If you are married

[BertieBotts]

How old were you when you felt ready for marriage? And how long had you been with your partner?

Just curious

[TobyLerone]

First time engaged at 17, married at 20, divorced by 25. It was a bad idea from the start. He was abusive before we even got married, but I was young and thought it was a one two, three, four, five... off.

I'm getting married next month for the second time. We've been together 2 1/2 years and engaged 4 months. I'm now 35 and hopefully wiser than I was half my life ago! I did not feel ready for marriage again, or even a long-term relationship, until I met DP.

[HECTheHallsWithRowsAndFolly]

met in december 97, married in march 98.

I was 24 or 25. can't remember. I could work it out but I can't be arsed

He's 10 years older than me.

[BadRoly]

We met when I was 21, luved together full time when I was 22, married when I was 26 (he was 28) after a 12mth engagement.

[Hulababy]

I met DH when we were 16y. We stayed together through university, although went to different universities. Lived together after than. Got engaged the first Christmas of living together and married 18 months later.

So we were together for 8 years when we were married; we were both 25y at the time. Felt right.

[BadRoly]

Lived together! Although there was much luving 4 children, a dh working away and almost 13 years of marriage has reduced the amount of luving we can squeeze in these days mind

[exexpat]

Got together at 20, living together 6 months later, engaged a year later, married a year after that (at 23).

[sparklekitty]

We got married at 27, about right for me, was ready about a year before but it took a year to get things organised. We'd been together 3 years before that

[browneyedpixie]

21 we had been together almost 2 years

[vamosbebe]

Met at 23, married at 35, DS at 37. Just woke up one day at 34 and marriage just felt right. 14 years together, 2 1/2 of those married. Ignored all the bastards who said "hmm, friends of ours were together 8 years, got married, divorced after one year". Yeah, cheers for that

[ItsAFuckingVase]

I was 23, he was 28. We'd been together for 8 years and engaged for about 5.

[feetlkeblocksofice]

Met March 08 age 35, engaged June 08, married Aug 09 at the age of 36. Tbh i have always been ready for marriage i just had to find the right one was with exp 12 yrs before that but knew he wasn't a keeper despite having DD together.

[nokidshere]

I was 26 and he was 32. We lived together for 5 years before that and have been together now for 30 years - marrried for 25 :)

[Jelly15]

Met at 17
Engaged at 18
Married at 19
DS 1 at 23
DS 2 at 26
Last anniversary 23 happy years (mostly)

[mrsEbruce]

Met @ 16,
1st DD @ 18,
2nd DD @ 19,
married @ 25,
3rd DD @ 27,

Every year tops the one before, he still makes me feel like he did the day i met him even after 11 years

[Sevillemarmalade]

Thought I felt ready for marriage in my early twenties, so pressured my then bf to propose and panicked and ran off the minute the ring was on my finger. Not my finest hour.

Did a lot of growing up over the next few years and then got together with DH when I was 27. Slow and steady this time, and he proposed, to my huge delight, after we'd been together three years. Married one year later when I was 31. Now have 2 DC and very content indeed.

[Doha]

engaged at 21--together 4 years by then. married at 23 but would have been sooner if we had the support of our DP's who felt we were to young. Had DD1 at 24 and now waiting the arrival of GC1

Love the fact that we have grown up together and grown ever closer over the years. He is truly my other half.

[bradyismyfavouritewiseman]

I was 18 and dh is older.

engaged within 3 weeks, engaged for 22 months.

Were married 6 years and split for 6 months (2008). Realised we didn't want anyone else and been together since.

We are actually so much happier now than we were before. Its like a new marriage.

[Jayne266]

Been together 6 years have been married for 2 years got married when I was 24.

[valiumredhead]

28 been together 10 years.

[minsmum]

Met at 26 engaged within 6 months married a year later and been married 25 years this year

[MolotovCocktail]

Met at 17, got engaged at 18, got married at 25.

I would have married him sooner after we got engaged but we didn't have the money we needed for the wedding I wanted.

I was 11 weeks pg when we married :-) DD1 born when I was 26; DD2 when I was 29.

[2littleterrors]

I was 27 dh 29 engaged 6 weeks after getting togethor married 9 months later, married for 18 years.

[HollyBerryBush]

Hell, I'll have to ask - he does the romance and date stuff .... apparently I was 26 when we got together, married 18 months later, first DC 18 months after that.

Seems average.

[ModreB]

Met at 18. Married at 21. DS1 at 23, DS2 at 25, DS3 at 32. Still together and very happy at 45. DH is 2 years older than i am. Silver Wedding next year.

[Sunnywithachanceofshowers]

Engaged at 25 after 2 years, married at 26, separated at 29 and divorced at 31.

Married my lovely second husband at 38 after being together 4 years. We're still very much together.