how soon after meeting your DP/H did you know.....?

[SpandexIsMyEnemy]

he was....

a) the one
b) you were living together
c) you were married
) you had kids.

curious, i'll go first, (with xh I mean)

a) don't think I ever did, we jsut sort of plodded.
b) pretty much right away - was working together as well v intense, moved away after 8 months for 6 months then in together properly after that
c) married after 4 years
d) DS after 6 years.

[bristols]

a) within a month
b)just over a year (I had to relocate 150 miles away)
c) after two years
d) DS born a month before our first wedding anniversary

[mslucy]

a) the morning after
b) living together officially after about 4 months (unofficially after about a week - ie he rarely went home)
c)Married Sept 2005
d) ds born May 2005

[RedHead81]

a) the one... a few weeks maybe
b) living together... 7 and a half years (we were only 14 when we got together)
c) married... 10years
d) children... 8years and now have a 3mth old baby too After being together 12yrs.

[ExtraFancy]

a) I didn't - don't go in for all that 'the One' stuff!
b) About 6 weeks
c) Married after almost 5 years
d) Had DS after almost 8 years.

[myalias]

a) Within a few months
b) A year
c) Married after 3 years
d) Ds within a year of being married. Found out I was expecting a day before the honeymoon.

[cremolafoam]

a) the one knew: immediately
b) you were living together: 6 hours . he came home with me the day we met and kind of moved in
c) you were married 15 months
d) you had kids. 8 months

[piratecat]

a. about a week

b. 4 months

c. 2 years (talked about getting engaged after 2 weeks tho)

d. 7 yrs, 3 yrs trying

now divorced!!

[Jux]

a) within the first two weeks
b) I stayed with him at w/ends
c) 6 weeks after we met
d) 2 years after we met (had two miscarriages before dd)

[OurHamsterisevil]

a) not sure really
b) almost straight away as we worked together too
c) Married after 7 years
d) DS1 after 5 years

[luvaduck]

a) by 2 days - we had a long car journey together to go skiing and I felt like i had found my kindred spirit. had to shake the old boyfriend first though!
b)a week - we moved in the the same house as flatmates and within 3 months into the same room..
c) 3 years after we met
d) 5 years after we met

he is fab

my parents:
moved in after 2 weeks, conceived me after 3 months, married after a year and half. still totally in love at 60.

[oopsadaisyangel]

a) the one - pretty much as soon as we met
b) you were living together - officially, 3 years
c) you were married - get married in 2 weeks (been together 10 years!)
d) you had kids - had ds1 4 years after meeting

[Acinonyx]

a) 'the one' is not part of my vocabulary
b) 6 weeks
c) engaged at 6 months - married at 18 months
d) after many and varied medical problems & treatent dd was born when married 8 years

[MrsTittleMouse]

a) when he kissed me
b) after 2 years 2 months (but it was a long distance relationship for a while due to jobs)
c) after 5 and a half years
d) after 9 years and a bit (but had fertility treatment)

[eidsvold]

almost 7 years and 3 dds, a move to Australia - still happily together.

[eidsvold]

a) pretty much straight away
b) moved in a week after - July
c) Engaged August - I managed to go off to Aus for three weeks and so he used that time to buy my ring, tell his family about me and waited for me to come back.

d) married Oct ( only cause I wanted to come back to Aus to get married and needed midterm holiday)

e) dd1 - honeymoon baby

[KnickersOnMaHead]

Message withdrawn

[charliecat]

a) the one - about 3 weeks into the relationship
b) you were living together - within 6 months.
c) you were married - we didnt ever
d) you had kids - first born about 18 months after we met.
added E) how long did it last lasted 13 years, split up now.

[Goober]

1. The one- within the hour.
   
   
2. Living together- within a week.
   
   
3. Married- 3 Months.
   
   
4. First child- born 7 months after wedding, 11 weeks before wedding.
   
   Celebrated 14 years marriage in April and still going strong.

[oi]

a) knew we'd be good together straight away
b) got pregnant so rented a place together..think 3-4 months after starting to go out
c) after we had dd so 14 months
d) didn't know, just happened straight away. Was on the pill and taking it properly. Even went to the doctor and told her I was feeling tired and couldn't figure out why and she was also bemused. Doh! Looking back, I'm so pleased and delighted it happened that way. I adore my children, still adore dh and I'm happy we had them when we did.

Married 8 years this November and dd turns 8 next week and ds 7 in Nov.

[TheArmadillo]

a) don't believe in it - even though I adore him and we fit well together. I wouldn't want anyone else.
b) we started seeing each other at 17 and moved in together at 18 as soon as we left home
c) not married but he proposed 6 months after living together.
d) ds at 21 for me (dp's 22nd birthday) so 4ish years later, bit unexpected but welcome surprise.

[katz]

a) the one
pretty much straight away

b) you were living together
met in the jan basically living together by the sept so 8 months

c) you were married
met in jan 96 married sept 98 so 2.5 years

d) you had kids.
met in jan 96 had dd1 in Oct 02 so 6 years

[Hulababy]

a) the one - not sure; it always felt right from day one but we were both very young (16); guess it gradually crept up on us

b) you were living together - after school and university, so 5.5 years later

c) you were married - proposed Christmas after we moved in together; married a year or so after - so 8 years after getting together

d) you had kids - took a lot longer than we had hoped for so 4 years after getting married; 12 years after getting together