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

249 replies

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?

OP posts:
MotherofDogs3 · 20/09/2025 17:01

Married at 29
First baby at 31
Will be buying a house at 35

I would of loved to of got the house first, but I have an addiction to having 3 holidays a year!

KelsCommemorativeSausage · 20/09/2025 17:03

Never been engaged
Or married
Child at 36
Never bought a house.

I can't see them happening now tbh!

Noodledoodledoo · 20/09/2025 17:04

First house solo purchase 24
Engaged 34
Married 35
Joint House 36
First Child 37

imbolic · 20/09/2025 17:06

Engaged at 18, married and bought first house at 21. Second house at 23. First child at 31 (our choice, parents had given up hoping 😁) Third house at 32 which is where we are now, 41 years later. Now we need to downsize, which will be an awful wrench.

singthing · 20/09/2025 17:06

Never.
Never.
Never.
21.

Curiousrobin · 20/09/2025 17:08

Engaged on my 23rd birthday, bought our home at 24, married at 26, first child at 31 (no struggle, we just didn't want to rush into having kids young!), now 34 and want a second child but have now had a few losses.

xSideshowAuntSallyXx · 20/09/2025 17:09

1st house at 30, married at 37, second house at 38, separated at 40.

pokeherwiththesoftcushions · 20/09/2025 17:11

Engaged 21
Married 22
Bought first flat 23/house 26
First baby 29
Second baby 33
Still happily married 33 years

Uniqueheartbee · 20/09/2025 17:12

Engaged 33, married 35, first child 20 and bought first house 21

DramaAlpaca · 20/09/2025 17:13

Engaged at 24, bought first house the same year. Married at 26. Children at 29, 30 and 33. Four house moves since, but still married to the same man. We're in our early 60s now. Different times back then.

cramptramp · 20/09/2025 17:16

24, 25, 28. Bought first house at 25 when I got married.

Dox9 · 20/09/2025 17:17

Engaged 27
House (bought with dh to be) 27
Married 28
Baby 32
Early 40s now and still happily married.

Geneva12 · 20/09/2025 17:22

Engaged -28
House -29
1st child -31
2nd child -35
married -40

2 months till I am 41.

EverythingElseIsTaken · 20/09/2025 17:22

House at 19. Married 22. DC1 29. Now 56 still married, mortgage paid off after the 25 year term. DCs grown up.

TeenLifeMum · 20/09/2025 17:25

Met 17
Started dating 19
Got engaged 21
Got married 22
bought house 23 (teeny tiny house)
Had first baby 26 (weeks before turning 27)
Had second/third baby 29 (twins)

Snozzlemaid · 20/09/2025 17:27

Engaged at 20, never got married, had first child 25, bought house at 21.
Now 53.

JustGotToKeepOnKeepingOn · 20/09/2025 17:27

Never been engaged. Never got married. Bought first property at 32. Baby at 42.

Tiddlywinkly · 20/09/2025 17:27

Engaged 24
First house 25
Married 27
First baby 30
Second house 31
Second baby 32
Been married 15 years

Papyrophile · 20/09/2025 17:27

Bought flat alone at 30, met DH at 32, married at 36, only child at 43.

wobblycake · 20/09/2025 17:29

Never wanted marriage or engagement.
Had a baby at 16.
Never owned a home.
Been single 12 years and not going to change it.
No regrets.

Cynic17 · 20/09/2025 17:29

Bought first house at 23. Engaged, then married at 24.
No children (happily), but friends who followed similar paths waited until early 30s for first child.
But that was 35 years ago (still married). I would be horrified if an educated young person got married at 24 now - it's really not necessary. But times have changed.

Lengokengo · 20/09/2025 17:31

37,37,39, 42

Blondeshavemorefun · 20/09/2025 17:34

house 27
engaged 32
married 34
widowed 37
engaged 41
preg 43
married 48
divorced by 53 ….

Moveoverdarlin · 20/09/2025 17:37

First house: 26 (when I was single)
Engaged: 31
Married: 32
Baby 1: 35
Baby 2: 38
Baby 3: 39

greengreengrass3 · 20/09/2025 17:39

Engaged at 19, married at 26 had first dog at 28 no children and totally happy with that decision. Married 18 years now.

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