Calling all HAPPILY married people for 20+ years...

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  • SAGR2
    SAGR2 Posts: 43 Member
    Thank you so much for posting this.

    I am not married, though I have been living with my boyfriend for the last 3 years. I have debated getting married, because I do struggle to see a point when most of them end up in divorce. I have done so much research on why people "switch" once they get married, and why marriages end in divorce.

    You are right - we hear a lot about the marriages that end, and not enough awareness into the ones that last. I am 23, debating marriage. This has restored my feelings on a lasting marriage. :) so thank you. You will ALL be invited to the wedding! (whenever that will be!)

    So, I had to post to get my invite as well! 39 years married this year. We have both been sorting out our eating and have both lost almost two stone since last Autumn. It has been really good doing it together.
  • trud72
    trud72 Posts: 1,912 Member
    :bigsmile: 22 year this yr and engaged 4 yrs before that!
    glad to see i'm not the only one out there! :smile:
  • dorothytd
    dorothytd Posts: 1,138 Member
    Such a great topic! 19 years for us in May. Never stop dating, never stop finding things to appreciate. We sure aren't perfect, but the harder we work, the better it is. Because it IS work. Very, very rewarding work! :smile:
  • jbutterflye
    jbutterflye Posts: 1,914 Member
    We just celebrated our 14 year anniversary on Valentine's Day. He's my best friend and we are very very close. It's been the best of times and the worst of times, at times. lol! We love each other deeply. :smile:
  • KenosFeoh
    KenosFeoh Posts: 1,837 Member
    36 years come June 19. Happily married most of the time now, but we've struggled through a few long unhappily periods, too.
  • mwbulechek
    mwbulechek Posts: 162 Member
    22 years in April here!
  • wildehare
    wildehare Posts: 10 Member
    20 years together and still going strong!
  • srm1960
    srm1960 Posts: 281 Member
    :heart:
    Great post-
    together since 1979, 34 yrs-married for 27 yrs this May-Mazel Tov to everyone!!!!-Even through all the snoring!!!! & all the rest of the bodily noises-:sad:
  • jonnyman41
    jonnyman41 Posts: 1,032 Member
    been together for 25 years, lived together for 23 of those years though only been married for about 13 of those years. There are times when we wind each other up, get on the other ones nerves or are just downright bad tempered (usually for a reason) but for the rest of the time we really do fit with each other and know each other inside out. I am not sure that the perfect relationship exists and I think that people are ignoring something if couples always agree and never fall out, but good enough most of the time is what works for me. (Even on the odd days that things are not quite as good, they are not that bad either and soon get sorted)
  • stclairm
    stclairm Posts: 2 Member
    We will celebrate our 47th anniversary in about three weeks by going to a three day out of town Scottish Music Festival. I'm married to an absolutely fantastic woman. We've been through tough times and easy times, but they've all been special.
  • ktsmom430
    ktsmom430 Posts: 1,100 Member
    38 years for us this coming September. It doesn't seem that long, kind of hard to believe.
  • lynnw24
    lynnw24 Posts: 116 Member
    I have been with my husband/best friend since we were 18 years old! In July it will be 21 years together! So very happy!!!
  • aprilkats
    aprilkats Posts: 34 Member
    13.5 wonderful years together! We are great together, have beautiful kids together, and couldn't be happier!
  • HortensiaD
    HortensiaD Posts: 3
    25 years married in February! My husband is my best friend. Being married is a spiritual commitment and its awesome! I love my life!
  • diamondlady256
    diamondlady256 Posts: 1 Member
    i married my college sweetheart. We were friends first and have been happily married for 21 years. We believe that marriage is a lifelong commitment and it is definitely work. Sure, there are tough times, but they help us to appreciate the wonderful moments as well. God has blessed us with a great family and we keep Him at the center of our lives. Congrats everyone! So nice to see a positive thread on marriage.
  • MissesForrester
