What age were you married?

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I'm struggling to process a few comments made of late regarding my (lack of) marriage/proposal.

First my mom tells me "people are always coming up to me and asking why isn't your "lovely" daughter married yet?!"

Secondly of 17 working women I am solely the only one not married or even been engaged, 3 are divorced, one a widow but at least they've had a bite of the cherry.

I'm 33.
Work full time own house and car.
Ok looking and frightfully honest.

At what age did people on here meet people or get engaged/wed?

My confidence is fractured so please be gentle 😔

Met at 15. Married at 22. Been together 32 years shit I feel old.

Then after I ltb, married again in my mid 30s.

Met at 23
Married 27

Met at 20, first baby at 21, married at 22.

Thanks again for all your responses
I feel somewhat uplifted 👍🏻🍭🦄

I was 16, he was 23 when we met.

22 and 29 when we married.
34 and 41 now and still going strong.

Met at 27 married at 31.

Don't let anyone else knock you down or make you feel "less" because you're not engaged/ married. It will happen in time. You're young. Live your life. No one knows what's around the corner.

Someone I know always says that getting married before 30 is like leaving a great party at 9pm

Since you asked - Met 26, married 32.

I was always self conscious of turning 30 being unmarried until I thought to myself "better to be 30 and unmarried than 30 and unhappily married"

Met at 32 married at 36,

Met aged 19, married at 24. Been together 17 years.

Sister met husband aged 33, married at 34, first dc that year.

Eldest sister met husband aged 40 and had twins when aged 41.

Several people I know are older and never married. It is your life, do exactly as you wish. I know someone who had their second marriage in their 80s.

First time 21, second time, 26

Met DH at 28, married at 30.

Met 32, married 34, first baby 35, second baby 37.

Engaged at 31, married at 32. Don't listen to other people. Do things at your own speed. I know plenty of people that "beat me to it" that didn't work out in the long run.

Met at 18, married at 26. People have sometimes made comments about us limiting ourselves but we're very happy as we are.

I was 20 but my SIL was 37 and had DS at 39

Met when I was 17

Got married at 19

lasted 30 years so far!

20. Everyone said it would never last. That was 24 years ago.

Met at 24.

Married at 30.

I wouldn't worry if I were you OP.

31. There’s no schedule for life!

Expectations are very different in different sectors of society. One of my friends is Chinese and her parents (who still live in China) think she is practically an elderly spinster for not being married at 28. My working class friends got married earlier than my middle class ones on the whole (with some exceptions).

At 33 you are by no means ancient. I didn't get married until I was 35. Just tell them to mind their own business and let you get on with your life. You sound awesome, don't let this knock your confidence.

Met at 33, married at 34, dc1 at 35.

Met at 22, married at 26. My brother and my sister both also got married at 26 but they met their partners quite a bit younger.