When did you meet your DH/DP for life?

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Just for a bit of fun and interested in hearing the responses ☺️ And if anyone has any advice that would be welcomed, I am 21 and in a 3 year relationship with a guy who is lovely and would do anything for me. I have recently had a gut feeling that maybe I should have some freedom and meet other people rather than settle with my first ever serious boyfriend, but maybe IABU .

I don't believe in "the one" or "soulmates" but I have been married to my DH for 15 years, we met when we were both 25 and married 3 years later.
At 21 if you're having doubts I would say definitely end it an play the field

24 when I first met him but he had a GF at the time so it was another 2 years before we got together. He is 8 years older and to be honest 25 years later we have drifted a bit and not as close as we once were. We don’t have sex anymore either which doesn’t help. Not sure where we will end up :-(

I was 30 and desperately trying NOT to meet anyone. I had been in several long term relationships, then finally found myself as a singleton, bought my own place and was thoroughly content and happy. However when I met DH I knew he was too good an opportunity to pass up and I was right. I am now 46, we are married with 2 DD and run a business together. We are very very happy. And yes I did just know and so did he, neither of us ever had any doubts and we easily fell into a life together very quickly with no drama.

We met when I was 17 (he’s 2.5 yrs older) in the nightclub we both worked at but we were both seeing other people so it was about another 18 months before we started dating. Been together 32 years and despite me having a minor wobble in my early twenties about being too young to settle down, we’ve been very happy.

14 but we both married other people. I settled as thought he didn't care. Divorced husband. Mr 14 and I are in our 50s now. Lovely message off him earlier 😍.

If it works, it works. Don't be thinking you need to test out someone else. However, the fact you're wondering if you should makes me think he's not your one.

@TattiePants can I ask more about the 'minor wobble', did you discuss your concerns about settling down with him at the time or did you just come to your senses so to speak

We met when I was 18 and he was 22. We've now been together 32 years and will be celebrating our 25th anniversary in June on a two week cruise. I'm very excited!

I was 24 and we were together 27 years.

Still friends and were very amicable parents

Both 23, together 33 years and married 25 years

19 and still together 31 years later

20 and 22. He was just a friend at the time as I was engaged to someone else. When that ended I went out with him for a ride on his motorcycle! 45 years later we are still together and he still has a motorcycle...

I was 19 when I met my last long term partner. Spent 6 years together but I had an increasingly nagging feeling I didn't see it as 'forever'. I ended it aged 26, then met DH aged 27. I knew within a year that I wanted it to be forever (or as forever as possible), we married at 31 and have 2 DC. The nagging feeling will either fade or grow. If it grows, don't ignore it. You're so young.

I was almost 19 when I met my future husband; we're celebrating our Golden Wedding anniversary this summer.

16. We didn't start dating until 21 though.

Been together nearly 25 years

I was 19, he was 21. We are in our 50s now, happily married, 4DC

18 and 1 day, Mr PotOfTea was 24. And we are still very happily together 49 years later, married for 44 years (aged 23 and 29) and 'courting' for 5 years. At the time living together unmarried was very much frowned upon and I think actually it gave us both a wee bit of breathing space before finally getting married. We've had our moments but I don't think either of us would have changed anything. I think it helped DH was a bit older than me and a calming influence on my wayward teen behaviour!

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16, been together for 30 years now.

32. I thought I'd met my one for life at 17, but we divorced when I was 30

Together at 15-20 then long break until 40, 18 years in now!

I was 28 when I met DH, 30 when we got together, 32 when we got engaged and married, 34 when we had DD and 36 when he died. Then met DP when I was 38, engaged on my 40th birthday.

32. I wish it had been maybe 5 years earlier but obviously I'm just so happy we met and in some ways meeting later in life makes me even more grateful, like I can't believe I'm married with children now. When for so long I was just single and living alone.

I was 22 and he was 19. We've been together for 21 years this year.

I was 25 and now DH was 23. Married after 5 months and celebrate our 45th wedding anniversary this year.

We were both 25. DH died at 37, I'm now 45 and planning to remain on my own.

We were both 22. Been together 17 years and couldn’t imagine life without him. When you know, you know.