    MissesForrester Posts: 66 Member
    2.5 years for us and he makes me awsome salads!!!! Love, love, love him!
  • tndejong
    tndejong Posts: 463
    i have been with my high school sweetheart for 13 years! think that is something to brag about!
  • Hbazzell
    Hbazzell Posts: 899 Member
    Just hit the one year mark and I think I know why they say it is the hardest, but I love him so much, he is my best friend. I coulnd't ever imagine being without him. I hope one day I can be like the OP and say 33 years!
  • pholbert
    pholbert Posts: 575 Member
    Married 32 yrs this coming August been together 35 years. Time flies when your having fun!
  • bowencandy
    bowencandy Posts: 7 Member
    20 years married to my very best friend. He still gives me chill bumps. I love, love, love him. Of course, every marriage has its ups and downs, but when you both realize you are in it for the long run, you just figure out how to work things out, pick your battles and compromise.
  • EmmaKarney
    EmmaKarney Posts: 690 Member
    Together 13 years, married 8 months :)
  • murphette2
    murphette2 Posts: 75 Member
    Married my high school boyfriend and celebrated anniversary 22 this year! He loves me when I am "fluffy" and when I am thinner. Glad we enjoy a lot of the same things like hiking and biking.
  • Healthy_4_Life2
    Healthy_4_Life2 Posts: 595 Member
    I have been married to my best friend and the world best Husband for 20 years. We have been together for 25 years. We have 4 awesome children. I love my husband with all my heart and would not trade him or my family for all the riches in the world. My hubby and kids are my world. Awesome thread!!
  • jojopel
    jojopel Posts: 348 Member
    I married my best friend in October 1988; he can still make me giggle like a schoolgirl. He has seen me at my best, he has seen me at my lowest and he is still by my side. I thank God every day for sending this man my way. I am a lucky gal. :smile:
  • queenbear5
    queenbear5 Posts: 76 Member
    In May we'll be celebrating 14 years of marriage. My husband is truly my best friend. We 'get' each other, and love each others sense of humor. Even when we're snarky, we can make each other laugh. He's the only person on earth that I can stand being around for an indefinite period of time. He's intelligent, hotter than hell, wicked funny and all kinds of entertainment for me. :) I love him more than anything, and I am so thankful to have him in my life. Love is never easy, but it's always worth it. The hard times make good stories to laugh about later, and the easy times, well, they're just fun. :)
  • theparnellslisa
    theparnellslisa Posts: 390 Member
    I would like to thank you as well for starting this positive post!! My husband Sean and I have been HAPPILY married for 25 years and have raised 4 children. We do everything together! Work together, workout and go to the gym together, are on MFP together, we have cigar night together, we watch TV programs together and have never grown tired of each other!! We have always felt we were soul mates and are supposed to be together. I could do this for another 25 years!!
  • bitxbit
    bitxbit Posts: 1,465 Member
    Married my One & Only Love, 34 years ago, come July!!:heart: Not all roses, but, just a few, small thorns! Look forward to our next 34 years!:smooched:
  • jeceke
    jeceke Posts: 136 Member
    I will be married 21 years this year. My marriage is stronger now than it's ever been. We've even worked together in the same office for longer than that! My husband has been the most supportive of my weight challenges. And I know he truly loves me. I believe I will keep him around. ;)
  • cpiton
    cpiton Posts: 380 Member
    :heart: this topic! Thanks for posting.

    Married 24 years in June, been together since we were 15 & 16. Even then, I could see what a beautiful, amazing man he would become. Two kids raised (one married), one to go. We're planning to have lots of grandkids (I keep reminding my son of this :bigsmile: ) and be married at least as long as my grandparents were. 63 years.
  • BigDnSW
    BigDnSW Posts: 641 Member
    You all have made this thread awesome! I congratulate you for being so positive, honest, and encouraging. Here's to all of you no matter how long you have been together with your life mate.

    Thank You!

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