KrissiK Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 (edited) Hubby and I were both 34. First marriage for both of us. We got married a little late, but it was worth the wait! We celebrate 10 years in June. Edited May 27, 2012 by KrissiK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhomemaker Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 I was 21 and dh was 24. I felt ready at the time, and I have never regretted my decision. We are celebrating 12 years of marriage today! :001_wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Married at 20. 34 years this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenangelcat Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 I was 18. Still married 13 years later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 Married at 23, 22 years this year:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicheleinMN Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 I was 21 almost 22, and dh was 31 (it wasn't his first marriage, but it was mine). And did I mention he had custody of his 3 daughters? (ages 8, 9, and 10) :lol: We've been married 23 years, so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 I've never married, but my mom was 17 (my dad 19). They celebrated 50 years last fall. My brothers and sister were in their 20s (I believe about 22, 24, and 27) and no divorces so far. Shoot, I think my brother (who married at 22) will be coming up on 25 years soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrn Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 I was 23 dh was 27. We are celebrating 15 years this fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimson Wife Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 I was one month shy of my 22nd birthday and DH had just turned 23. We had originally set a wedding date 18 months later, but moved it up rather impulsively. I'm sure there were plenty of folks who thought at the time that I was pregnant, but I wasn't. DH had left to start officer basic and I stayed behind to finish college (I was in my last term). We were miserable without each other after just a month. I went to visit him and he asked if I would marry him after I graduated the following month. We had a JOP ceremony with just another lieutenant and his girlfriend as witnesses. My parents threw us a big reception on our original wedding date. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hthnmamax2 Posted May 27, 2012 Share Posted May 27, 2012 I was 18 and DH was 21. I had no plans to marry right out of high school. I was going to go to school and be a CPA. Then I met DH and I knew right down to my tippy-toes that this was the man I was supposed to spend the rest of my life with and so far we've been together seventeen years. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Got married at 25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 My mom married at 17 and my dad was 20. My mom was very mature for her age. They have been married 51 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cjgrubbs Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I was 19, almost 20. DH was 23. He was done with school and I had only one more year to complete my BS (when I graduated highschool I was a sophomore in college due to dual enrollment and AP/CLEP credits.) We celebrated 16 years of marriage this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlmiraGulch Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I was 23 and he was 34. We were married 11 years. I can honestly say I was not too young, and our divorce had nothing to do with age. It had a lot, however, to do with his immaturity, which continues to this day (he's now 51 and in many worse even less mature than when we married). Happy to say I married for the 2nd time at 40, and so far, so good (almost 2 whole months later!) :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fischerl Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I was 26, DH was 29. We just celebrated 27 years, and it keeps getting better. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymilkies Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I was 21, dh was 25. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I was 21. DH was 23 ...my Brother was 21. We are both still married...me 26 years...my brother and his wife 29 years. My dd was 21 as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Munchkins_mama Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I was 18 and DH was 20. The first few years were rough, but we've got it now. It was 12 years this past March. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin M Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 We were both 39 and will be celebrating our 15th anniversary in august. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFwife Claire Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I was 20 also when we got married. Dh was 28 though. We will have been married 19 years in July! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jewellsmommy Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I was 17 and a half. That half is important. :lol: Dh had just turned 23 about 20 days before we married. We are going on 15 yrs this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I'm surprised how low the average is. I was 29 when I got married, and that doesn't seem all that far off from average around here. And most people I know had their first kid around 30. But I think I've read that the average age is higher here in the northeast. I don't even know anyone IRL that got married as young as the highest response here (18-21). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeacefulChaos Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I was 19 and DH was 31. If anything, DH and I waited longer to get married than we would have liked... I don't think (and really, anyone that knows me well doesn't either) that I was too young and I have friends/family that I don't think 18 or 19 would be "too young" for... but on the other hand I have friends and family that would definitely be "too young" at that same age. I think it is really a personality/maturity thing more than actual years. I couldn't agree more! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WIS0320 Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I was 21, and we've been married for 12 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 This is me too. I had a lot of guy friends but not real dating or marriage candidates! I am also so glad I got a career under my belt, an MA, and I was able to travel the world much more easily as a single. There were times I worried I would never marry though. Dh was 28 and I was 29 when we married (he is 6 months younger.) We will hit 17 years July 1st. :D Dawn I was 30, almost 31. I didn't meet anyone before then that was a suitable candidate (or who thought I was a suitable candidate :lol:), so though I would have loved to marry in my mid-20s, it wasn't much of a possibility. I did get to do a lot of great stuff (travel, got my master's degree, learned some great skills) though when I was single and I don't regret that at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalypso Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I was 26 and dh was 28. We just celebrated 18 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathryn Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I was 20, he was 23. We'd been together since 16 and 19. