How old were you when you met the father/mother of your children?

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Question is in the title really. It feels like until you're 26ish, people say you are too young for children. Then the narrative changes overnight, people ask if you are thinking about it. After 30, your 'clock is ticking'.

It's no one else's business but I can't be the only woman who panics about having left it too late, while not really knowing 100% if I evenn want kids - but worrying that by the time I do, if I do, it will be too late.

30 and I never wanted children. We've had 3 between me being 35 and 40.

19

Started relationship at 23, married at 28, pregnant with my first now at 32. Started trying to conceive the month I turned 30, so took a lot longer than expected unfortunately.

I'm genuinely surprised at how young some people were getting married. I couldn't possibly have taken that sort of decision in my teens or 20s.

I don't think marriage even occurred to me until my 30s. I must have been very immature. 😕

I dont think getting married as a teen is a sign of maturity at all.

20. But we didn't get engaged until nine years later, married the following year, DC the following year.

I don't think marriage even occurred to me until my 30s. I must have been very immature.

That is not remotely a sign of immaturity!

6! I had the biggest crush on him back then, he used to be subjected to all my torment, bless him. He gave as good back though. He actually used to bully me in school saying my dimples looked like I’d been shot in the face with a potato gun! Now they’re his fave feature, fancy that. Then we were best friends in middle and high school.

Obviously didn’t date him until yrs later and married him at 18. More than half my life ago.

Met him when I was 23. Got together with him at 24 years old. He was 28.

17

Met both aged 18, at uni.
Got together a year later at 19, then lived together at and after uni.
Brought a house together at 22.
Got married at 26.
Had children at 30 & 33.
Separated at 35, later divorced.

39

Everyone is different. My parents in law got married at 17 had 5 kids and a fabulous happy marriage. Dh and I met at 17 snd had 4 kids in our 20s/early 30s. I can't imagine having baby 1 in my 40s that's just so alien and sounds so tiring but obviously if it suits you it suits you.

We were grandparents in our 40s and found it tiring I take my hat off to anyone having babies in their 40s.

For me it was either trying for a baby at 39 or remaining childless. Not everyone plans to have children so late it's just the way life works out sometimes.

23,married at 27,first baby at 30.

Met at 19 lost contact . Met again at 22 . Started dating at 23
Got married at 30

Met at 36
Had DD 2 weeks before turning 42
Split up aged 43 (thank goodness)
Met DP at 46 (9 years ago)

I'm always a bit slow to get out of the blocks on the life stuff :-D

Met at 22. Got together at 27. Married at 29. Children at 31 and 33.

Met at 35, first child at 39 and second at 44.

16, first child born at 31

I met my partner when we’re 17 & 19. We didn’t decide we wanted children until we were in our mid 30s.

I had my 1st at 34 and 2nd at 36.

30

Met at 16, but didn't date until 21, married at 24, first child at 29. Don't know if that is average or not. Both waited until we had stable jobs and had finished our degrees to get married.