How old were you when you first married?

[Jimbo S]

Poll question: How old were you when you first married?

The word is nowadays people are delaying getting married until they establish careers and such.

So out of curiousity, what age did you get hitched?

On edit: people in alternative lifestyles feel free to chime in!

[northzax]

1. me?

12. Hey, her father owed my father two cows and a goat! this was significantly cheaper for him.

[MissMillie]

2. I've never been married

I'm in my early 40s.

(I have a knack for picking men that don't want me.)

[raccoon]

21. Never been married, though I did live with a man for 6 years.

Does that count?

I'm in my 50's now. I'd like to be married if it was a HAPPY marriage.
But I guess I'm set in my ways...

[BOSSHOG]

3. Married at 19, happily married for 32 years

I'm a stay at home, trophy husband.

[Shell Beau]

4. I was young. I was 23.

But while it is young for many, I was much more mature than many of the 23 year olds I see.

[Left Is Write]

52. Mr. LIW was 23 when we got married too.

[bertha katzenengel]

5. I CAN'T GET MARRIED.

It is not legal.

Mrs. V. and I are married in spirit, in every way possible except legally.

I thought this was the USA. "All men are created equal." We gay folk are just among the most recent to realize what a crock of shit that is, and how much certain groups must fight to get it to apply to them.

[Shine]

7. ...

I hear ya, sister. :hug: :loveya: :pals:

[bertha katzenengel]

12. ...

:grr:

:pals:

[Jimbo S]

14. Do you have a partner?

What age did you two meet?

My OP should have been more inclusive. Sorry.

[bertha katzenengel]

17. ah, my post wasn't a snipe, it really wasn't

We met when I was 36 and got together permanently when I was 37. :)

[Jimbo S]

23. No offense taken.

:)

[ScreamingMeemie]

And the time has come to pull you out from under the bus and fight

for that. No more waiting. I want my country and its equal freedom for all back.

[ScreamingMeemie]

26. And the time has come to pull you out from under the bus and fight

for that. No more waiting. I want my country and its equal freedom for all back.

[SeattleGirl]

51. I know, and it sucks!

I really wish things were different, bertha. I hate discrimination, and you, Mrs. V., and all the other same-sex couples SHOULD be able to get married if you want!

:hug:

[Shine]

6. I was 29. It's a good age to get married.

my mom, on the other hand, got married at 19 and had me the following year. She then quickly followed that up with two more kids, so that by the time she was only 22, she had three kids! :wow: Yikes.

My youngest sister got married at 38 and had her first kid at 39. She's preggers with kid #2 now and is pushing 41.

What a difference a generation makes. :D

[bertha katzenengel]

13. What a diff... no kidding. My mom had 3 at 22, too.

Eleven years later she was gone -- we must've been lousy kids! ;)

[Shine]

15. Awwww....I'm sorry to hear that, bertha.

:hug: of course you weren't "lousy kids", you silly woman, you!

[bertha katzenengel]

18. nah. no "awww" required. maybe i shouldn't have posted that.

:hug:

[ChavezSpeakstheTruth]

8. 30

she was 26

[MorningGlow]

9. I was 32

Perfect age to get married--for me, that is. I had done all my partying, had my stupid-drama relationships, had my even MORE-stupid-drama relationships, and was tired of it all.

But there is no ideal age for everyone: When the perfect SO comes along--that's the only criterion.

[Mad_Dem_X]

10. Six days shy of my 31st birthday

Been happily married nine years this past November.

[fudge stripe cookays]

11. 33.

The perfect age. (Just 12 days short of 34, actually). Got all my wild oats sowed an' all. And so did he!

[Jimbo S]

16. I was 36, she was 35.

Wasn't sure if I'd ever see the day, but luckily we met each other.

[azmouse]

19. I was 25. I'm celebrating my 20th anniversary next month.

I was ready to get married but I'm glad I didn't do it any younger.

[NewWaveChick1981]

20. 29. And that was still too young.

:(

[LynneSin]

22. Should I count the marriage I had in 2nd Grade to a kid who turned out to be an obnoxious punk?

Other than that - not married.

Our marriage only lasted 3 weeks and then he married someone else.

[Arugula Latte]

24. 29 and a half.

:D

[scarlet_owl]

25. I was 19. We've been married nearly seven years.

[ScreamingMeemie]

27. Met him at 12, married at 26; 11 years this July.

:hi:

[Left Is Write]

49. If I had met Mr. LIW at age 12, I could have been his babysitter...

He was 4 back then. :D

[supernova]

28. I was 23

when we got engaged and 24 when we got married the folllowing year. Thank God that's over.