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamakim Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I have a dear aunt who married for the first time at age 70! She said she just hadn't found anyone who tempted her to give up single life before that :D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 Awe! That is sweet. I have a dear aunt who married for the first time at age 70! She said she just hadn't found anyone who tempted her to give up single life before that :D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cindergretta Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 We were both 27. And all these years later we still *really* like each other!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carrie12345 Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 We were both 23. Celebrating 12 years this fall. I voted by that since I never went through with marrying my ex, though it was just as much of a pain in the rear as some of the divorces I've seen! :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bzymom Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I was 22, and still married more than a quarter century later. But I was too young. I have strongly encouraged my kids not to marry before 30. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onceuponatime Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 17yo, dh was 24. I was dual enrolled in cc my senior year of high school. We married 2 months before graduation. No we didn't "have" to. I was what some parents would call an "old soul" child. Now, after 30 years and 5 children, I think I was too young. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtoamiracle Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I was 20, dh was 21. We've been married almost 25 years. It was the perfect age for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weaver_67579 Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 And we will have been married 18 1/2 years. We were college sweeties. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happypamama Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 By the time we got married, we'd been together almost seven years. We turned 21 and 23 in the spring, graduated college in May, and got married in August. The only reason we hadn't gotten married sooner was because we had no way to support ourselves until we graduated. (I finished a year early; he took an extra year, so we graduated together.) We'll have been married 14 years this summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katiebug_1976 Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I was 18 & dh was 19 when we married. There was no question, we were both ready. 17 years and almost 7 kids later and we're still goin' strong! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KrissiK Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I was 21 and dh was 24. I felt ready at the time, and I have never regretted my decision. We are celebrating 12 years of marriage today! :001_wub: Wow! Happy Anniversary! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unscripted Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Timely post for me as well- we celebrate 12 years today too :). I was 21 and he was 26. Perfect for us :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mytwomonkeys Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 (edited) I was 11 days shy of 29. I would have been fine marrying younger but i hadnt met the right guy.:D. Oh, we were together 10 months before we married . Our 12th wedding anniversary is in august! Edited May 28, 2012 by mytwomonkeys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparkle Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 DH and I were both 24 when we married, and we had known each other 6 years. We have been married 23 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I'm surprised how low the average is. I was 29 when I got married, and that doesn't seem all that far off from average around here. And most people I know had their first kid around 30. But I think I've read that the average age is higher here in the northeast. I don't even know anyone IRL that got married as young as the highest response here (18-21). :iagree:Same here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eaglei Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I was 20, dh was 21 and turned 22 just a couple weeks later. Will be 37 years in June. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tori@thehomefront Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I was 17, and my parents had to "co-sign" my marriage license! Dh was 20. It was a week after I graduated from high school. Still going strong - better than ever, in fact -- and coming up on 16 years in a couple weeks. Proud parents of 4 rambunctious boys and a baby girl due in August. (And I know no one asked for all the details, but I couldn't help it!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted May 28, 2012 Author Share Posted May 28, 2012 Congrats! Timely post for me as well- we celebrate 12 years today too :). I was 21 and he was 26. Perfect for us :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heidi @ Mt Hope Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I was a month shy of 22. My mom was married at 18. My sisters both married at 20. My sisters and I have been married 15-20 years each. My parents have been married over 40 years. We have one of the most stable families I've ever met. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pink Fairy Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 Me--19yo, Dh--21 22 years later and we're still in love! :001_wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarlaS Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I was 3 weeks shy of my 22nd birthday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimmy Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I was 21 which was young among our acquaintances. Most of our friends didn't marry till 30ish. I have no regrets 10 years into marriage :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookfamily6 Posted May 28, 2012 Share Posted May 28, 2012 I was engaged at 18 and married at 19. We have been married almost 11 years and I wouldn't change a thing :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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