Beyonce attend the unveiling of Seventeen Magazine’s 2008 Style Star of the Year at New York City’s Hearst Tower on Wednesday.
the singer opened up to the magazine about why she felt it was the right time to marry rapper Jay-Z: “I was 18 when we first met, 19 when we first started dating. There was no rush – no one expected me to run off and get married. I really don’t believe that you will love the same thing when you’re 20 as you do at 30. So that was my rule: Before the age of 25, I would never get married. I feel like you have to get to know yourself, know what you want, spend some time by yourself, and be proud of who you are before you can share that with someone else.”