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How old were you......?

(172 Posts)
Delia22 Wed 17-Apr-24 18:08:26

How old were you when you met your DH or partner? I was 21 DH 20.!I'm 7 months older.I sometimes say 'he,s my toyboy!'😂😂

Marydoll Wed 17-Apr-24 18:14:31

I met DH at twenty, engaged seven months later at twenty one and married at twenty two, DH was twenty seven.
He might irritate me at times, but I wouldn't never change him! wink

JamesandJon33 Wed 17-Apr-24 18:17:12

We were both sixteen. Both nearly eighty now . It’ s been okay so far.

polomint Wed 17-Apr-24 18:30:31

I was 17 and he was 18

Mel1967 Wed 17-Apr-24 18:31:08

I was 16.
He was 18.
We married in 1991 & our son was born in 1995.
We’ve been married for 33 years, which have definitely their ups and downs, but we got through and are still together.
He drives me up the wall - but I wouldn’t change him 😊

henetha Wed 17-Apr-24 18:31:52

I was 19 , he was 23. We married as soon as I was 21.

LOUISA1523 Wed 17-Apr-24 18:41:36

21 ....I'm 59 now ....not married ....but still together

joannapiano Wed 17-Apr-24 18:45:00

Both 17. We were in the Sixth Form. He got better A level results. Married 54 years.

GrannyGravy13 Wed 17-Apr-24 18:56:57

I was 22 DH was 29 never had any intention of marrying, but after four children and on our second house along with a flourishing business we had a free weekend 🤣

Youngest child has not forgiven us for marrying before they were here 😱

Smileless2012 Wed 17-Apr-24 18:58:48

I was 2 months off my 17th birthday and Mr. S. was 24.

pably15 Wed 17-Apr-24 19:02:41

I was 17, he was 20....married when I was 23...been married for 56 years, wouldn't change him for the world.

Jaxjacky Wed 17-Apr-24 19:03:48

I was 44 he was 37, we married after eight years together.

CanadianGran Wed 17-Apr-24 19:05:20

Another long-time couple here. I was 20 and he was 21. We married a year and a half later at 21 & 22.

If my children wanted to get married so young, I would have questioned their rash decisions! Somehow we seemed more mature and had been on our own longer than our own kids.

Grandma70s Wed 17-Apr-24 19:05:33

How young you all were! I was 25, I think, possibly 26. He was much the same age. I wouldn’t have liked to be in a committed relationship younger than that.

Tenko Wed 17-Apr-24 19:07:29

Wow , so many of you were so young!
I was 29 DH was 33. Married a year later in 1989. Most of our friends were a similar age when they got married .

Jewelle Wed 17-Apr-24 19:14:31

I was 43, he was 42 we married 5 years later 🥰

Cossy Wed 17-Apr-24 19:18:04

I met my DH when he was 39 and I was 36, we married 3 years later and still together now, I’ll be 66 in December.

grandMattie Wed 17-Apr-24 19:18:27

I was 26 and DH had just turned 30. Married 3 years later. We had 44 happy years of marriage before he died two years ago.

Mogsmaw Wed 17-Apr-24 19:21:29

pably15

I was 17, he was 20....married when I was 23...been married for 56 years, wouldn't change him for the world.

Exactly my post except we’re married 39 years. I too wouldn’t change him for the world!

Greenfinch Wed 17-Apr-24 19:25:42

I was 22 and DH was 30. We married 3 years later.

luluaugust Wed 17-Apr-24 19:27:27

I was 17, DH 21. 56 years so far, ups and downs but mostly ups

BlueBelle Wed 17-Apr-24 19:28:41

I was 19 married at 20 and divorced at 32
I know what I d do if I had my life again ……listen to my Dad

Scribbles Wed 17-Apr-24 19:28:53

JamesandJon33

We were both sixteen. Both nearly eighty now . It’ s been okay so far.

What a great, laid-back comment! I reckon it'll always be very okay for you two. 💕

My husband was 28 when we got together; I was 22. It lasted until his death 47 years later.

Gin Wed 17-Apr-24 19:28:55

We both met at eighteen but did not get together until 20. We married a year later as he was posted to Africa.

62Granny Wed 17-Apr-24 19:29:06

I was nearly 15 , nearly 16, DH was 18 we met 50 years ago last week , it was on Easter Monday, and we got married when I was 20.