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Half-Century Man

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130. 1st marriage for me, 2nd for the Half-Century Woman.

Sun Sep 28, 2014, 10:40 PM

Sep 2014

Counting the years we lived together (2), 27 years.
I've been with her half my life now.
The place where we first met is now an abandoned building.

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Next month hubby and I will celebrate 25 years of marriage HOW long have you been married? [View all] demtenjeep Sep 2014 OP

23 years. Nt hack89 Sep 2014 #1

20 years last April! peacebird Sep 2014 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author RKP5637 Sep 2014 #3

31 years here Roselma Sep 2014 #4

29 on the 19th elehhhhna Sep 2014 #5

Mr. froggy and I frogmarch Sep 2014 #6

As of August ROFF Sep 2014 #7

2.5 years JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #8

47 years... Tikki Sep 2014 #9

22 years trumad Sep 2014 #10

16 years this coming Friday. Throd Sep 2014 #11

53 years we've been Mr. and Mrs. Shraby. shraby Sep 2014 #12

26 Danmel Sep 2014 #13

33 years. Each on our 3rd marriage. Keep doing it until you get it right. Tierra_y_Libertad Sep 2014 #14

28 yrs. Kingofalldems Sep 2014 #16

34 for us....and his is #3 and mine is #2....... a kennedy Sep 2014 #99

Going on 37 years. cloudbase Sep 2014 #15

14 years. ileus Sep 2014 #17

29+ years, third marriage for each of us. Triumph of hope over experience. Shrike47 Sep 2014 #18

14 years...third times a charm! marlakay Sep 2014 #75

49 years and 49 weeks. TheCowsCameHome Sep 2014 #19

Congrats on your upcoming anniversary Lochloosa Sep 2014 #23

Thank you for the kind words, TheCowsCameHome Sep 2014 #62

Congratulations of your upcoming anniversary! NEOhiodemocrat Sep 2014 #106

SO far Old Codger Sep 2014 #20

Congratulations to you and your partner! NEOhiodemocrat Sep 2014 #107

She says Old Codger Sep 2014 #120

I am amazed=ya'll got a lot more years on us demtenjeep Sep 2014 #21

Don't take life so serious, and don't sweat the small stuff. nt napi21 Sep 2014 #57

49 years now; 50 as of next June. n/t CaliforniaPeggy Sep 2014 #22

Congrats. Our life sentence will reach 49 years next July. I was 12 when I got married. nm rhett o rick Sep 2014 #93

19 years come January. Igel Sep 2014 #24

29 years next January Ron Obvious Sep 2014 #25

Took 36 yrs to complete the contract Uben Sep 2014 #26

Zero years married, because that freedom was denied to >US< at the polls, denying us our shot at blkmusclmachine Sep 2014 #27

Zero would be the answer yeoman6987 Sep 2014 #34

And the reason is part of the answer, too. Hissyspit Sep 2014 #109

almost 42 -- unfortunatley he passed DesertFlower Sep 2014 #28

45 last month. GeorgeGist Sep 2014 #29

22 Dec 31 KatyMan Sep 2014 #30

Divorced Twenty Tears Now - No Relationships Since Then - Now Much Too Old For Such cantbeserious Sep 2014 #31

29 Happy Years :) n/t fredamae Sep 2014 #32

Will celebrate our 40th anniversary in March. In my head, we are still 20 years old. Can't believe livetohike Sep 2014 #33

57 years Thirties Child Sep 2014 #35

37.... Sancho Sep 2014 #36

24 years :) SummerSnow Sep 2014 #37

I WAS married 9 years and 3 months. At that point we got a mutually agreed on divorce! I should jwirr Sep 2014 #38

It was 40 this June frazzled Sep 2014 #39

This past July 19th we've been married 24 years madokie Sep 2014 #40

Mazel tov shenmue Sep 2014 #41

33 years Freddie Sep 2014 #42

I think I'm with you cilla4progress Sep 2014 #65

25 years tomorrow truebluegreen Sep 2014 #43

Happy Anniversary! NEOhiodemocrat Sep 2014 #110

Thank you! truebluegreen Sep 2014 #115

43 years. Nt newfie11 Sep 2014 #44

We were together 31yrs until he died 4yrs ago next month at age 54. nt Raine Sep 2014 #45

#2 Husband 29 Years otohara Sep 2014 #46

28 years logosoco Sep 2014 #47

44 years eridani Sep 2014 #48

26 years last Wednesday KansDem Sep 2014 #49

38 spanone Sep 2014 #50

42 years this December. mwdem Sep 2014 #51

Divorced for 50 years and had plenty of relationships, RebelOne Sep 2014 #52

We had been married 28 years, 11 months and 4 days annabanana Sep 2014 #53

25 years earlier this month. City Lights Sep 2014 #54

May 10, 1964 50 YEARS! Never thought I'd ever be able to say that! napi21 Sep 2014 #55

