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What age did you all get engaged, married, have kids and buy your first house etc?!

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Benny91 · 20/09/2025 15:29

Just wondering really, what age you did all these things?

Also is there expectations in life to do these things?

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BatchCookBabe · 31/01/2026 19:57

ZOMBIE THREAD!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😬

Mirrorxxx · 31/01/2026 20:01

Enraged 23
married 25
first house 25

PerksOfNotBeingAWallflower · 31/01/2026 20:04

Engaged 23, bought house same year but I was now 24, next year married at 25, I moved in after returning from honeymoon, DD at 28, DS at 30

Toastersandkettles · 31/01/2026 20:15

Engaged 20, married 22, 1st DC 23, 2nd DC 24, 3rd DC 26, bought a house 27. I did everything very young compared to my friends. We are 35/36 now and some of them are only just settling down and having DCs.

cadburyegg · 31/01/2026 20:34

Engaged age 24
Married age 25
Bought first house age 25
Babies age 27 and 30
Divorced age 36

Is it the life I thought I’d have, no. Do I have any regrets, also no 🥳🥳🥳

CocksBolingey · 31/01/2026 20:37

Bought my first home at 32, married at 39, never wanted kids - I’m 42 now.

Emilybukst · 31/01/2026 20:38

Engaged 15, first child 16, moved out 16, first home (rented ) 18, first home (purchased) 23.
Still not married but only 25

MightyGoldBear · 31/01/2026 20:52

House 22
Pregnant 22
Engaged 22
Married 23
First baby 23

Busy old year, wasn't planned🙈 don't trust the pill. Still married all these years later.

Had I not got pregnant I absolutely would of slowed the hell down and concentrated on my career!!!

7catsisnotenough · 31/01/2026 21:01

Married and bought my first house at 19, went through divorce and struggled to get my house back but did it in the end!

Littletreefrog · 31/01/2026 21:11

House 21
Engaged 21
Pregnant 22
Baby 23
Married 24
Pregnant 25
Baby 26

NoodleQueen90 · 31/01/2026 21:58

First house on my own 25, first child 33, engaged 34, will be getting married a few days before I turn 36 later this year. Not the traditional order but I’m happy 😊

tedibear · 31/01/2026 23:03

Bought first house at 22 with now DH
Engaged at 27
married at 29 (almost 30)
fist baby 31

LiveToTell · 01/02/2026 00:32

House at 23, boyfriend at 24, first child at 33, engaged at 34, married at 34.

LongHospitalStay · 01/02/2026 00:37

Married 23, first house at the same time, two kids by the time I was 30.

Alwaysontherun · 01/02/2026 00:39

Bought first house at 22
Engaged at 23
Married at 24
First child at 25
Second at 27
Third at 29

Wednesdaysotherchild · 01/02/2026 01:34

Bought my house aged 37, first child aged 42, not yet married or engaged at 43 but will get round to a simple one in a year or two for admin reasons.

mathanxiety · 01/02/2026 04:07

What is going on with all these posts lately about age of various milestones?

AgnesMcDoo · 01/02/2026 08:08

First house 25
engaged 28
married 30
first child 34 (needed fertility treatment)

notacooldad · 01/02/2026 08:56

First house with partner 19 but split up soon after.
First house by myself 22
Engaged no
First baby 31
Married 31

GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 01/02/2026 09:26

Married at 25, first baby 28* ditto bought a house, 2nd baby 31.
This was all a long time ago, though.

*I was down in my notes as an ‘elderly’ primigravida!

Bourdic · 01/02/2026 09:36

Bought first house at 30 ( on my own) Married at 34 ( we didn’t see the point of getting engaged at that age) .First and only child at 34. DH died after 42 years of marriage. Living in a world without him breaks my heart every day .

00deed1988 · 01/02/2026 09:44

Got together 23. Engaged, 23. Married, 24. Child, 25. Bought a house...never! Renting and have decided we will continue to do so until youngest is at least 18 ( 11 atm) as we want to spend our money and enjoy the kids childhoods with travel and fun instead of save for a deposit.

JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 01/02/2026 13:59

Bought first house at 32, baby at 42, never engaged, never married.

lauribec · 30/03/2026 07:01

Never been engaged (and won’t in current relationship) first baby at 20, then 24 and last at 30. Bought a house at 28 but that was all down to OH.

Apart from the kids bit I don’t feel like I’ve achieved anything with my life, always feeling behind others 😂😅 house doesn’t feel like my achievement.

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