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How old were you when you got married?

kenny said:
I'm mid 60s and never got married.
Even today, when we human weeds are allowed to marry, I don't see the point of a fancy piece of paper.

... maybe in my 90s when I'm senile and no long able to think for myself.
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I would have liked too once but after more than 20 years living together i dont want to risk changing the formula
I would like an ER though

@kenny have you exchanged any gifts of jewlery with your significant other ?
I love jewlery on men
 
Man, some amazing stories!!!! :D

Our whirlwind romance:
  • Met in September '97
  • First date Oct '97
  • Engaged Feb '98
  • Married Aug '98
  • Kids: 2002, 2004, 2006
:O It was crazy and so short now that I'm older, but I wouldn't change a thing! I was 19 when we met and 20 when we married, he was 20 and 21. :D Been through a bunch but I'm happy. Eldest is almost 19 and its crazy for me to think that she could get married at some point in the near future. I doubt it, but...
 
fluffboll said:
I married late at 46 (my better half was 40). By then we had one year old twins and had been in a relationship for eight years. We moved in together the day before I gave birth (we had been living separately due to our careers in different cities). We never bothered with a honeymoon, but who knows - maybe it's not too late five years later? :D
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never too late for a honeymoon! =D
 
House Cat said:
I was married at 36 but met my husband at 26.

Two of my kids met their spouses in high school. They were married at 24 and 26. They have very solid relationships.

I don’t think age has anything to do with when a person should get married. I think this is an issue of when a person is ready. Some people are never ready to share their life with another.
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some people are happier not married...i think some unhappy marriages could be avoided if people didn't feel like they had to partner up. it's not the only way to live a good life.
 
Aussie here. Met (now ex) hubby at 20, married a month after my 22nd birthday. We were definitely the odd ones out socially, I think lots of people assumed (wrongly) I was pregnant and it was shot-gun! :lol: I wore a tight dress which shut that rumour down quickly. Most of my friends married in their late twenties.
 
Met hubby at 25, engaged at 26, married at 27.
 
HI:

I was almost 26 and my DH 31. Baby at 32. I've been married wwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy tooooooooooo loooooong considering I never wanted to get married or have kids!

cheers--Sharon
 
Met my now DH when I was 18. Didn't see him again until 19. Married when I was 28. Been married for 7 years now.

A couple I went to high school with dated all through high school. We lost touch for some years. I was surprised they were still together and married when I ran into her again. They married after high school (before or during his time in the Army, I forget which) and had three kids together. Married 13 years. Then he met someone at work and left her and the kids. I don't know if that had to do with them being so young when they met or not. Really hard to say.
 
canuk-gal said:
HI:

I was almost 26 and my DH 31. Baby at 32. I've been married wwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy tooooooooooo loooooong considering I never wanted to get married or have kids!

cheers--Sharon
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:lol: I never wanted to get married or have kids either, but obviously the Universe had other plans for us @canuk-gal! We met and were married within a few months.
 
I met DH when I was 26, he was 30. We were in friends’ zone for 4 yrs. Then he asked me to be his gf when I was 30, he was 34. Got married when I was 33, he was 37.

like u, I want to focus on study and career. I can’t imagine having a long standing bf when I was teenager. I got bored so quickly as well and I prefer long distance relationship.

in the end, DH was willing to wait till I’m done pursuing things. Got married at 33 (DH 37) but I was too scare to have kids. We had DD when I was 43 and he was 47.
 
I met my husband freshman year of college. We were friends for 5 years before we started dating when I was 23, he was 24. We got married when we were 27/28 after living together for 2 years. I didn’t want to get married until I finished grad school. I had my kids at 29 and 32. I am in the Midwest and most of my friends got married before I did.
 
We started dating at 17. We got married on our 10 year anniversary at 27. We have our 3rd/13th anniversary at the end of the year. We starting thinking about getting married after we both graduated from college. We got enagaged the first year of medical school (for him) and married in the 3rd year. We were married around the same as many of our friends so solidly average.
 
I met my 1st husband at 18, married at 21. Stayed married for 16 years. In 2016 I married my soul mate, the first boy I kissed at 11.5 years old. I waited 27 years to finally have my better half. I don't regret my first marriage because of my 3 amazing children, and I also believe I would not have done well through my husband's many, many deployments during his military career. I also think my first marriage taught me what is a big deal, and what little stuff should be let go. I know that helps in my marriage now. But we are all finally where we should be and I couldn't be happier.
 
Met age 16/18, got engaged age 18/20, but could not marry because we had health conditions and pre-ACA, married young adults could not stay on parents' health insurance. Married age 23/25, but we had been spiritually married since we got engaged. While we were very young, we had mature ideas about supporting each other, delaying children and other kinds of gratification, and putting work into our relationship. So marrying young accelerated my studies and career rather than holding them back, because he always put me first.

Very, very few of our close friends during high school and college have gotten married or had children.
 
Met when he was 59, I was 56.
Married when he was 60, me 58.
Not the first marriage for either, but we both feel this is the one we each waited a lifetime for. As much as I wish we'd had all those years together, I'm glad I have the chance to have what years we have left with him.
 
So lovely to read all of these positive and romantic stories! I’m very heartened to hear that it’s possible to find lasting love at any age, but also that so many of you met your partner when you were young. There’s so much wisdom and life experience on this forum!
 
We are in Australia. Met when I was 17 and he was 24, married at 25 and 32. We had our son at 30 and 37, and our daughter at 33 and 40. Now married for 13 years. Wouldn't change a thing!
 
Met my hubby when I was 20, he was 26. I went on to marry my girls dad and after my divorce we reconnected at 32 and 38. We married at 36 and 42. We have been married 7.5 years.
 
Started dating at 19. Got married when I was 21, hubby had just turned 22. We waited until I had graduated from university and got a job. It didn’t feel too young to us at all, at the time.
We’ve been married 46 years, so now 21 and 22 does sound young.
 
We were 24/23 when we met and we were married at 25/24. Had kids at 26/25 and 32/31. We’ll be married 37 years next month.
 
mrs-b said:
I just wanted to add - my husband and I were married while we were at university together. It inspired us in our studies and brought the best out of both of us, academically. After we married, I did three post grad degrees and he did all his post grad actuarial quals. This worked perfectly for us.

I completely understand that some people want to finish all their study before marrying, and there are plenty of good reasons for that. But if you're not talking about adding kids to the mix, studying while married can be very supportive and encouraging. Despite the offers of money from our parents, we gratefully declined and paid our own way through our university years together. We were poor as church mice, but it was a very simple, uncomplicated time, and we loved it. Nothing cooler than coming out of a lecture to find your hot young husband leaning against a post, smiling at you, ready to carry your books to the cafeteria for lunch.

<sigh>

Happy memories. :))
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I 100% agree. That's how my parents did it. They told me it was some of the best times in their lives, working hard together and building a life. They lived in an apartment building with other young, married students. They worked hard, but they also had good times.
 
Married at 27 met at 21. Been married this November 8 years.
We live in the Midwest(Missouri) so I was older than the typical age.
 
36. That was either too old, or not old enough. Either way, the marriage didn't work out and the subsequent dating experiences have made me a conscientious or perhaps even contentious objector. Men here are just looking for some servant they can park at home while they go out and run with the boys. I don't need that crap.
 
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