How old were you when...

[thecolourofpeas]

You got married/found the one?

Had kids? (if any)

Thanks,

From a panicked 29 singleton.

Another one waving the don't panic flag :)

Met DH when I was 31
Married at 32
DS1 at 32
DS2 at 34
Could have had more but we stopped at 2 (DH choice rather than mine but I'm reasonably at peace with it now - at 41 I couldn't handle the lack of sleep now!)

Met DH at 30.
Married at 34.
First DC at 35.
Second DC on the way now at 37.

Don't panic OP, your time will come. I was single for most of my 20's but things changed very quickly once I met 'the one.'

Met when I was 27.

Married at 28.

First DC at 30.

Moved to the other side of the world at 33.

2nd DC at 34.

3rd DC at 36.

4th DC ( and last) at 38.

It was a very busy decade. Life can lead you to places you would never have imagined for yourself.

Met at 18
Married at 25
Dc1 at 25
Dc2 at 26
Dc3 at 29

But you still have lots of time, you're still young

34. Don't panic. Being with the wrong one is worse than not ever finding The One.

Met (online) at 31 (almost 32)
Engaged at 33
Married at 34
First baby at 35

Don't panic. It's when you stop looking...

Met at 31. Married at 34. DD born T 38. Divorced at 41. Met DP (the one!) at 43. Now 55.

Don't worry - things can move faster than you expect when you do finally find 'the one'. I went from pondering on FB about whether I should buy myself my own diamond ring, through to meeting my (now) DH online, moving in together after 3mths and getting engaged after 7mths. We married the following year, bought our house the year after that, fell pregnant the next, and are now shortly expecting the arrival of dc1.

Found the wrong one at 31 kids at 33 & 34. Found the right one at 43

Met at 17, married at 18 and had my first at just turned 25, 2nd at 27. I do know I was ridiculously young by todays standards though and so many people I know are getting married and having babies well into their 30's.

I was 17 nearly 18 when I met now DH.
I was 20 when we moved in together, 23 when we had DD1, 26 when we got married and 27 when we had DD2.

Married at 22, widowed at 30.

Met my OH at 37, first born at 38.

Child at 27 (lone parent, no 'dad' as he wasn't interested)

Met DH at 32, married at 33...trying for another baby in September this year I'll be 34 (still)!

Plenty of time still, don't panic

Married 26
Children at 30, 31, 34.

Met THE one at 43.
Plenty of time for you. Don't settle for anything less than you deserve, don't panic to find 'him'.

Met at 28, married at 29, DD at 36.

Had DD at 24 (Dad fucked off 2 years later)

Still looking for the one at 32.

Still haven't found "the one" at 27...but wanted to say that in my experience whether that seems late or not depends on your social circle. Most of my uni friends are married now, some with kids, but most of my colleagues at a similar age aren't. Likewise people I've met through my hobby.

Married at 38.
Only child at 41.

DS at 16, met the one at 20, TTC #2 at 22.

I wouldn't advise leaving conception as late as I did, but just for comparison's sake, I'm ancient!

Met DH at 39
Engaged 3 months later...
Married at 40 (first time for him, too!)
MC at 42
MC at 44
MC at 46... And then?
Baby boy born in 2014!!!

Met when I was 19
Married at 24
Kids at 25, 27 and 30

Met at 24, had DC1 at 27, married at 30 and DC2 at 31. A bit of a jumbled up way of doing it .

I wouldnt panic at 29, though!

Of my best friends:

Friend A had her first child at 34 (result of a brief relationship that didnt work out)
Friend B met her partner at 32, DC born when she was 36.
Friend C met her partner at 34, DC born at 36.

None of them are married. That linear 'meet nice guy, get engaged, get married, have babies' thing just hasnt happened much in my social circle at all.

I was the only one of my (quite highly educated, professional, successful) peer group to be 'settled' in my 20s. At 29, I remember well being knee deep in nappies with PND one Christmas while my three best friends spent Xmas in Cuba getting drunk and chatting up hot Cuban guys . Don't panic!

Met at 19 (didn't realise how I felt about him for a year and then we got together)
Married at 27
Now 30, no children yet but we both want to

Friends of a similar age include those who met early or mid twenties and are still together; now getting divorced from 'the one' she met at 18; met someone at 29 and now living with a boyfriend for first time; got back with an old boyfriend at 34 after a chance meeting and now living abroad; and happily single but open to meeting someone.

Met at 27, first baby at 28, married on 30th birthday, second baby is due on 31st birthday.

Met at 29
Married at 33
Baby 34