High School Sweethearts.

[schmitty]

Talking about what is a good age to start dating in another thread. Incase youre curious here is the thread.
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=1411325

 

[Pop Daddy]

you know I never had a date in High School, I was just to stinkin shy

 

[schmitty]

I didn't date in High School either but more of because I didn't want to.

 

[JVL1018]

I saw you (OP) said people shouldn;t date under 18 because it rarely works out--dating and breaking up is part of life, it's fine to date someone at 16 and break up with them at 17.
I met my husband when I was 19ish, and I had had 6,7 boyfriends before him.
You shouldn't date for the purpose of finding a spouse when you are a teenager! It's just part of life, fun!

 

[Toby'sFriend]

we were like the Sound of Music.....

I was 16 going on 17


oh wait, except my husband never joined the Nazi Youth Group.

 

[rentayenta]

Not only could I not be married to my high school sweetheart, I bet I couldn't even hold a conversation with him now. My 20's were such a time of growth and change for me that I cannot even imagine being attracted to the same kind of man. Our frontal lobes aren't even even fully developed until about 20 y/o.

 

[schmitty]

I saw you (OP) said people shouldn;t date under 18 because it rarely works out--dating and breaking up is part of life, it's fine to date someone at 16 and break up with them at 17.
I met my husband when I was 19ish, and I had had 6,7 boyfriends before him.
You shouldn't date for the purpose of finding a spouse when you are a teenager! It's just part of life, fun!

Call me crazy but I don't think break ups are fun. I disagree dating should be for finding a spouse and nothing else.

 

[cybrkitn]

DH and I started dating when we were ages 16 & 17 respectively. He had had about 1 or 2 girlfriends before me that really wasn't anything serious. They never got to first base.

But in all the time we were dating, we never broke up. We remained an "item" for 12 years before we finally tied the knot in 99. However this July we will have been together for a total of 20 years eek: has it been that long already ) And we are very happy together!

 

[AKL_Megs]

I started dating my DF in high school when we were both sixteen. A little more than a year ago we got engaged, and we move into "our" apartment in two weeks. We've obviously grown and changed in the nearly eight years we have been together, but we have done it together.

 

[JunieJay]

DH and I dated from 13/15 to 18/20 but we broke up for 2 years when I went to NYU and he stayed at U of Maryland. He ended up figuring he couldn't live without me ( ) and came to New York after graduating. We've been together ever since, and married 21 years this August.

 

[JVL1018]

Call me crazy but I don't think break ups are fun. I disagree dating should be for finding a spouse and nothing else.

Yes, break ups suck--or make you feel very relieved, depending on which way you're feeling, LOL..and I have been on both--totally heartbroken, and very happy to be rid of a guy, but we'll have to agree to disagree -I never thought about marrying the boys I went out with when I was in high school.

 

[Toby'sFriend]

I disagree dating should be for finding a spouse and nothing else.

really? Why?

I mean, sure I met my huband when I was 16, but I certainly wasn't spouse shopping at the time. Prom Date Shopping maybe, spouse shopping --- no.

 

[angel_bright05]

Prom Date Shopping maybe, spouse shopping --- no.

I like that. "Shopping". It makes perfect sense. Dating in high school should be fun. You get to see what kind of people you work well with and well...who you don't compliment. Which is a good thing. I experienced heart break and I'm glad I did. Now when my DS's have their heartbroken (which as a mom I hope never happens...but it probably will at some point in their lives) I will understand what they may be going through. That's life. I would hope someone who is 16 and dating isn't looking for their future spouse (and if that someone ends up as a spouse that's awesome) but as Toby'sFriend said...shopping for prom date!

That said, I didn't marry my high school sweetheart and thank goodness I didn't!

 

[tinaluis]

DH and I started dating when I was 16 and he was 19. We'd both had a few non-serious relationships before becoming a couple. We dated for 9 years and have been married for 14.

 

[DisneyPhD]

DH and I weren't HS sweethearts, but we meet the summer after HS graduation and started dating after that. We dated 4 years before we got married. This summer will be 14 years of marriage (and half of our lives together.)

I had a number of boyfriends before I meet DH. I was the 1st person he ever dated (another shy guy.) I am glad I dated others before meeting DH. I didn't think he was my type. I guess I had to grow into my type.

I am very happily married now. I can't imagine ever dating again. I am glad I did when I was younger though.

 

[olena]

No. I met mine after finishing college. He was in his Junior Year at the time.

I can't imagine being happy with any of the guys I dated in high school.

 

[Pigeon]

Dh and I met in homeroom our junior year of high school. We married after college. We will be celebrating our 26th anniversary in June. While I guess I wouldn't encourage anyone to get serious that young, I have to admit, some of our best friends, and some of the people we know with the strongest marriages are people who met in high school. Intellectually, it makes no sense to me, but it seems to work beautifully for some of us!

 

[jesszac610]

Yup! We meet in Study hall, DH flew over a paper airplane with a small note on it...Sounds corny I know, but one of the best days of my life even if he did almost poke my eye out!!!!!

 

[Disneyland1084]

I had more of a crush on my high school sweetheart, I don't think I would of been happy if I married him. I met my DH two years after high school graduation and were married two years after that. It's been almost 5 years and I'm SOOO happy and love him more and more each day.

 

[Lanshark]

Yep. I was 15 and he was 16. I passed my yearbook around to sign and when he got it the Advanced Biology teacher yelled at him and told him to put it away. He returned it to me after class and I apologized for getting him into trouble.

I've been gettin him into trouble ever since. That was 1975.

We finished HS together.
We got our BS from the same college.