Questions For Married Folks (For A Class - Help Appreciated)

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  • Howbouto
    Howbouto Posts: 2,121 Member
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    How old were you when you got engaged? 30

    How long had you been together before getting engaged? 3years

    How old were you when you got married? 31

    Are you still together (if so, for how long)? Yes! happily married 5 years, together 8
  • DianaJaneD
    DianaJaneD Posts: 157 Member
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    Dated from age 16 - 24. Engaged at 24, married at 25 and still together. (Married for 32 years) :heart:
  • sciencenerd2011
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    A) 28 years old for me, he was 27. We met in grad school.
    B) We had been together for 4 years.
    C) I was 30, he 29
    D) Yes, still married. Almost 6 months!
  • bjbixler
    bjbixler Posts: 258 Member
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    First time engaged:

    How old were you when you got engaged? 22
    How long had you been together before getting engaged? nearly 4 years
    Are you still together (if so, for how long)? we never did marry and broke up after 6 years together total

    Second (Final!) time engaged:

    How old were you when you got engaged? 28
    How long had you been together before getting engaged? exactly 3 years
    How old were you when you got married? 29 (nearly 30)
    Are you still together (if so, for how long)? Yep! 6 years together, 5 years common law, 1.5 years legally married

    Wow. Very close to my engagement history!

    First time engaged:

    How old were you when you got engaged? 21
    How long had you been together before getting engaged? nearly 3 years
    Are you still together (if so, for how long)? we never did marry and broke up after 5 years together total

    Second (Final!) time engaged:

    How old were you when you got engaged? 28
    How long had you been together before getting engaged? almost 3 years
    How old were you when you got married? 29
    Are you still together (if so, for how long)? Yep! 6 years together, 1 year married next month!

    :)
  • marathongirl11
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    How old were you when you got engaged? How long had you been together before getting engaged? How old were you when you got married? Are you still together (if so, for how long)? Doing some informal research for a class - answers appreciated!

    Engaged = 29 (on my Birthday!)
    Together = 11 Months before engagement
    Married = 29 (two months after engagement)

    We will celebrate our 10th anniversary in August!!
  • ItsJustK
    ItsJustK Posts: 159 Member
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    How old were you when you got engaged? 21

    How long had you been together before getting engaged? 2 weeks, married 1 week later.
    How old were you when you got married? 21

    Are you still together (if so, for how long)? Married almost 8 years now.


    When you know, you know. Or, you make a huge mistake that turns out to be the best worst decision ever. :)
  • runs4zen
    runs4zen Posts: 769 Member
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    And the survey says...

    1. How old were you when you got engaged? 25
    2. How long had you been together before getting engaged? 2.5 years prior to engagement; 7 years prior to wedding
    3. How old were you when you got married? 30
    4. Are you still together (if so, for how long)? Yes, married for 16 years.
    5. Additional: First marriage for both.
    2 children (no children with other people for either of us)
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    Hasn't always been fun and games as we're both human; however, we are each other's best friend and most staunch champions. We make it work!
  • wilberfamily
    wilberfamily Posts: 111 Member
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    I was 21 when we met, engaged ten months later (still 21). We had about 2 1/2 year engagement so I was 24 when we got married. We have been married for 18 years.
  • luvnthenewme
    luvnthenewme Posts: 121 Member
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    I was 20 when we met.
    We got engaged 6 months after we met.
    We married 9 months after we met.
    I was 21 when we married.
    We divorced 20 years, 3 months, and 11 days after we got married.
  • Carfoodel
    Carfoodel Posts: 481 Member
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    We met when I was 20 & my husband was 24, got engaged when I was 21, married when I was 22 we were married in 1989 we have 3 children who were born in 1991,1992 & 1993 so we have been together 24 years hope that helps :)
  • ashley67203
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    How old were you when you got engaged? 23
    How long had you been together before getting engaged? 1 year
    How old were you when you got married? 24
    Are you still together (if so, for how long)? Yes, married 8 years
  • moran1917
    moran1917 Posts: 1,133 Member
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    met when i was 19
    engaged at 22
    married at 23
    still together 12 years later
  • Jamie_82
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    I was 26 and he was 34 when we got engaged. We were together 4 months as a couple, but had known each other for over a year. It was a 3 month engagement. Our third anniversary is this April. :love:

    Writing it out it seems so quick, but we are such a matched pair it didn't seem that rushed. I will say however, I didn't want to live together until we were married. Otherwise, I'm sure it would have been at least a year-long engagement. :)

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  • shortcaketx
    shortcaketx Posts: 16 Member
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    engaged at 21 had been together 2yrs, I was 22 when I got married, we are still married 8yrs

    he was 22 he was 23
  • KristysLosing
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    How old were you when you got engaged? I was 23, he was 21.
    How long had you been together before getting engaged? Met Nov 12, 2002, engage Feb 14, 2004 - just over 2 yrs.
    How old were you when you got married? April 29, 6006, I was 26, he was 23 (before he b-day)
    Are you still together (if so, for how long)? We've been married 6 years at the end of April.
  • mkam1980
    mkam1980 Posts: 142 Member
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    We got engaged four months after we met. We were 25 years old. We got married 8 months later (almost a year to the date of meeting one another.) We were both 26 y/o when we said "i do." It's been 7 years of happy crazy-in-love marriage. I wouldn't have changed anything except... I would have done it all even faster if I could have.
  • almc170
    almc170 Posts: 1,093 Member
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    Engaged at 24, togther 15 mos before that, married at 25, still together--will celebrate 17th anniversary in Sept.
  • samhelen
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    Met June 10, 2003, I was 24 and he was 24
    Married September 5, 2004
    Still married going on 8 years.
  • 2Bgoddess
    2Bgoddess Posts: 1,096 Member
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    I was 22 when I got engaged. We had been dating since 16. Married at 23, that was 17 years ago :-)
  • amandanzgirl
    amandanzgirl Posts: 79 Member
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    Met: July 2007 - we were both 26
    Engaged: March 2008
    Married: June 2009 - we were both 28

    Still together :)