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How did you meet your 2nd husband/wife?

65 replies

Misty9 · 08/08/2021 00:40

And how old were you? Give me hope that I'm not destined to be alone for the rest of my life...!

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Misty9 · 08/08/2021 08:48

Bump...

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DogGoneCrazyNow · 08/08/2021 08:49

We'd been friends for years and just grew closer, married my best friend 😊

love15 · 08/08/2021 09:46

How old are you?

Chasingsquirrels · 08/08/2021 09:48

I'd know him for a number of years as he was my boss.
Circumstances changed for both of us, we got closer at work and eventually started seeing each other out of work.
I was late 30's

Misty9 · 08/08/2021 09:56

@love15

How old are you?
Me? Early 40s
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Chasingsquirrels · 08/08/2021 10:05

Bloke no. 3 (not married, don't intend to be), met on OLD.

ShippingNews · 08/08/2021 10:23

I was 43, I used to work with him many years ago. He was writing a memoir and he was tracking down people he'd known over the years . I was one of them. We started writing / talking long distance. After 9 months of that I flew to see him, he met me at the airport, that was it. We've never been apart from that day 18 years ago. Married for 13 years.

Karmalady · 08/08/2021 10:31

Became mates on an internet forum, started mailing, and it grew from there. I was 46 and he was mid 50’s. Been married for 15 years now. Second marriage for both of us.

layladomino · 08/08/2021 10:34

At work. Known each other a while. Both circumstances changed. Became closer friends. Very very slow burner. Ridiculously happy many years later. I was about 40.

MummyDummyNow · 08/08/2021 10:38

I met my second husband in the pub, I was early 30's him late 30's. Sounds cheesy but it really was the whole eyes met across a crowded room situation!

Been together 13 years, 2 kids and a dog.

ChilliChaos · 08/08/2021 10:47

Tinder, age 35.

Been together 5 years and have 2 children

Seasidemumma77 · 08/08/2021 10:47

40, got chatting to a man I'd seen regularly in the pub but never chatted to. One night we started talking, went out for dinner a few days later, been together 3yrs now

tiredofthisshit21 · 08/08/2021 10:51

Online dating, I was early 40's. Had to date a few duffs before I met him though.

Bells3032 · 08/08/2021 10:55

My dad was widowed when he was 58. He met his now long term partner (don't want to marry due to financial reasons) when my sister posted something on a local mums group and her daughter responded!

Misty9 · 08/08/2021 17:52

Well, these give me some small modicum of hope...

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Purplewithred · 08/08/2021 17:55

He was helping on a training course I was on. I was 49, he was 43. He let me rip off his shirt and defibrillate him (not real defib, don't try that at home).

Disfordarkchocolate · 08/08/2021 17:58

At work, he was the 'nice young man' who worked in another office and 7 years younger than me.

I was 30ish and had 3 children in primary school. A mutual friend noticed he liked me and organised a works night out. We've been married nearly 20 years. Happy.

cakecakecheese · 08/08/2021 18:02

I was a week away from 37 and we met at a sports club, we both knew someone there who introduced us.

CallMeRisley · 08/08/2021 18:10

Met through work

Comeonmommy · 08/08/2021 19:16

Online - I was 29 and he was 34, we've just celebrated our 11year anniversary 🤍

Shehasadiamondinthesky · 08/08/2021 19:22

At a friends barbeque aged 40. My car broke down so I wasn''t going to go/couldn't be bothered but decided I'd never meet anyone if I didn't go to everything I was asked to.

Alcemeg · 08/08/2021 19:26

I was early 50s. Met him at a small music festival.

lietomesweet · 08/08/2021 21:29

I was 32 when I met my boyfriend at work. I'd been married before (for three months Blush when I was 31.

TheyAreMinerals · 08/08/2021 21:31

Online at 53

VienneseWhirligig · 08/08/2021 21:35

I've only been married once but was a second wife. DH and I met in a bar I was working in, he was on the committee. He was 42.