My great-grandma had the opposite experience - she wanted to marry the fieldhand that her parents had hired, but she was only 16 and they forbade her from marrying until she finished high school. So she finished her last 2 years of high school in one semester and married great-grandpa. They had 65 years together.
My great grandfather forced my grandfather to quit school after grade eight and go to work in the farm. My grandfather never forgave him for it.
My great-grandma had the opposite experience - she wanted to marry the fieldhand that her parents had hired, but she was only 16 and they forbade her from marrying until she finished high school. So she finished her last 2 years of high school in one semester and married great-grandpa. They had 65 years together.