Do people "flip out" when they learn how long you've been married?

[mclori]

25 years and counting....

 

[HauntedMansionGeek]

Originally posted by LindaG4458
Yes, we have been married 34 years on 6/29. I am often asked "to the same guy?" I was 21 and DH was 24 when we were married.

We get the "to the same person" all the time. Is it REALLY that unusual for people to be married for many years? I guess sometimes it is.

We're going on uh........counting, adding, huh, I THINK this will be our 27th in Sept. Kinda hard to remember sometimes.

Like Dan M, most of the people we hang out with have been married that long or longer.

 

[Tiggerlover91]

I get the same response too, but only because of my age.

When I tell people that DH and I have been together for 16 years and married for 13 of those, I get a lot of "wows" or "no kiddings!"

People then ask how old I am and when I say 35 this July, it gets more wows and no kiddings!!

Back in the days when we got married, statistics were that marriages only lasted 5 years, if even that. Well guess what....we WERE NOT a statistic....and we NEVER will be!!

 

[Tiggerlover91]

Originally posted by jimmytammy

Sorry for the high horse but I gotta say it. God is in our marriage and He is the reason we are still together. Sure it takes all give and very little take but without Him in our lives we are nothing, period. We are Christians but we are not perfect. It still takes a lot of work. And with Him we can succeed.

I would like to give you a HALLELUJAH on that one! That is EXACTLY what DH and I tell people why our marriage has lasted so long.
Very well put jimmytammy....VERY WELL PUT!!! :thewave:

 

[Davids-Coco]

You are all inspiring!!!

My husband and I are about a month from our first anniversary... I am now 23 and he is 26. People ask (especially since I look about 16) and when they find out it is under a year they often say "how's married life?" I HATE this question and say great - wiether it is a good, bad or indifferent day b/c it isn't their buisness.

But then they say, "Just wait" like something is bound to tear us apart!

We have been together for 8 1/2 years on our anniversary. Yes, that makes us 14 and 17 when we got together. In our relationship, we have gone through more than most couples - my father's cancer, his parent's messy divorce, death, fights, school, distance, etc... - but we are happy and love each other.

Continue proving people wrong! People do still marry for the long run!

 

[ripleysmom]

DH and I will have been married 14 years this Thursday (6/17). I got married much later than the rest of you guys though....I was 31 and DH was 33 when we tied the knot. What can I say, I was waiting for the right guy!!

 

[CyranoJones]

We've been married for 23 years. We were 27 and 29 when we did the deed. Most of our friends have been married for 20+ years so it doesn't seem unusual.

 

[snoopy]

We were the first to be married out of our group of friends - I was 22 and DH was 24. We'll be married 18 years this August. I don't think anyone is really surprised by that though -- we're very well suited for one another and always have been. I'm blessed! (but then again, so is he. )

 

[dianeschlicht]

We are going to be 36 years in two months!

 

[skiwee1]

Originally posted by jimmytammy
We have been happily married for 14 years now and we get that reaction all the time. And we live in the Bible belt! I tell them get back to us on our 50th and then we will have something to talk about.

Sorry for the high horse but I gotta say it. God is in our marriage and He is the reason we are still together. Sure it takes all give and very little take but without Him in our lives we are nothing, period. We are Christians but we are not perfect. It still takes a lot of work. And with Him we can succeed.

When I was a little boy going to weddings I listened to those vows and I took those words serious. I still take those words serious today. Most marriages would last if people took those words serious but most unfortunately never hear them and take them to heart.

I will continue to smile as we continue to be laughed at and ridiculed for our marriage being strong. Thats OK. We can take the persecution. No problem. All the while we are teaching our kids to take those vows serious too. Will they be guaranteed a lifelong marriage. No. Will they have a foundation to build upon. Yes. Thats the most we can give.

Sorry for the rant

I have to say that if you are laughed at and ridiculed for having a good marriage then you need to get new friends! We have been married going on 18 years and still have a wonderful time even without God in our marriage. We have never been ridiculed for being married for 18 years. Gosh 18 years is really not a big deal. I could see 50 years being amazed at but certainly not 18 or even 25.