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To ask what age you met the love of your life

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Tulisaaa · 22/06/2025 09:57

After some inspiration 🤣 just turned 37 and in no rush for a relationship after my 20 year relationship ended a year ago.

OP posts:
Hulabalu · 22/06/2025 23:39

Seawolves · 22/06/2025 20:29

54 and I thought I'd grow old with him.

What happened?

Milosc · 22/06/2025 23:06

I was 23, DH was 24. Together 27 years, celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary last week. We have two DC 22 and 19. He is my person and I love him more every day. I am grateful to have his love and friendship all these years.

Pinkissmart · 22/06/2025 23:03

My aunty met hers at 65

Flamingoknees · 22/06/2025 22:55

21,he was 26.
Now 56 and 61-even though it's only 5 years, the age difference is a lot more obvious now.

Bonjovispyjamas · 22/06/2025 22:55

35, he was my cat 😹

Daygloboo · 22/06/2025 22:55

Tulisaaa · 22/06/2025 09:57

After some inspiration 🤣 just turned 37 and in no rush for a relationship after my 20 year relationship ended a year ago.

Met him at 21, got married at 27, divorced at 35....alone until I met a wonderful man in my 50s. Been together 8 years so far and couldnt be happier. I cant see us ever breaking up. Think sometimes.you known yourself better later in life and can make good relationships..

catsmeow1989 · 22/06/2025 22:53

We met at age 18, 20 years ago, he will always be the love of my life, life has moved on and our circumstances have never aligned since but I still think of him, we are still friends and I will never forget him. He will always be my favourite what if and and my hardest goodbye. I believe I will love him and think if him my whole life.

whitewineandsun · 22/06/2025 22:47

25... Right man at the wrong time.

Redredrosa · 22/06/2025 22:46

37

TimSamandLulu · 22/06/2025 22:45

20

Deebee90 · 22/06/2025 22:44

I was 34 when I met him, frankly I can’t wait to get married to him when he eventually asks. He’s my life partner and my everything.

CiaoMeow · 22/06/2025 22:43

Both age 12. Together 4 years. Couldn't say together for reasons that couldn't be changed, Still dream about him now. He told me the same. No regrets.
❤❤

Lucinda7 · 22/06/2025 22:32

Met at 18. Married at 21. Now aged 72. We're not perfect but it works. 2 adult children.

OneFineDay13 · 22/06/2025 22:31

I was 43

DoohickyJune · 22/06/2025 22:30

In the words of Diana Ross…’I’m still waiting’…

Judiezones · 22/06/2025 22:30

17, but we didn't get together until 5 years later. We've been married a long time, still happy. Grown up children.

Idontjetwashthefucker · 22/06/2025 22:29

51, still waiting

BenKingsleyClownUnion · 22/06/2025 22:28

I'm 65 and still hopeful of meeting him one day. Have been married but not to someone who felt the perfect fit for me, or who really understood or supported me. It's much harder to meet someone at my age than yours, OP, so you still have the advantage of youth. Please don't despair that your life is over - you have so much ahead of you, and much a greater chance of finding true love that I have. Flowers

TeenLifeMum · 22/06/2025 22:21

Met dh at 17 but thought he was an arrogant dick. Met him again at 19 and he insulted me… but live kept putting us in situations where we were together and I got to know him and how he was incredibly shy and socially awkward. By 19.5 I was in love with him and we dated for 3 years before getting married. I don’t believe in soulmates but we are very compatible and a lot of that is our love and respect for each other. Married 20 years and still happy. I see people around me having affairs and then I look at the men I know outside my marriage and I’m pretty sure that without dh I’d be single forever. I don’t think I could tolerate some of the stuff my friends put up with (and posters on here).

Gowlett · 22/06/2025 22:14

My true love dumped me, aged 24.
I met DH at age 36, married at 40.

I had lots of boyfriends, flings, fun…
Friends couldn’t understand why I was “single”

But the heartbreak was very real.
I would have married that guy, for sure.

Normansglasseye · 22/06/2025 22:13

I was 12 and DH was 13. We are now 52 and 53.

boredscottishpirate · 22/06/2025 22:11

I was 37! Had known him since I was 18. It fits 🤷‍♀️
by the way we’ve been married 3 years now.

SectionSection · 22/06/2025 22:10

Been together 17 years.

Darkling1 · 22/06/2025 22:10

I was 22.

Bigearringsbigsmile · 22/06/2025 22:10

I'd just turned 20
Got married at 25
Been together 33 years( eeek!)

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