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How many times have you been married?

106 replies

Unknown1111 · 16/11/2024 08:40

Married or cohabiting.

I am separating from my second husband and now have 3 children from 2 men. No intention of going near another man right now but wondering do people in similar situations find their happy after?

OP posts:
DustyLee123 · 16/11/2024 08:41

One too many.

Lentilweaver · 16/11/2024 08:42

Only once and still married.
But your title is misleading. You would get better responses if you asked" Anyone twice divorced with children?".

SmolTrashPanda · 16/11/2024 08:42

I got divorced for the first time a few years ago and haven't been in any relationships since. Life without a man is very peaceful.

DisplayPurposesOnly · 16/11/2024 08:44

Lived briefly with someone in my early 20s. Never married, no children.

My parents were each married three times (one widowed & divorced, one divorced twice) so I'm bringing down the family average 😂

Toomanysquishmallows · 16/11/2024 08:47

One disastrous relationship in my early 20,s resulted in dd2 . I have been with dp for 20 years and have two more dc

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 16/11/2024 08:47

Once. Still happily married (21 years). If I ended up single for whatever reason, I would stay that way.

Unknown1111 · 16/11/2024 08:51

Lentilweaver · 16/11/2024 08:42

Only once and still married.
But your title is misleading. You would get better responses if you asked" Anyone twice divorced with children?".

Sorry I will go back and edit. My brain is not functioning .

OP posts:
Shodan · 16/11/2024 08:52

Twice married, twice divorced. Have been in a happy relationship with DP for 8 years.

I have two sons, one with each of my two ex-husbands. DP has two children with his ex. Both sets are adults (or very nearly so, in my youngest's case)

But- it is something of a family tradition for me 😁My sister has also been married and divorced twice. As had our mother.

TwistedWonder · 16/11/2024 08:55

I was with my ex 27 years never married 1 DS still good friends.

Has a 2 year relationship since and now been single 5 years.

I have no desire to ever cohabite again. I love my own space and peace too much.

GroovyChick87 · 16/11/2024 08:57

Married once, still married. I had children to someone else before we met but I never lived with that partner and was a single parent.

Boomer55 · 16/11/2024 08:59

Twice. I divorced my first husband after 30 years, and was with my second husband until he died last year. My two ACs are both my first husband’s.

Oreyt · 16/11/2024 08:59

Married once. Been with him 18 years and have a 12 and 14 old. Who knows what life holds though.

AnneLovesGilbert · 16/11/2024 09:01

Still with my second husband, have DC. No DC from first marriage.

Skepticgal · 16/11/2024 09:02

Married once but had a previous long term relationship (11 years). I feel like if I was divorced or widowed I would not be adverse to another relationship if the right person turned up, in due time. Might not actually get married though, we mostly did as we wanted children, too old now for more. But I hope that this one endures to the end.

LindorDoubleChoc · 16/11/2024 09:04

Yabu

Mymanyellow · 16/11/2024 09:04

Once is enough!

SauvignonBlonk · 16/11/2024 09:07

Once. Once was definitely enough. I now enjoy peace, quiet, no empty beer cans beside the telly, no beard hair in the sink. No one could tempt me to get married again.

EweCee · 16/11/2024 09:11

Once, been together 15 years, still married with one DC.
Parents married 35 years, mother widowed and had another 5 year relationship and now in another.
Sister on 3rd marriage, one DC.

5475878237NC · 16/11/2024 09:12

AllProperTeaIsTheft · 16/11/2024 08:47

Once. Still happily married (21 years). If I ended up single for whatever reason, I would stay that way.

Such an odd final sentence. You can't possibly know that.

ViciousCurrentBun · 16/11/2024 09:15

You haven’t said your age. I lived with two BF in my twenties, met DH at 30. Married for 25 years and together for close to 30 years. He has been my great love and I do not need another nor want one.

What I have found having known women who have been single, divorced and widowed is that at any time if they have had what I call a great love where that love feels truly reciprocated they are less bothered about more relationships. I feel that way about DH, my two BF were certainly ok but no great love. With DH it is completely different, we fit together like a pair of old slippers to quote our DS, one is the left and one is the right. They had both asked me to marry them but at that point I realised they were just not enough.

ChannelyourinnerElsa · 16/11/2024 09:18

Once- and still married. 12 years and cheers to many more!

my siblings are both married once and still married, 18 and 22 years.

my parents were married until one of them died, 34 years together.

my husband though?! Both his parents are on multiple marriages and so are his siblings. I don’t love or like any of them any less because of it!

Whu · 16/11/2024 09:19

Once, now divorced. Won’t get married or cohabit again as I’ve realised how much I value my peace. Happy to date and have fun.

Berlinlover · 16/11/2024 09:22

I’ve never been married and don’t have any children. I lived with a guy from the age of 20 to 25. I’m now 48 and have been living with my partner for a year, we’re together four years.

KimberleyClark · 16/11/2024 09:27

Once. Been married 34 years.

Newname71 · 16/11/2024 09:29

Married DH after a 2 month “courtship”. Celebrated our 26th anniversary on Thursday. We have 2 DC’s 17 and 25.
Dad passed 3 days before mum and dads 51st anniversary and grandparents were all married until widowed.

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