What age were u when u moved in/married dp?

[HongkongDreamer]

Just curious really x

Knew him from 17. Started going out at 19, moved in at 22 after finishing Uni. Married at 25, 9 yrs ago. Pregnant with dc2. We've had our problems, he can be very annoying as can i but I still completely love him.

I recommend living apart for as long as it's practical. If you're still at Uni, I'd advise living with friends at least until you graduate. No rush, and it's good to have experiences and freedom for as long as possible. If he's jealous of that, that's his problem not yours.

23 - in hindsite, so, so young!

We'd been together six years at the time.

Moved in at 20 while a uni, but was a house share with 2 others. Married at 22, the summer uni finished, kids started coming 4 years later. Never felt like I missed out at uni because of him, we did most things together anyway!

From what you have told us it sounds as though it's not the right time to move in together, as Squitten says, why the rush?

18, married at 19
had a baby at 22, 23 and 29
hth
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We started living together when i was 33 and married a couple of days before my 34th birthday.

I was madly in love with my boyfriend at 19 - we got engaged - but it would have been disasterous if we had stayed together permanently. Obviously this is only the case for me and lots of people have far more positive stories, but if you have any doubts at all, then what's the hurry?

I had a relationship with dh at 19 at uni. We did our own thing and met up as and when. Spent weekends together when we were apart. moved in together at 22 and married at 23.

TBH, I would not have moved in with him at 19 - we needed our own space and friends, and to grow up. Still took every oportunity to be in bed with him!

I would say, if you're not sure then don't rush, enjoy your time at uni and see how things after.

I moved in with my then boyfriend at 18 but in retrospect it was the wrong decision and we split after 3 years. Moved in with now-DH when I was 24 (married at 26).

DH was the first guy I moved in with, prior to that I was really attached to my freedom (despite having some serious relationships). We got together when I was 26, moved in together almost immediately and got married when I was 28. I only moved in with him because I was pretty sure I wanted to marry him.

I moved in with stbxh at 24, got married at 26 (stupidly on my birthday, why oh why did I do that), we should be divorced when I'm 30 (seperated at 28)

Once divorced boyfriend will be moving in, so it starts again

I do want to live with him, just worried about some things i guess. Ive never lived on my own or with friends or anything, still live with my family. To be honest if we did live together it prob would work out well, we stay together every night just now anyway (he has a flat that he shares) and spend the w.e together as well as going out with our friends etc. Part of me is scared about not seeing my mum etc as much but it would only be 5 mins down the road...im just a massive wimp. Sorry for rambling x

In all honesty I would really advise against going straight from living with family to living with boyfriend if at all possible. (It's the mistake I made, and never had the chance to find out who "I" was and stand on my own two feet - well I did, but only after I split with that boyfriend!).

But I'm sure it works out for some people.

Met at 21, moved in weeks later when she got pregnant, married at 34, split a couple of months ago at 36. Looking back marriage only served to throw an unneccessary spanner in the breakup

I was 33 and had already lived in my own flat for 13 years on my own, had been seeing DH for five years. Agree with MegBusset that it's really good to have the experience of living by yourself after moving out from family, before living with a partner. It's a very different experience and well worth doing.

Have you considered moving out to live by yourself or with flatmates instead?

Yeah, none of my friends are looking to move out just now and i really couldn't afford to live on my own just now though. If i didnt move out id just stay at home till i finish uni, want to move abroad soon after uni.

Moved out of parents at 27 married at 30. Had been going out together for 10 years! 10 years married last month

*so that way i could save up

19 then 21 we married, we split 3 years ago and I do feel I missed out, I was bored with dating though tbh and fell for his bullshit him.

Looking back, (39 now) although I have had fun the last 3 years away from him, I could have done that at 19.20, 21, 22 etc.

I would wait a bit, no hurry is there, my advice to anyone would be wait until you grow up a bit, I wasn't gown up at 19-25ish, I thought I was.

Moved in with my first partner a month after my 17th birthday. We lived together through my degrees. We broke up when I was 27. I don't feel I missed out. When I went to university I was surrounded by people in "halls" who saved up their dirty washing to take home and found it a huge novelty to be able to buy booze and not to have anyone checking what time they got in. I had already lived away from home 2 years so wasn't really on the same wavelength. Even if I hadn't, I would have hated that as I got a lot of the sex/drink/drugs stuff done when i was 14-18.

Had a year and a half of living alone, then moved in with current partner aged 29. We're still living together with one daughter 4.5 years later.

Moved in together at 22, married at 24. Looks young now I've written down!