Let's be happy!

[Crossroad]

Hi all!
This section of MN often has people in horrid situations and you all do a wonderful job of offering advice and support.
Instead of adding to the worry and heartache, would like to hear about your SOs!
How long have you been together? How did you meet? How soon did you know that they were for you? What makes them an amazing DP/DH/DW ? Let's have some happiness

Journalist?

Haha no! (Teacher) Just in a happy place and wanting to feel the love from everyone :)

I'm happy to go first! Its been about 4 months, met at Church, I hope he's my one. He's amazingly because he's patient and loving and puts up with my crazyness!

Anyone else?

In month number 8

Both in our forties and divorced. Met online and just clicked.
We spend a lot of time together and it's never enough. He seems to love me and looks after me like no other. I'd marry him tomorrow if he asked. Hope it lasts, going on holiday soon and can't wait 😍

Yey @Lostlily !

Sounds wonderful! Hope everything works out for you

These threads never seem to go well because those who aren't in the happiest relationships come on and start arguing about how the happier people are rubbing their noses in it.

Anyway, Dh & I met online nearly 11 years ago. We had 2 dc and got married nearly 6 years ago. We've been through cancer scares, bereavements, illnesses, ongoing money worries etc but are still OK. He does my head in quite a lot and I'm sure I do his as well. I love him though and although life is no fairytale we're fine. Obviously there are no certainties in this life apart from death and taxes but I hope we grow old together.

@StepIntoSpring Thanks for sharing :) I've seen some of these threads fail, I just thought it was worth trying to have some happiness.
I love your story, the trials are part and parcel of a relationship and I'm happy that you're still good on the other side of all of that :)

Single mum of 4..... met him online nearly 6 years ago on dating site. Moved in together after 13 months and now have a child of our own. Had our ups and downs but we don't really argue..... I love him more than cheese and he is absolutely my everything. Never thought a young single man with no kids would see anything in a single mum of 4..... but hey!..... I must be kinda alright 😂
I can't imagine my life without him ❤️

We met via OLD two years ago. He is separated with three children. We are both in our 40's and have a beautiful baby girl. We individually had our own challenges before we met (illness with me and marital breakup with him). I think it makes us both more appreciative of having someone to share with.

Can I just add in though - before I met him I was happy, genuinely. I knew I would meet somebody at some stage and after everything I went through I became determined to not waste my life moping around till a man came and make it better. I was open to meeting someone and I was excited at the prospect but he met a happy contented woman.

I firmly believe that the world is a mirror and you draw in what you send out.

I’ll jump in this mix. Been together 28 years, married 25 years, I’m 49 she’s 45. We met on a group date of friends at the premiere of the original Batman movie (1989) starring Michael Keaton, I was a tag along friend to this outing. A work colleague invited me to go out with the group, and the moment I saw her, something clicked and I wanted to know more about her. I knew the moment I saw her that one day I would ask her to marry me, a year and a half after the movie we started dating, and 2 years after that we got married. What makes her amazing….. well she is intelligent, compassionate, driven, caring, loving, funny, supportive, my rock, well she’s my wife and she makes me smile when I think about her.
She won’t let me settle or become complacent in myself, she wants the best for me, not for her first, but me, and that is a humbling experience. She wants me to be the best I can be, but in the process I make dam sure that, she is right there beside me the whole time, not a step behind, but beside me.
In other words, she is just an awesome woman.

Ahhh! @Todd that's beautiful! Go you for being in such a loving, supportive relationship x

Useless at relationships but on the upside I've finally started to be happy with me x

@Crossroad thanks for the positivity post/thread . Gives everyone hope. Still super early days with my new man but he's just an amazing human being. Hoping this stays like this for a long time as we'd both seen and been through it all in our previous relationships. X

Met at 17 ( he was 16 -6 months younger ) whilst on a blind date with someone else ( no connection with him )

After 6 months he finally asked me out and then 6 months later I found out I was pregnant 🙈 nearly 5 years later still together , through various ups and downs including a cancer diagnosis, infertility issues and many more!

He's my absolute rock and I cannot wait to marry him in a couple of months 😍

@MumsyJ, No worries! Sometimes it's nice to celabrate the happiness :) I hope it all works out, I feel like I'm still on early days, but, like you, I hope this is 'it'!

@MrsUnpredictable another lovely story of people getting through the hard times together :)