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

Refreshing Thread;-) Married 30 years this August. Been together since JR high school! My sould mate! Could not be more blessed!Congrats to all you Long timers.

I love seeing all of these positive responses! We'll celebrate 13 years of marriage in July, and we still like each other! We're still dating, and thank God for the wonderful life (including three kids) He has given us.

Married 18 years this year, met & married in a month. Not always happily....hey not all things are always perfect, it would be boring..... but damn I plan on sticking with him forever. He loves me & my son, we love him just as much. He's raised my son since he was 3yo, he's dad. He's a better man for it considering he can't have kids of his own :sad: and he's not just my husband, he's my best friend, soul mate & just everything to me. I'd be lost without him, he's be sooooooooooo lost without me. We've been there when our mothers died, we've been there when our fathers treated us like ****. We've been there when our son (yeah my son but like I said before...he's dad) got into so much trouble all the time for years. We've been through things together that no couple should have to be through & come out the other side even better for it. I him.

I've been married for 5 years and I adore my husband. We have the best relationship.

13 years. Ours was an arranged match. We chatted online for 4 months. He was working in the US and I was in India. Our families knew each other. We have had our ups and downs but still here and still loving it!!!!

39 years here and he's still my knight in shining armor, although we sometimes have "married sex." That's when you pass each other in the hallway and say "F.U." and the response is "F.U. too!" :bigsmile:

Together for just over 21 years, married for almost 18 of them. We have very good role models as my folks have been married for 52 years and his over 40...our goal is forever :-)

Mind you, ours is not a perfect marriage, but none are. We're in it for the long haul because we love each other even during those (few and far between) times when we don't like each other. I wouldn't have it any other way.

Together 22 yrs.. Married 15 next month... He was my prom date (and 6 yrs older than me!! Scandalous!!) Often thought what life wouldve been had I taken a different path, and I wouldnt have it any other way. Love him so, and our 2 precious kids..... life is good, even if we don't have much, we have each other.

My hubby and I have been married for 31+ years (32 in June) ! ! We've been through it ALL, I think - the good, the bad, and the ugly ! ! LOL !! There were times I wanted to throw in the towel, but didn't. And I can say, honestly, that without God, we would NEVER have made it this far!

Someone else wrote that they were debating on getting married because they see so many ending in divorce - well, that's EXACTLY how I came into the marriage. My mom and dad divorced after 20 years of fighting and struggling with their relationship, and knew I didn't want anything like THAT ! ! But there were a few good times and so I had a bit of hope that there could be something better - my husband's parents had (and still have!) stuck together through thick and thin - and have been married over 68 years now! And there have been others that I have looked closely at, wondering "what is the secret?"... and then I learned - it's no secret ! ! I believe both people have to have a firm commitment to working things out, and forgiving the other. LOTS of love and grace towards each other is KEY... and a bit of humor helps ! ! And I have to say, God has helped me keep going, even when I thought there was NO HOPE for us, no hope for our relationship. But He is repairing our marriage and making it better than ever! We are able to enjoy one another again, laugh and giggle together, and are more in love than before... It takes work, but it's worth it ! !

Thanks, OP, for starting a great thread !! :drinker:

I've been married for 2 years but with my partner for 4 1/2. Very happy with a 2 year old son