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Post by lightetc on Jul 30, 2014 20:59:03 GMT
I graduated with a group of approx 20 friends nearly 10 years ago.
Of these, 14 are currently in a relationship, married or otherwise, 5 aren't and one I have no contact with.
Of the 14, 8 met at highschool (3 couples + 2 with partners outside our immediate group) leaving 6 who met partners after school. I already think this is crazy. However, with the exception of one.. everyone's partner is within 12-18months of in age.
From scrolling through previous threads I get the feeling this isn't really normal...but outside my immediate group, other friends from high school are showing this trend too - at least 8 other couples I knew at school are still together. I don't feel it's good or bad - just interesting and curious to know about the rest of the world. I'm not from a small town and my graduating class had about 170 people in it
What about you? How old were you when you met? Did many couples you knew at high school stay together?
Apparently this is the most important thing on my mind at 6am...
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Post by AN on Jul 30, 2014 21:00:56 GMT
We were 25 & 26 when we met. DH is 14 months older than me.
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Post by icedcoffee14 on Jul 30, 2014 21:04:26 GMT
I was 19 and he was 22.
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Post by newlywoods03 on Jul 30, 2014 21:06:46 GMT
We were both 20. He is 4 months older than me.
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Post by melanell on Jul 30, 2014 21:07:47 GMT
You're going to make me work hard, now, aren't you? If I recall correctly, I was 20, which would have made him 26.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2014 21:09:08 GMT
We were 25 and 26. I'm older.
My brother married his high school sweetheart and they'll be celebrating 20 years next month. I have several friends who met their spouses in school.
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Post by Zee on Jul 30, 2014 21:09:49 GMT
I was 16, he was 19. We didn't go to school together, we worked together (though we went to the same school, but he had already graduated). We didn't become a couple until we were 17 & 20, though. I know of a few other couples from HS that have been together the same amount of time, but not many. One of the couples were a cheerleader and a football player. I think it's so cute that they're still together, seem to be still in love, and have two young girls. I like to see their happy pics on facebook
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Post by Heart on Jul 30, 2014 21:12:51 GMT
I was 12 when I met my DH (who was 18 when we met). We were friends for years before we dated (me 17, him 23). We got married when I was 18 and he was 24. it's been 23 years
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Post by stampinbetsy on Jul 30, 2014 21:12:58 GMT
I was 15 (almost 16) and he had just turned 18. I don't recall anyone else I knew in high school who is married to who they were with then, but I do seem to know quite a few who met in college and are still married. I do have a college friend who is married to her high school sweetheart.
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Post by Aheartfeltcard on Jul 30, 2014 21:16:21 GMT
I was 19, he 21. We married when I was 24 and he 27, 18 yrs ago
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Post by River on Jul 30, 2014 21:16:52 GMT
I know 4 couples personally that met in high school and are still together. Not in my graduating class, just couples I've met.
I was 20 and DH was 22.
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Post by MaryC on Jul 30, 2014 21:18:05 GMT
We were both sixteen and met in our first year of college. I'm exactly a week older than he is. However, we were close friends only throughout college and graduate school, and didn't start seriously dating until several years after we met.
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Post by scrappert on Jul 30, 2014 21:18:44 GMT
I was 38, he was 32.
He is 5 years and 7 months younger.
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Post by lorieann13 on Jul 30, 2014 21:22:49 GMT
I was 21 and dh was 23.
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Post by ingrid6 on Jul 30, 2014 21:23:28 GMT
24 and 30. Me being older.
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Post by kckckc on Jul 30, 2014 21:24:26 GMT
DH and I were both 18 when we met. We were 21 when we married - still married 35 years later!
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Post by cahwoo on Jul 30, 2014 21:24:42 GMT
I was 18 and he was 19. We didn't know each other but lived 5 minutes apart. We've been married 49 years
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Post by pretzels on Jul 30, 2014 21:25:12 GMT
Three. We went to preschool together. We started dating our senior year in high school.
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Post by azredhead on Jul 30, 2014 21:25:21 GMT
I was 22 he was 21.
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Post by anniebygaslight on Jul 30, 2014 21:26:38 GMT
I was 23 he was 35.
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Post by bdawnb on Jul 30, 2014 21:27:37 GMT
I know quite a few people in my age group who met in high school and are still together. I met my husband when I was 32 and he was 31. I am 8 months older. He loves saying he is married to an older woman.
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Post by whipea on Jul 30, 2014 21:29:07 GMT
I was 34, he was 31. Still together 24 years later but not married.
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Post by Fidget on Jul 30, 2014 21:29:24 GMT
I was 18 (senior in HS) he was 19 - had just graduated. We Married when we were 25 & 26 - and have been married for 31+ years!
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Post by roundtwo on Jul 30, 2014 21:30:50 GMT
Ex and I met in university and got married when we were 21. That relationship lasted 26+ years. However I know lots of couples from my fairly small high school (around 700 students) who are are still together more than 25 years later.
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Post by Princess Amy on Jul 30, 2014 21:31:09 GMT
I was 28, DH was 30. We've been married for 23 years.
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Post by MaryMary on Jul 30, 2014 21:33:04 GMT
I was 23, he was 24.
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Post by J u l e e on Jul 30, 2014 21:33:35 GMT
We were both 33.
I know three or four couples who met in high school and are still together. Most of the couples I know met in college.
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Post by padresfan619 on Jul 30, 2014 21:35:02 GMT
I was 21, about to turn 22 and he was 25.
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Post by janeliz on Jul 30, 2014 21:35:03 GMT
I was 20 and he was 23.
Years ago, we were friends with a couple who met in high school. I believe they're still married today. Other than that, I don't think I know any couples who met in high school.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2014 21:35:13 GMT
He was 20 I was 36.
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