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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I've met a lot of 30 somethings who are still unmarried and mourning that man or woman they dated at 20-24. I've heard people say pretty often that she was the one, they just didn't know it and weren't ready yet to settle down then.

I met DH at 20 which we both thought was too young, but we were too perfectly matched to ever break up. We got engaged at 24, married at 25 and had SO many people (who didn't really know us, just knew our age) counsel us that we were too young. We sowed our wild oats in our 30s, saved money together, bought houses together, paid for each others grad schools, supported each other and traveled the world. We had kids in our 30s. DH and I are a matched pair and are still madly in love. I have no doubt that our strong finances are due to saving together and having joint finances in our 20s while everyone else had studios they struggled to pay for on one salary. [/quote]

Rose colored glasses PP. I think what you describe is rare and I think meeting someone you are marriage compatible with so early is very very fortunate. Its fine that you were so fortunate. People didn't discourage you because they hate high school romances, they discouraged you because they'd seen young relationships break up in ugly ways when the couple got older.

If I was unmarried at 35 I would probably be waxing philosophically about some ex boyfriend that would have worked too. Doesn't mean that relationship WOULD have worked. I don't know anyone that dumped an SO just because they weren't ready. I know it happens but I think most relationships end because they were supposed to end. [/quote]

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