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How long have you and your SO been together.? Rich and I have been married for 47 years, And you? (Original Post) debm55 1 hr ago OP
I Met My Husband in 1985 Deep State Witch 1 hr ago #1
Thank you very much for sharing with us. Deep State Witch. Congratulations. debm55 1 hr ago #2
We met in 1978 RainCaster 1 hr ago #3
Congratulations to you and Mrs. RainCaster. debm55 1 hr ago #5
54 years, Dec. 18th, 1971 gab13by13 1 hr ago #4
Congratulations to you and Mrs. gab13by13 debm55 1 hr ago #7
Met my husband in 1977 MANative 1 hr ago #6
Congratulations to you and Mr.MANative. debm55 1 hr ago #8
We got married in 1984! FM123 1 hr ago #9
Very beautiful. Congratulations to both of you. debm55 1 hr ago #11
43 and 1/2 for me and Mrs. Canon CanonRay 1 hr ago #10
Congradulations to you and Mrs.Canon. debm55 1 hr ago #12
We've been together 48 years. woodsprite 1 hr ago #13
Gradulations, to you woodsprite and to Mr, Woodsprite. You have shared a long and loving journey together. debm55 1 hr ago #15
Together 39 years, married 36 years OLDMDDEM 1 hr ago #14
Thank you very much much for sharing your journey of love with us. debm55 1 hr ago #16
47 yrs it will be on Valentine's Day 2026. flor-de-jasmim 1 hr ago #17
Thank you very much for sharing your Journey of love with us. flor-de-jasmin. And an early happy anniversary to you both debm55 51 min ago #31
Mrs and I met in February 1968 and married in December 1968... LakeVermilion 1 hr ago #18
Congratulations Lake Vermilion and Mrs. LakeVermilion on your 58 years of sharing your journey together. debm55 48 min ago #33
I was going to wait until next year and post something... Tikki 1 hr ago #19
Wow, Tikki! That's tremendous! True Dough 1 hr ago #22
Congratulations to the Tikki's for sharing 59 years together in your journey of love and life. debm55 45 min ago #34
never been AllaN01Bear 1 hr ago #20
Congratulation, to you Bear. Married life for many is not easy, which accounts for the high divorce rate. You have debm55 35 min ago #37
ive seen some very bad marrages in my life and i have seen some good ones . AllaN01Bear 22 min ago #40
I got single again... 2naSalit 1 hr ago #21
You were a trend setter MontanaMama 56 min ago #26
Ha! 2naSalit 48 min ago #32
47 also iamateacher 1 hr ago #23
Mrs Happy and I have been together since 1976. HappyH 1 hr ago #24
Mr. MTMama and I were married in July 1995 MontanaMama 56 min ago #25
Since 1976 Bmoboy 54 min ago #27
Total 46 years. Climate Crusader 53 min ago #28
We met the day after Christmas 1976. Turbineguy 52 min ago #29
Started living together '76 BarbaRosa 51 min ago #30
In April will be 25 yrs :) TBF 45 min ago #35
We started dating in November of 1992. Dulcinea 37 min ago #36
Congratulations my friend, Dulcinea and to Mr. Dulcinea. for your 29 year journey of love and life together. debm55 32 min ago #38
50 even last month justaprogressive 27 min ago #39
36 years. Solly Mack 19 min ago #41
I've Known My Wife Since we Were 13 Coolgoober 19 min ago #42
Married 28 years, together for 32 years. Mad_Dem_X 12 min ago #43
Together for 37 years, married for 36. subterranean 10 min ago #44

Deep State Witch

(12,658 posts)
1. I Met My Husband in 1985
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 10:32 AM
1 hr ago

We were in a long-distance relationship when we were in college. Once I graduated, I moved to the DC area. He followed me 6 months later. We've lived together since 1992, and got married in 1994.

