What age did you meet the love of your life?

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I’m 33, had three long term relationships, but never been married or had kids. I would love nothing more than to settle down and find my ‘person’. I’m just out of a relationship where I got very hurt, and I’m taking a lot of time to focus on me and be on my own. But at 33, everyone around me is settling down, buying houses (I already own my own), getting engaged, marrying, announcing pregnancies. I just don’t think it will ever happen for me. I would be lying if I said seeing all this whilst I feel so shit isn’t making me envious, because it is.

What age did you all meet your ‘person’ and settle down? I know I’m only 33 but with everything I’ve gone through in my life I feel about 50.

46 and I haven't yet. Nor have a I had a serious long term relationship.

42

26. 43 now and still love him more than the whole world

22 in Romantic Poetry class at uni. He's now married to someone else. So...not felt the same about anyone else although I've loved other people.

We’ve have been together 32 years.

To be honest, I’m not remotely romantic and certainty wouldn’t declare him the love of my life, as I find it a bit cringe, but I guess he is. Just I don’t think like that. I love him. He loves me, we’ve been together most of our adult lives. I’m very independent and don’t do soppy shit though. I would say he is “my person “ though.

36

I'm 58 now. Married 41 years.
😀.

25.Been together now for nearly 34 years

28

28

I was 55 when I met the love of my life.

It's a weird feeling when you realise you've spent more of your life with someone than without!

Then again at 42

I actually met a better option tan the first one at about 33, but stuck to my marriage vows. It was the ex husband who screwed those up.

I do t think anyone can answer. You and your life and that of the other person continues to evolve.

I met someone a few months ago who I first met in my late teens. He was a nob then, these days he is right up my street

I'm 57, been married twice and I can still say I've never met the love of my life. I thought I loved the two husbands, but I didn't really. I'm not bothered now because I don't believe everyone meets the love of their life, if that's even a thing.

48

After two marriages to the wrong people I met my OH when I was 50. Had decided I was done with the whole relationship business and very happy on my own. I was not looking for anyone and met him in my local pub. 4 years on we are living together and the happiest I have been in any relationship. I can't imagine being with anyone else and can imagine living out my days with him.

I'm also secure in the knowledge that if I had to be on my own again I would be ok. There's power in that and allows both of us to enjoy our relationship even more. We are old enough to relish the strengths we have together and individually.

16, got married to him at 22 and still together now 24 years later

We met when I was 30 but didn't get together until I was 34.

Just before I turned 24. Feel very lucky that we met relatively young. Completely by chance.

27 after my first divorce.

15. He was just 19. We both just 'knew' fairly early on. Married when I was 24. 36 years married now. Love of my life!

20

20. He was 42 - we didn't plan to fall in love but we did. We were together for almost 20 years, until he died 2 years ago. I miss him every minute of every day and cannot imagine wanting anyone else.

I met my exh at 23 and thought he was a pretty good catch; we were together more than 20 years but matured in different directions.
Now with someone I met at 48 - thought we were totally different but actually seem to be more on the same wavelength than with my exh.
Maybe the next one will be even better, though! Perhaps you get better at doing relationships as you get older?