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How close are you and your husband

48 replies

RoxyRiley · 23/10/2022 01:50

  1. He's my best friend; soul mate; partner for life.
  2. I can't stand the man
Please add your answer or reply the number that applies to your marriage.
OP posts:
blebbleb · 23/10/2022 09:10

1 - he's made me happy from the day we met.

Simonjt · 23/10/2022 09:10

I love absolutely everything about him, however we’re only in our second year of marriage, so ask me again in another ten.

Aria2015 · 23/10/2022 09:12

Def my partner for life, but not my best friend (I'm a girls girl!) and I don't really buy into the whole soul mates thing.

BigFatLiar · 23/10/2022 09:16

1

I don't really have that many friends, acquaintances but not that many people I call friend. Is he my best friend? I don't think calling him a friend is fair, he's who I share my life with.

DottyLittleRainbow · 23/10/2022 09:56

1 - I’d be completely lost without him.

SurreyHillsinspring · 23/10/2022 10:03

1.I'll answer for her.She's very lucky to have met me😇

thecatsarecrazy · 23/10/2022 16:04

We have nothing In common, there's never really been any conversation between us. He rambles on about computer stuff I have no interest or idea about. I normally only talk to him about the kids or house stuff and he will say yeah, obviously not listening to a word. Rarely we have a "date night" if his mum takes the kids. Where he will sit on his phone where I leave mine in my bag. If it wasn't for me not having a job and us having 3 kids, 2 cats and inherited dog.. I would leave. He says I love you but when I say it back its just words at this point. I'm miserable but I know how much it effected my dad, me and my brother when my mum left my dad so I just kind of put up with it.

HazelBite · 23/10/2022 16:15

I have looked with scepticism at all those who have written 1, why, because over times relationships change, as you get older, due to outside influences, illness etc. I also believe that you can never know another person 100%, or be able to trust someone 100%, there is always that small percentage that you cannot feel truly confident about.
You just have to read many of the posts on this board to recognise this.
I have been married twice, and happily married for the second time for 45 years, yes I am very old, but I'm also realistic!

littleaprilshower · 23/10/2022 16:25

1, we've been together since we were teenagers, have grown up together, 2 houses, a wedding, 1 DD and another on the way and we're stronger than ever. We're like chalk and cheese. We rarely properly argue but we talk everything through if there's an issue and it works really well for us.

ithoughtisawapuddycat · 23/10/2022 16:26
  1. 18 years in
teaandtoastwithmarmite · 23/10/2022 17:26

1, married for one year and together for 20

Abouttimemum · 23/10/2022 17:31

1, i wouldn’t be with him if it was 2!

Lcb123 · 23/10/2022 17:33

1.25! I don’t believe in soulmates (neither does he!). Everyone’s human and will annoy each other sometimes.

weegiemum · 23/10/2022 17:38
  1. He's my closest friend and confidante, my supporter and advocate (I'm disabled). I'm pretty sure that he sees me the same way. No one else has our backs the way we each do for each other.

Just been redoing our wills as dc are now all adults, and the lawyer asked us about LPoA. We've done it as it's the most sensible thing, but we admitted to each other in the car afterwards that we really didn't see the point as we both have each other's best interest front and foremost in our minds. Makes it easier for everyone else though!

Happywife22 · 23/10/2022 17:41
  1. waited a long time to meet my soulmate, we do most things together, my best friend, husband, lover all in one
Nowhereelsetogo90 · 23/10/2022 18:00

Definitely 1, he’s my best pal and I’m genuinely excited to be spending our lives together. There are days I want to bury him under something 😅 but they are few and far between and I’m sure he has similar days about me!

Roselilly36 · 23/10/2022 18:02

1 Always.

1FootInTheRave · 23/10/2022 18:11

He is my favourite person in the world.

Wazzzzzuuuuuuup · 23/10/2022 18:18

Remember your best friend when you were 15? How you used to watch shows and eat snacks and chat shit? Yeah, my dh is like that for me, although also great in bed

dizzydizzydizzy · 23/10/2022 18:31

3!

He is abusive. Wondering how to leave.

SantoPalo · 23/10/2022 21:21
  1. Can't imagine life without him. Never thought I would find my soul mate.
CarPoor · 23/10/2022 21:30

Maybe like a 1.2?

He's my life partner, and the person I enjoy sharing my life with. I hate using the term best friend when describing a partner, to me he's my husband and that's a special enough term. I don't shag my best friend.

KangarooKenny · 23/10/2022 21:31

It used to be 1, I adored him, but then resentment set in.

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