Regail me with tales of whirlwind romances that worked out well!

[Lemononachair]

I've recently started seeing someone, friend of a friend who I met in the summer. At the time he had a gf and although we liked each other nothing happened because he was attached.

He is now single, we've been on 5/6 dates and things are going really well. Too well! We just instantly clicked and it's slightly terrifying because I'm used to people who are only vaguely interested in me and hold me at arms length. Pretty much every partner I've ever had hasn't really seemed that invested in me but this guy is. He's not over the top but he acts like I've always wanted a partner to act. It's so soon though, and I am a massive over thinker.

I'm worried it's too good to be true! Please regale me with stories where people get together and it works out well so I can convince myself this is a good thing

Are you looking for approval to just embrace it?

I approve! Go with it. Life is short.

After 8 dates and 1 weekend away we moved in together. That was 30 years ago and we are still happily together. So go with your gut .

We met and married within 8 months ( engaged after 6 weeks )
We were both in our 30s , we just knew we were suited , and there didn’t seem to be any point in hanging round
Been married 26 years now

I moved in with my now husband just over a month after meeting him.
I knew. He knew. Was a fucking weird feeling and I too worried at the time that it wasn't going to work out.
12 years together, 6 years married, two kids.

Yeah my now husband and I met on a holiday and within 3 months we moved in together. 11 years later 😛

My sister accidentally got pregnant after 3 weeks. They moved in together and are now married. My niece is almost 15 now.

Just enjoy it! It may or may not last but is a precious time and experience either way.
My dh and I met in another continent by chance, turned out he lived in the same street as one of my best friends - not my home city.

Slept over for the first time after about a month and never stayed at my own house again.

That was over 8 years ago.

I suppose I am!

It's just all feels quite fast but there are no kids involved so technically there's no reason not to but I've met his family already, who are really nice and seem to like me and we are talking about anything and everything. We are so comfortable around each other and I feel like I can share everything with him. Like we've known each other for years.

I just really want to believe that after so many let downs and terrible abusive relationships that I've found a good guy who genuinely likes me for who I am and wants to make me happy. I'm so used to that not being the case! I keep wondering what/when it's going to go wrong.

Met dh one Saturday night. Gave him my number. He text the next day.
Never had a night apart in over 7 years.
Married with a dc...

Me and DH were living together within a couple of weeks. Were together for 20 happy years until his death - it worked for us!

Never dated, just snogged on last day of term at Uni and then he moved in 2 weeks later. That was 24 years ago next week.

I met my DH online, we met up for a brief daytime date as we both had work in the evening. As soon as we walked round the corner and saw each other for the first time we were both utterly astounded and knew we'd met 'the one'. He was very full on with his emotions and I admit I was a bit of a cow and made him wait until I was certain he was genuine(I'd heard it all before from other men and it was utter narcissistic bollocks). He obviously was genuine as we are still blissfully happy almost 5 years later, even though we've been through an extreme amount of stress in that time. It's honestly like something from the movies, and if that makes me a smug bastard, so be it. I had 12 years of misery with my ex h, then another 2.5 years with a total cocklodger, so I deserve it!

Said I love you after a couple of weeks. Moved in together after a couple of months. That was 15 years ago.

Dh said he knew on the second date! We'd been friends for a few months before that but we just knew. It felt like we should have always been together.

We're married and have dd. 5 years on and I love him even more now!

My best friend met her now DH in April - they were married in June of the same year. That was in 1991, they are still happily married.

Awww these are all so lovely! It's giving me hope 😊

After the first couple of dates, me and my now dh were pretty inseparable. Moved in together after about 3 months, married before 2 yrs were out and we're still very very happy

This hasn't happened to me, but it happened to a friend of mine. Met a guy, engaged in a month, married in a year. He was the one.

She was wrong, and they divorced a few months later, but you know what? Everyone survived and got through it and was happy again.

Don't want to piss on your chips, but it's cool to take a risk as long as you adhere to the rule of "no permanent damage". As in "if this goes wrong, what's the worst that could happen?"

In your case, you have no kids (so don't need to worry about fucking them up) - as long as you don't pour your life savings into his pyramid scheme, or fall out with literally everyone you know to move in with him, I think you should take a risk now and again. If it all goes wrong, will you still be OK?

Yeah, you'll be fine. Broken hearts mend, so as long as you don't take stupid risks) marry some dude you met once on holiday, put yourself in a situation you can't get out of, etc) you will probably survive.

Best of luck, OP

I was friends with my now dh for a year before we started dating - but I'd moved in with him a month after our first kiss and married a year later. We've been married 16 years now and have a dc. People told us it was all a rush but it felt right and I knew he was the man I'd spend the rest of my life with

Moved in together 5 weeks after first meeting 14 years ago. Married nearly 9 years. Still fancy him as much now as I did then. Go for it

Engaged after three months, married after nine and just celebrated our silver wedding anniversary with our three children, family and friends. Most gave us six months tops.

My late in-laws were engaged six weeks after first meeting. Their marriage lasted for 50 years until MIL died, and they were perfectly suited & blissfully happy.

After a long weekend we were planning one of us to move with the other. Move happened four months in. It's our 22nd anniversary this month, two grown-up kids, we couldn't be happier :)

A month ago I'd have told you how wonderful my relationship was. He moved in within a month and I'd never been happier.

Then he told me he can't stand my kids!

I still believe it can happen though.