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SinceSeptemberthisyear,thecollegestudentsarenowallowedtogetmarriedincampus,whichisdeclaredofficiallybytheNationalEducationBureau.Theresultsofthisissuetakeabroadinfluenceonthecolleges,evenonthewholesociety.Someareinfavorofitwhilesomeareagainstit.Whethercollegestudentsshouldbeallowedtosetupafamilyhasbecomeahottopictobefiercelyarguedfromthenon.Somebelieveitisreasonableforcollegestudentstoselectmarriageincampus.Because,firstly,thecollegestudentshavereachedthenationallegalages,22formenand20forwomen,formarriage.Secondly,supposetwostudentsarefallinlovewitheachother.Isitnecessaryforthemtostruggletoavoidmarriageuntilgraduation?Thecouplesaresupposedtohelpeachother,loveeachotherandconducttheharmoniouslittlefamilyontheirown.Allthematterstheyarefacedwithwillnotonlyhelpthemtastesweetproducedbyfamilybutalsogettoknowthehardnesstosustainafamily.Furthermore,collegestudentsareusuallytobefoundlivingtogether.Suchbehaviorhasnodifferencefromthosedoneaftermarriage.Weshouldratherlegalizesuchbehaviorthanputasidethemtohappensecretly.However,somethinkitmorenegativethenpositiveforcollegestudentstogetmarriedoncampus.Intheiropinion,thecollegestudents,especiallymalestudents,aretooyoungandsemi-maturedtobelikelytoshouldertheburdensbroughtbyfamilyandtaketherelativeresponsibility.Ontheotherhand,itisshowedbystudythatthedevoicerateofthosewhogetmarriedearlyismuchhigherthanthatofthosewhogetmarriedlateoratrighttime.Suchhighdevoicerateismainlyduetothelessconsiderationtakenbeforemarriage,evenbeingatotallypromptimpulsetosomeextent.Somestubbornproblemappearsgraduallyaftermarriage,whichleadstothemutualdiscontentsbetweencouplesandendupindevoiceasasolution.Itthatcase,Ithink,withmoresupportsfromparentsandsociety,wecancopewithstudyandlovemoreintellectuallyifweideallybalancethepositiveandthenegativecausedbymarriageoncampus.ItisanewthingthatChineseon-campuscollegestudentsarelegallyallowedtogetmarriedbeforetheycompletetheircourses.Manypeopleapplaud/welcomethisnewdevelopmentwhileothershaveexpressedtheirconcernaboutthis.Thosewhotakesidesagainstthisnewtrendbelievethatcollegestudentswillinevitablyhavelesstimeandenergyfortheiracademiclifebecausemarriedstudentshavemorereal-lifeproblemstodealwiththanthoseunmarriedones.Onecommonargument,however,foron-campuscollegestudents'marriageisthatanumberofstudentsdohaveadesireforanidealmarriage.Nowthattheyhavecomeofage,theyareentitledtosuchhappiness.Ofthetwoviewsdiscussedabove,I'minfavouroftheformer.Myreasonisthaton-campusstudentsareladenwithacademictasks.Ifonegetsmarriednow,heorshehastoworkmuchharderthananyotherstudentbecausetheyhavetosolvetheirfinancialproblemsatthesametime.Asamarriedcouple,forinstance,theyaresupposedtorentaroominoroutsidetheuniversity,whichwillnaturallyaddtotheirspending.Recently,thephenomenonofcollegestudents'gettingmarriedhascausedpublicconcern.Fromthelegalpointofview,collegestudentsshouldbegiventherighttochooseanearlymarriagewhentheyhavefoundtheirbelovedpartners.Butwhethersuchchoiceiswiseornotisquiteanotherproblem.Iamopposedtomarriageincollegeonaccountofitsmanydisadvantages.First,thebiggestdisadvantage,asfarasIamconcerned,isthatcollegestudents,thoughphysicallymature,arenotmentallyandemotionallyadultenoughtotaketheresponsibilityofmarriage.Marriage,apartfromromanceandpromises,tastesbittersometimesandappearstobemorerealisticandmaterialisticfarbeyondcollegestudents'imagination.Theyhavetoearnsteadyincometosupportfamily;theyshouldtakecareoftheirbehaviorsinsteadofcenteringaroundonlythemselves;theyalsoneedtoshowloyaltytotheirmarriagelotsofthingshavetobecaredabout!However,mostcollegestudents,whothemselveshavenotbeenindependentfinanciallyoftheirparents,arefarfromfullypreparedtotaketheresponsibilityofmarriage.Lovecanneverreplacefoodtofillstomach,notcanromanceserveasfiretowarmbodyupinwinter.Thenwhyshouldcollegelovebirdssigntheirnamesonthemarriagecertificatewhenintheirhandsonlyremainloveandromance?Besides,astoourcollegestudents,morethingsofgreaterimportancestandbeforemarriage,suchasstudy,work,fulfillingthegoaloflife,makingcontributionstosocietyandsoon.Marriageisonlypartoflife,notallofit.Forcollegestudents,themaintaskistostudyandgetfullypreparedbeforesteppingintothiscompetitivesociety.ButstillI'veheardorastoryabouta20year-oldgirlwholeftcollegetogetmarriedwitharichmanandlatergavebirthtoababy.Thegirlneverwentbacktocollegeagainandherambitionofcareerremainednothingbutadream.Surely,suchthingswon'thappentoallthecollegecouples,butthestoryshowsusthatmarriage,beingtootimeandenergyconsuming,issomethingwecollegestudentscouldn'tafford.So,wealmosthaven'tplentyoftimetodealwiththepiledexercisebooks,letalonemarriage!Lastbutnottheleast,theoneyouloveincollegemaynotbeyoursuitablebetterhalfandanearlymarriageduringcollegelifeisnotalwaysawiseone.Yousee,itiscommonforcollegestudentstogetmarriedintheU.S.,butthedivorceratethereissurprisinglyhigh.Amarriageendingupindivorcecouldnotbeawiseoneandnorcouldamatedestinedtobeseparatedfromyouberegardedasasuitablepartner.AswassungbytheBeatlesLifeBeginsatForty,Iwouldliketosaythataperfectmarriageoccursusual