[MedleyMisty]

29. We were both 21

Been together since we were 18. :)

I actually think we first mentioned marriage when we were 18 too. But then we pretty much knew from the first date that this was forever.

[Serendipitous]

30. 18.25

worst mistake ever.

[GenDem]

31. 19 and our 30th anniversary is next January

[IA_Seth]

32. 20, but that one was the express version...

We had dated since 14 and thought we loved each other...she just forgot that loving each other excludes other penises from entering her body, so it was over before we had all of our thank you's sent. Fun! Seriously though, it lasted 3 months, and then 8 more months of divorce.

This time will be forever, and I will be 30. I will kill my kids if they try to marry before 25...at LEAST.

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

33. At 23 and I am a few weeks short of 28 now. n/t

[China_cat]

34. 16 and no, I WASN'T pregnant at the time.

[Left Is Write]

35. I was 31. It had nothing to do with delaying or waiting or career.

It had everything to do with not meeting Mr. LIW until I was 30. :)

I almost married (I mean, thisclose) when I was 20, but I'm very glad I didn't marry that particular person.

[hippywife]

36. 38 and

still going strong ten years later.

[mark414]

37. i am only 21 (22 in 9 days!) so,

i think it'll be a few years before anything like that happens...i haven't even had a single long term relationship yet - i have to get over that whole abject fear of commitment thing that i have...so so far i haven't had the gall to drag anyone along with that still in the way. the opportunities have been there, but i just can't quite bring myself to do it yet.

no worries though; i am single and happy.

one of these days though...she'll come along

[Vidar]

38. Married at 30, divorced at 35.

[Courtesy Flush]

39. I was 23, and I've been married 23 years

The second half was better! :)

[mentalsolstice]

40. I met my spouse when I was 29

...and he was 43. Our first date out (we had dated in), was on my 30th birthday. He took me to a Lebanese restaurant, that we still enjoy going to. We shacked up for a number of years, and got formally hitched when I was 36 and he was 49. First time, and hopefully the only time, for both of us!

on edit: It's important to note that many of our brothers and sisters here on DU do not enjoy full marital rights...I dedicate my marriage in honor of them and look forward to the day we can all stand together and say "this is my spouse"!

[av8rdave]

41. I was 23...bride was 19. It IS possible to get married too young

[Nikia]

42. My husband and I were both 22

It seemed like a good idea at the time. We had a close relationship in college and were essentially married all but legally. His parents did not really accept me until we offically married and were trying to break us up until then.
We have both changed quite a bit since then so perhaps it would have been better to wait. On the otherhand, I don't think that we would have broke up, but if we did it would have been the level of pain of a divorce without others viewing it that way.
Overall, I think that it is better if young adults aren't encouraged to form serious relationships that are like marriages.
I have seen many younger marriages lately in my hometown paper in Ohio. I think part of it is that one or both of them are going to Iraq and want to be legally married in case something happens.

[CatholicEdHead]

43. Going to be 31 next summer when I do it next summer (08)

And my future wife will be 29.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

44. I was 21, and my husband was 24...

We're still married to each other, nearly 42 years later....

We've had our stresses and strains, but we love and respect one another...

I expect that only death will separate us...

[Left Is Write]

50. My parents were young'uns too. They were both 20, and still together after nearly 48 years ago.

Actually, though, they met at 14 and started dating at 16.

They graduated high school 50 years ago this spring.

[Blue Diadem]

45. Married at 18 and next month will be 33 yrs for us.

OMG I'M OLD! Seriously though..we can finish each other's sentences and sometimes have the exact same thought at the same time. Even after 33 yrs we still laugh when one says exactly what the other was thinking. One of these days I'm going to think something else and surprise him. ;-)

edited to add: DH was 20 when we married, I was 18.

[femmocrat]

46. 20. Way too young, IMO.

[BuddhaGirl]

47. I was 26 when I married my first husband

I call it the "practice marriage" :P

I was 36 when I married the love of my life...our 9th anniversary is this October! :bounce:

[SPKrazy]

48. 25... well 27 when we officially tied the knot

close calls only count in horseshoes and hand grenades, but almost getting married is a close call for that, two other times previously, once at age 17, and once at age 23.

:eyes:

[TOhioLiberal]

53. 24...

...and stupid. x(