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Kids aside, if you could go back in time would you still marry your husband/wife?

233 replies

TrialsAndTribulationss · 05/10/2022 20:00

Just interested if anyone else would choose not to or if I’m on my own with this one? Will stick with him for this lifetime though

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ThatshallotBaby · 05/10/2022 20:12

A soft no. I just wouldn’t. He is a lovely person, but god it’s been too much like hard work. 3 dc married 17 years.

froufroulala · 05/10/2022 20:12

No. Thirty years together. The last ten he has changed. I mourn for the man I married.

StarCourt · 05/10/2022 20:13

Def not

Alarae · 05/10/2022 20:13

No.

We have had some great times and he still is a good person but he can be so negative and it's draining. He has a chip on his shoulder and just can't let little things go.

I'm not saying I'm a cake walk either but I feel that even Eeyore has a brighter outlook on life.

He is an emotional vampire and his version of 'lack of reflection in a mirror' would equate to the fact he can't seem to see from someone else's perspective.

Olivesandanchovies · 05/10/2022 20:14

No! Definitely not

Wowzers12 · 05/10/2022 20:16

Yes, I feel lucky every day to have him

KarokeandGin · 05/10/2022 20:18

Yes, we have our ups and downs, take each other for granted sometimes and don’t prioritise intimacy but I have always felt happy and I have always felt safe. Being on here has made me appreciate how lucky I am.

avocadotofu · 05/10/2022 20:19

Absolutely!

Chateaudiaries · 05/10/2022 20:20

Definitely, we have a lovely, fun marriage. I was a little unsure at first because we lived in different countries. But my best friend told me that if I’d didn’t snap him up fast then someone else would. So I did. Been married 17 years.

Christmastreejoy · 05/10/2022 20:20

100% no question

Sunflowerkeep · 05/10/2022 20:21

No

35965a · 05/10/2022 20:21

100% yes in a heartbeat

Annabananna1 · 05/10/2022 20:21

It's been up and down. Many great things about him but on balance probably no.

ListenLinda · 05/10/2022 20:22

Yes. Without any doubt.

Anon2000 · 05/10/2022 20:22

God no. Hindsight is there for a reason! Literally 2 good things came from it though 😊

Mydogmylife · 05/10/2022 20:23

Yes definitely -it was our 43 wedding anniversary on Monday and we were together 5 years before that. Not saying I maybe wouldn’t change how we dealt with some things over the years , but as long as we are together , that’s what matters

MsTSwift · 05/10/2022 20:23

Absolutely yes. But he is a brilliant husband and father I thought he would be but he has exceeded on every scale.

QuitWhileAhead · 05/10/2022 20:23

Tricky question. I think I would but I'd do things differently.

I think I might have preferred it if we lived separately the whole time but got together a few times a week. I love him and I fancy him but I'd like more of my own space as I find him a bit irritating

Lesina · 05/10/2022 20:24

No. He’s a great person. A genuinely lovely man. Kind, honest and solid. But marriage bores me witless. I loathe it.

Thegreenballoon · 05/10/2022 20:24

Definitely. Coming up to twenty years together, no regrets. He’s not perfect (neither am I) but he makes me happy, he always has my back and I love him dearly.

MsTSwift · 05/10/2022 20:25

One of his female friends did a “don’t marry her have me” at our engagement party…

Mumoffairy · 05/10/2022 20:27

Yes definitely!

nonevernotever · 05/10/2022 20:28

Absolutely. We've been together 31 years and we still have lots to talk about, laugh about etc he's my best friend, my lover and my rock. And if that's too sucky I don't care, so there😜

InsertPunHere · 05/10/2022 20:28

In a heartbeat. He’s bloody ace.

Muchtoomuchtodo · 05/10/2022 20:29

I’d marry the man that I met, but not the man that he’s grown in to.

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