How Old Were You When You Got Married?

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<p>I was having a conversation today with a co-worker about getting married. We made the observation that after years of people waiting until they were older and more settled, with the relative instability in the economy, some younger people were figuring things might not turn around anytime soon and decided to get married sooner rather than later.</p>

<p>So it got me thinking if this were true and we’ve coming full circle on people marrying younger.</p>

<p>So I figured I’d do a little Cafe Survey…</p>

<p>How old were you when you first got married?
In what Decade was your first marriage?
Did it last?</p>

<p>Comments…</p>

<p>I’ll start</p>

<p>How old were you when you first got married? 24
In what Decade was your first marraige? 90’s
Did it last? no (but my second one did :slight_smile: )</p>

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<p>How old were you when you first got married? 23 (one month shy of 24)
In what Decade was your first marriage? 80’s
Did it last? yes</p>

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<p>Teriwtts’ answer, and mine:</p>

<p>How old were you when you first got married? 23 (one month shy of 24)
In what Decade was your first marriage? 80’s
Did it last? yes</p>

<p>Wow, teriwtt. We must be the same person.:)</p>

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<p>How old were you when you first got married? 25
In what decade was your first marriage? 80’s
Did it last? yes</p>

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<p>Down to the wire, clock ticking: married at 29, in the late '80s.</p>

<p>Did it last: yes, so far, so good.</p>

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<p>How old were you when you first got married? 22
In what decade was your first marriage? 80’s
Did it last? Yes, just celebrated our 27th anniversary!</p>

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<p>Married at 22</p>

<p>1990</p>

<p>So far, so good. ;)</p>

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<p>How old were you when you first got married? 19
In what Decade was your first marriage? Late 1980s
Did it last? Yes!</p>

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<p>Almost 25
1980
yes, married 30 years this month.</p>

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<p>married at our college chapel a few months after graduation; age 22</p>

<p>when: 1976</p>

<p>'still the one" ( a big hit song from then)</p>

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<p>How old were you when you first got married? 23
In what decade was your first marriage? 80’s
Did it last? No, 4 years, great guy though. Single for the last 25.</p>

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<p>Wow, you guys were youngsters:</p>

<p>How old were you when you first got married? 34 (but hubby was 25 --original cougar here!)
In what Decade was your first marriage? Late 1980s
Did it last? Yes it did.</p>

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<p>23.8
1981
yes</p>

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<p>23, as was the missus.
Late 70’s
Yep.<br>
No regrets.</p>

<p>Although I do tell her that one could serve less time for murder. ;)</p>

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<p>Month shy of 24. DH was 32 (first marriage for him, too)
1986
yes</p>

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<p>How old were you when you first got married? 22 (H was 35)
In what decade was your first marriage? 1981
Did it last? only 4 years</p>

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<p>28
sometime in the 1980s (I always forget)
yes, amazingly</p>

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<p>27 y/o
mid 80s
marital status: still happily married, so that’s a yes!</p>

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<p>25 yo
1982
Absolutely yes.</p>

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<p>22 yo
1987
yep (To everyone who took bets at the wedding - you lose!)</p>