How old were you when you met your spouse?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow to the other posts. This is DC, where it is a rite of passage for every woman to marry in her 30s and have kids in 30s and 40s. Maybe the pps are from out of the area?

As for me, I met my DH at 34 and was married at 35. He was 36/37. Married over 20 years.

I think it might be something of selection bias. If you meet very young, you are more likely to contribute than if you think I'm just like everyone else.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow to the other posts. This is DC, where it is a rite of passage for every woman to marry in her 30s and have kids in 30s and 40s. Maybe the pps are from out of the area?

As for me, I met my DH at 34 and was married at 35. He was 36/37. Married over 20 years.

I think it might be something of selection bias. If you meet very young, you are more likely to contribute than if you think I'm just like everyone else.

Lots of us didn’t move here until after we were already married. We met at 19 and married at 22. Moved to DC at 25.

[Anonymous]

I was 17.

[Anonymous]

I was 27 and DH was 30. We started dating about a year later. Married when I was 34.

[Anonymous]

38 and he was 34

Married 1 year later

Baby 1 year after that.

Currently at year 5 and couldn't be happier.

[Anonymous]

I was 19. Married a 2 years later.

[Anonymous]

Met- me Just turned 26. He was 24.5.

Engaged 27.5/26.2

Married 28.5/27.2

Kids: 35/38; 34/36

Now: me 52 in 2 weeks; him 50.4.

Kids now 16 and 14.

I got knocked up first try with both. We purposely waited to start a family to just have fun/travel/party.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Met- me Just turned 26. He was 24.5.

Engaged 27.5/26.2

Married 28.5/27.2

Kids: 35/38; 34/36

Now: me 52 in 2 weeks; him 50.4.

Kids now 16 and 14.

I got knocked up first try with both. We purposely waited to start a family to just have fun/travel/party.

^I’m a DC native and husband had already moved her post-college. Most of my friends were married by 30 and had kids early-mid/late 30s.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Wow to the other posts. This is DC, where it is a rite of passage for every woman to marry in her 30s and have kids in 30s and 40s. Maybe the pps are from out of the area?

As for me, I met my DH at 34 and was married at 35. He was 36/37. Married over 20 years.

I’m the PP who married at 25. Born and raised in the DMV. And no I’m not a SAHM. Went to a T14 and practice in Big Law.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Wow to the other posts. This is DC, where it is a rite of passage for every woman to marry in her 30s and have kids in 30s and 40s. Maybe the pps are from out of the area?

As for me, I met my DH at 34 and was married at 35. He was 36/37. Married over 20 years.

I’m the PP who married at 25. Born and raised in the DMV. And no I’m not a SAHM. Went to a T14 and practice in Big Law.

I’m the one above you from DC. Also have always worked/had a career. I’m a Fed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am 64 and still have not met him.

I know someone who met their soulmate at 70!! Happy now.

[Anonymous]

23. My Jordan year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:23. My Jordan year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:16, I felt like I already belonged to them but we didn’t actually put the whole thing together until we were around 23; together 26 years so far.

Sometimes dreams come true, isn’t it beautiful.

[Anonymous]

Met at 21 (me) and 28 (him)
Married at 28 (me) and 35 (him)
3 kids

I like this thread.