What age did you meet the love of your life?

[Herewegoagain22]

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.

I'm 50 and met my 'one' at 17. I didn't know he was the one until into our 20s though.

Love him more now than ever

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19. Am now 46 and it hasn't always been easy but we've worked really hard at it.

38! Now married with dc

Met when we were both 20 but didn't get together until we were 25.

Met him 14 years ago aged 24.

34. Have been together 12 years, married for 10 and have three children. Who knows what could be around the corner, OP?

35! Now married with 2 kids.

34 - never say never but don't expect the bed of roses. My marriage is very much a work in progress after 15 years (poor man.....)!

30. He was 51. We were both in relationships. Met by chance at a work conference abroad (we lived in different countries). I was bowled over and had not said a single word to him.

Did not see him for 12 months when we met again at the same work conference, by which time he had divorced and I had split. We walked to each other in the cocktail party, introduced ourslves and walked out of the room to get dinner. 3 months later we were married.

He is the love of my life. That was 20 years ago.

47

19. We have been together for almost 14 years

33, after a bad relationship I decided I was more than happy on my own. Met him on a night out & went from there, married now with baby on the way. I think the older you get the more you realise nobody is perfect (even myself!!!!) & sometimes you just have to compromise on some things you wouldn't when you were younger. I don't mean settle btw more along the lines of if they are a lovely person but don't drive the right car etc.

I met the love of my life when I was 17, but unfortunately I didn’t marry him (extenuating circumstances). So I’m married to someone else I met when I was 30. Woops!!!

34. I hadn’t had a proper long term relationship for years before this but “knew” that I would settle down at 34 and I did. I met my DP not long after my 34th birthday.

Now 37, we’re trying (desperately) to find a house to buy and I’m currently pregnant. Not really interested in marriage but you never know what might happen. Wasn’t interested in babies either tbh until I met him and then for some reason my ovaries went into overdrive 😂

I'm still waiting and have a feeling that I'm too hurt and damaged by my romantic past to ever know when I meet this mythical one unfortunately.

Met DP at 20 just turning 21 and he was 33

@bluelemming this gives me hope I'm 47!

17 been together 26 years married for 20

I was 21. I see lots of people around me finding “the one” at a mix of ages though.

I’m thinking the same thing. Early 30s, just come out of a relationship and alone again, whilst all my close friends are either getting married or having babies. I’m the only single one. Struggling at the minute because I just feel so lonely but trying to put brave/happy face on for people around me.
Genuinely think it’s not going to happen for me and I’m freaking out because I want a family one day

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19. We got married, have been married for 16 years and have 3 kids. We're still going strong and very happy together. We're in a place where we both are very open with each other about everything. If there is an issue, we talk about it and resolve it. Communication, trust and loyalty have been the best things for our relationship. We can't imagine life without each other.

12 and still with him