Congratulations! 3rdwaydem Sep 2014 #56

Congrats! Lugnut Sep 2014 #58

23 years next January 1st. Blanks Sep 2014 #59

I've been married 44 years onethatcares Sep 2014 #60

46 years on Aug. 3. femmocrat Sep 2014 #61

59, but we are dubious of besting my parents' 74 1/2 indepat Sep 2014 #63

37 years! csziggy Sep 2014 #64

We will have been married 25 years in December Bettie Sep 2014 #66

24 years on Dec 14th virgdem Sep 2014 #67

well drray23 Sep 2014 #68

33 years this past Sept. 5th. Greybnk48 Sep 2014 #69

11, Blue_In_AK Sep 2014 #70

35 years in December. n/t Adsos Letter Sep 2014 #71

32 years this past January. 3catwoman3 Sep 2014 #72

12 years, 9 months. politicat Sep 2014 #73

It was 49+ years, until his death 4+ yrs ago. No Vested Interest Sep 2014 #74

45 in March, 2015 ballyhoo Sep 2014 #76

44 years here n/t SoCalDem Sep 2014 #77

32 years for me! Inspired Sep 2014 #78

51 years as of August 2014 tularetom Sep 2014 #79

43 Awesome, Wonderful, Enlightening Years! bluedeer71 Sep 2014 #80

I don't get to answer that, but--66 years for my parents lastlib Sep 2014 #81

32... ReRe Sep 2014 #82

20 years badtoworse Sep 2014 #83

Started dating in 11th grade 1974, shacked up for 18 yrs, been married 20 yrs orpupilofnature57 Sep 2014 #84

51 years and happier than ever! JDPriestly Sep 2014 #85

8 yrs come Dec eom LittleGirl Sep 2014 #86

20 years next month... awoke_in_2003 Sep 2014 #87

39 years n/t gladium et scutum Sep 2014 #88

19 years unhappily married. 8 years happily divorced. DamnYankeeInHouston Sep 2014 #89

38 years on December 4th jopacaco Sep 2014 #90

28 last June. missmo1951 Sep 2014 #91

38 years haydukelives Sep 2014 #92

23 Solly Mack Sep 2014 #94

20 yrs next January KinMd Sep 2014 #95

41 years this past July. I was 20 and LibDemAlways Sep 2014 #96

never MFM008 Sep 2014 #97

25 year anniversary is next spring, provided she keeps putting up with me. Snarkoleptic Sep 2014 #98

30 years next May--2nd time around for both of us. mnhtnbb Sep 2014 #100

2 times pizzadave Sep 2014 #101

I have been married 13 years 4 months. We've been together for 16 years. Ecumenist Sep 2014 #102

23 years this September! MoonRiver Sep 2014 #103

42 years together in semi-sweet marriage drynberg Sep 2014 #104

Had 40 years, 363 days. WinkyDink Sep 2014 #105

just passed unionthug777 Sep 2014 #108

40 years this past March NEOhiodemocrat Sep 2014 #111

4 years and not one anniversary.. Oktober Sep 2014 #112

12 years. NaturalHigh Sep 2014 #113

Congratulations! My husband and I have been married for 20 years and are still very much in love. liberal_at_heart Sep 2014 #114

Married 25 years, 4 months. But the story is a bit more complicated. DreamGypsy Sep 2014 #116

22 years. n/t mulsh Sep 2014 #117

47 Duppers Sep 2014 #118

26 years married this September, 30 years counting our dating years. nc4bo Sep 2014 #119

I just got married! Kablooie Sep 2014 #121

I was married 25 years until my husband SheilaT Sep 2014 #122

I was married until death we did part notadmblnd Sep 2014 #123

48 years Sept. 17 old guy Sep 2014 #124

30 years come Feburary oneshooter Sep 2014 #125

It will be two years in January for me and Mr. Choie choie Sep 2014 #126

30 years tinymontgomery Sep 2014 #127

47 years. nt s-cubed Sep 2014 #128

25 years also kimbutgar Sep 2014 #129

1st marriage for me, 2nd for the Half-Century Woman. Half-Century Man Sep 2014 #130

11 months into marriage #2 (#1 was 18 yrs). My parents have 72 yrs married CaptainTruth Sep 2014 #131

32 years as of last August mokawanis Sep 2014 #132

29 years lady lib Sep 2014 #133

Would have been 49 years. Stellar Sep 2014 #134

on June 19 it will be 22 years (I think) I do not keep up with how long. littlewolf Sep 2014 #135

20 years Howler Sep 2014 #136

wow you all rock demtenjeep Sep 2014 #137

43 yrs in February footinmouth Sep 2014 #138

Here's to evolution of character during marriage� 38 big ones... MrMickeysMom Sep 2014 #139

33 - happy anniversary! n/t phylny Sep 2014 #140

Married: 26; Together: 35. Met at a political rally in Philadelphia in 1978. brooklynite Sep 2014 #141

never been married TorchTheWitch Sep 2014 #142

Same here! PasadenaTrudy Sep 2014 #143