HOUSTON (FOX 26) -
Forget living together, is marriage making a comeback among young people? It sure seems that way.
Case in point, the recent engagement of 19-year-old actress-singer Miley Cyrus to actor Liam Hemsworth.
"House, M.D." actress Olivia Wilde married a member of the Italian royal family at age 19.
Houston-born actress-singer Hillary Duff tied the knot at just 22 years old.
Macaulay Culkin was only 17 years old when he got married and singer LeAnn Rimes exchanged marriage vows at age 19.
All of those marriages have since ended in divorce.
Psychotherapist Mary Jo Rapini examines why these marriages failed and if there is a "best" age for marriage.
Time magazine produced the cover "Who Needs Marriage?"since the latest census statistics show marriage is increasing.
The census found the average marrying age for men increased from 23 in 1950 to 28 in 2009. For women,the average age increased from 20 to 26 during the same time span.
