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What's the distance between where your mum's and your dad's from?

139 replies

ThatGoldEagle · 12/07/2024 19:56

10 miles

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ShikShakShok · 12/07/2024 20:43

Around 200m. They lived on the same street but never knew each other existed until they were in their early 20s.

Enigma52 · 12/07/2024 20:44

Mauritius and Bristol.

Goneback2school · 12/07/2024 20:44

32km but they went to the same secondary school.

BingoMarieHeeler · 12/07/2024 20:45

1 street.

Echobelly · 12/07/2024 20:46

About 900miles - my dad is from London and my mum from Eastern Europe.

KreedKafer · 12/07/2024 20:46

A couple of miles. They’re both from London.

MillshakePickle · 12/07/2024 20:47

3547 Miles

Mydogisagentleman · 12/07/2024 20:48

London/Durham

namesnamez · 12/07/2024 20:49

136 miles.

Tiswa · 12/07/2024 20:50

0.6 miles (once my mum moved from London to Wellingborough) made Christmas easier as could always see both sets (they moved away before I was born)

Smartiepants79 · 12/07/2024 20:51

About 150miles.

ileftmypotatointheovenallnight · 12/07/2024 20:52

North of England and Zambia. DF saw a job advert in the back of the newspaper.

myfavouritemutant · 12/07/2024 20:53

1 mile. They met getting the same train to London every day.

TammyJones · 12/07/2024 20:54

About 8 miles.

khaa2091 · 12/07/2024 20:56

9006 miles.
They were both working in Fiji and my mother missed the weekly ferry, swimming out after it, and was hauled up by my Dad. They were engaged after a week, had 6 weeks in different continents for my mother to resign her job and move countries (letters only), and were married after a 2nd week together.
Golden wedding next year.

TheIncredibleBookEatingManchot · 12/07/2024 20:56

About 6500 miles originally.

But for most of their childhoods about 35 miles between them.

Ihateboris · 12/07/2024 20:56

1461

FranKatzenjammer · 12/07/2024 20:58

Interesting thread. Mine lived 5 miles apart.

LostInTheColonies · 12/07/2024 20:58

9,177 miles (I just checked!). Met somewhere close to neither 😁, lived for years about 350 miles from DF's home town, and now about 250 miles from DM's home. Scattered just about covers it!

PiffleWiffleWoozle · 12/07/2024 20:58

Several hundred miles and the Irish Sea

ImWearingPantaloons · 12/07/2024 20:59

About a quarter of a mile, dad up the hill, mum down the hill

Sapphire387 · 12/07/2024 20:59

Just looked it up. 30 miles (ish).

Dreaddy · 12/07/2024 21:00

About 5k miles

notatinydancer · 12/07/2024 21:02

8 miles.

CanelliniBeans · 12/07/2024 21:02

360 miles