If one looks at how Men of God got married in terms of the Bible and the marriage had God's blessing on it, certain things will stick out, see below,
the Men were spiritually mature and financially sound, either working for family or managing their own farms/businesses, and they were also spiritually mature, and with God's guidance would find the wife God had for them.
Reason enough on its own why teenage dating is a load of nonsense and should not be allowed.
Anyway, if you are financially sound and your relationship with the Lord is strong and you desire a wife who you can be a blessing to and will be a blessing to you and you are not seeking a wife out of desperation then the time is nearly right.
But just because you are ready, doesn't mean God wants you to now have a wife, must also be in God's timing.
God will speak to you through circumstance, if you meet someone and persue this person, and God does not intend for you to marry her, he'll turn the heat up in your life and remove the shield, with all kinds of bad luck coming your way, with car accidents, ill health, injuries, raw deals at work etc (in the context of dating, obviously God's love is unconditional and God uses hard times to make us stronger and other times we experiencing tribulations with health, wealth or family because of sin, any form of sin brings a curse and removes the shield of protection allowing satanic attack into your life, this is in the context of dating, if you persue someone God doesn't intend for you to marry, the shield will be removed).
And vice versa if the time and person is right, always seek God's guidance with prayer and also fastings from time to time. God will also give you visions and dreams to warn you etc, but he'll also speak to through circumstance as explained above.
Also during the process of courting/dating, the relationship should be based on the emotional side, and a strict code of conduct should be adhered to, even hugging in a way in which you get turned on from the hug should be off limits until you are married, getting turned on from someone who is not your wife is sin and removes the shield of protection over your life, so the physical side should only come once you are married to the woman.
The above has been from a man's perspective, but the same principles apply from a woman's perspective.
But once married and kids are on their way, the husband(been the God ordained head of the house) should ideally be the main provider for the family, allowing the mother to have more time at home to raise the children or doing a job that allows for more time for the children(there's no supplement for the mothers love for the children, and is vital during childhood, breastfeeding should also be encouraged, there's much emotional energy passed from the mother to the kids with breastfeeding and not just milk, its a very affectionate way of nuturing the child. God designed woman with this function in mind.
With the husband making sure there is a healthy balance between work and family time, to ensure he also spends enough time with family and raising the children and also giving love and discipline.The Mother and father have a dual responsibility of giving love and discipline.
Husbands and wives should have mutual respect for each other, submitting themselves to each other, without one trying to dominate the other, and where big descisions need to be made and there isn't mutual consensus/agreement, the families calling as a whole must be taken into consideration as well as seeking the Lords guidance with prayer and from time to time fastings as well should be combined with prayers.
Praying as a family should be a daily part of the families lives and not just for big descisions/occasions.
I'm unmarried/single/ no kids etc, these principles above are biblical and what the Lord has stirred me to share.