MANative

(4,188 posts)
6. Met my husband in 1977
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 10:36 AM
1 hr ago

Married in 1982. He's sometimes a cantankerous old man, but still worth keeping around most of the time. 😄

FM123

(10,348 posts)
9. We got married in 1984!
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 10:39 AM
1 hr ago

Sometimes it feels like a hundred years ago and sometimes it feels like just yesterday....

woodsprite

(12,566 posts)
13. We've been together 48 years.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 10:46 AM
1 hr ago

Started dating when we were 13yo, got married when we were 22. I invited him to our school's "Sadie Hawkins" dance as a first date in 9th grade, and we've been together ever since.

debm55

(58,104 posts)
31. Thank you very much for sharing your Journey of love with us. flor-de-jasmin. And an early happy anniversary to you both
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 11:12 AM
51 min ago

LakeVermilion

(1,540 posts)
18. Mrs and I met in February 1968 and married in December 1968...
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 10:53 AM
1 hr ago

Probably lasted way longer together than anyone would have predicted at the wedding. So, I'm guessing: about 58 years.


I might note that my current friends have indicated that I married up!

Tikki

(15,070 posts)
19. I was going to wait until next year and post something...
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 10:54 AM
1 hr ago

We were married in the Summer of 1967..What was called ‘The Summer of Love’.

We’re coming up on 59 years this Summer.

The Tikkis

debm55

(58,104 posts)
37. Congratulation, to you Bear. Married life for many is not easy, which accounts for the high divorce rate. You have
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 11:28 AM
35 min ago

friends, activities and you. Enjoy you journey in life, my friend.

HappyH

(196 posts)
24. Mrs Happy and I have been together since 1976.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 11:03 AM
1 hr ago

It’s cold today so I not taking my socks off to figure how many years that is.

MontanaMama

(24,649 posts)
25. Mr. MTMama and I were married in July 1995
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 11:06 AM
56 min ago

so I guess that’ll be 31 years his summer. It has indeed been an adventure!

Climate Crusader

(156 posts)
28. Total 46 years.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 11:10 AM
53 min ago

She was married for 35 years. I was married for nine years. We married each other two years ago. So we've been married 46 years.

Dulcinea

(9,868 posts)
36. We started dating in November of 1992.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 11:26 AM
37 min ago

We got married 3/22/97, so we're coming up on our 29th anniversary next month.

debm55

(58,104 posts)
38. Congratulations my friend, Dulcinea and to Mr. Dulcinea. for your 29 year journey of love and life together.
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 11:31 AM
32 min ago

Coolgoober

(256 posts)
42. I've Known My Wife Since we Were 13
Tue Feb 10, 2026, 11:44 AM
19 min ago

7th grade. We didn't really meet. We just kind of got acquainted through others. We were just friends (I had a crush on her)we would hang out and talk mostly at school. In the summer Between 8th and 9th grade we would talk on phone and sometimes walk half mile to meet each other then we would walk to my house and hang out. We were young and my parents both worked but hey we were just friends, right? Yeah until that one time I walked her home and she kissed me(I was really shy) oh what a kiss. It was a doozy. After a couple more kisses came heartbreak. I went to a different high school. Naturally at that age we kind of just hung out with our own peeps. We still lived a mile apart but it might as well been a hundred. Ok, this is getting really long. I'll try to shorten up. We would see each other from time to time and talk. At the end of 10 grade I got my driver's license. Right of passage, right. I saw her a couple times that summer, even gave her some rides. So when the next school year started I jump on the first opportunity to invite her to a dance, then a party or two and then to my house. More kisses. But she had guys chasing her at her school and I had girls chasing me from my school. So we would go out once in a while and have a blast, but we were not exclusive. Senior year came and people at both our schools knew we were a couple. So we made it official, we were going steady. Then we went to different colleges but I was stubborn, I wasn't letting her get away. Again it was hard and again we dated other people. That didn't last long and we were back together. Then I really threw a wrench in the whole thing. College wasn't for me so I dropped out and joined the Marine Corps. I spent every waking moment with her for the ten days leave I had after basic training. We talked about marriage but nothing definite. Then about five months later after some schooling and I knew where I'd be stationed. I took a 96 hrs leave, flew home asked her to marry me. We got married in fall of 82 so 43 years and counting. Sorry so long but trust me ,I gave you the abbreviated version. Thanks for asking, debm55

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