get an education--go to college--not that the other alternatives are bad---some will get you to college eventually---but education is your key to a successful and happy life. Let's face it at 18--you have no clue what is important-- so marrying your sweetheart is the worst thing you could do.
If you want the best odds at life---1. Education-- one way or another get educated--there is a reason the "rich" are "rich"--and at least look "Happy" most are not born that way 2. Get a job ---support yourself--have fun 3. Get an apartment in a fun city--have girlfriends and boy friends go someplace-- expierence life now ---not after your divorce. Learn first hand what it takes to earn money--pay for what you need and want--learn how to be independent--not owing anybody 4. . Meet somebody who has also done what you have done (education/job/supported them self)---5. then talk about marriage and sharing life together!!!! ----what age?--best case is out of college at 22--work and have fun for 5 years---then at say 27 to 30 you might be ready to share life with someone--keep in mind that could be 50 to 60 years with the same lovely person-----whose personal habits you will not change much---if it is in their nature to pick their nose--you will watch them do it  for 50 years!. IMHO when you do this in reverse----there will be a lot of suffering --anguish-you know-- the stuff movies are made of. So go out and find that one thing that is the key to life.