How long have you been married/ were you married??

@pinks0da (328)
Philippines
May 26, 2007 8:55am CST
Hi friends and mylotters!! Well I just want to know how long have you been married or were married to your partners? My husband and I will be celebrating our 8th year anniversary this year. Time flies by so quickly. I remember before I never wanted to get married because I thought I will just make a mess of my life or somebody elses life if I do get in to it! I was proven wrong! As I see my family everyday, I realized that this marriage has been the wisest decision I ever made! I know 8 years in marriage is not that long compared to others, but I am so proud that we made it this far and we are going stronger and still so much inlove. This marriage has taught me a lot of things in my life that I will forever be grateful... How about you? How long have you been with your partner?
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20 responses
• Canada
26 May 07
My wife and I just celebrated our ninth anniversary on May the 2nd. I think that with each year we have become better together. Where we use to butt heads we now seem to work together and have common goals for our future.
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@melissa29 (130)
• United States
26 May 07
Hi. Next month, my husband and I will be married 7 years. Like all marriages, it has had it's up's and downs, but I'm thankful everyday that I have him in my life. I married him when I was 21, which I thought was too young, but I think about it, and I wouldn't have done anything differently. I love him more now that I did the day we got married.
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• Philippines
27 May 07
you are lucky to have been married to the right guy. there are a lot of good marriages around and, i am happy for this to be happening. congratulations and good luck. may all the days and years to follow, see your relationship going strong. it is necessary to have a strong family going. this will be beneficial for the two of you and the children the most.
• United States
2 Jun 07
I agree, and thanks for the comment!
• United States
2 Jun 07
I agree, and thanks for the comment!
• Australia
27 May 07
Hello pinksOda, If you have reached 8yrs married then your doing well especially these days. I have been married 29yrs until I lost my husband to cancer just short of out 30th anniversary.My husband was 20yrs older than me and people aid it would not work but we proved them wrong so it just proves when your meant for each other that you follow your heart. happily married
@pinks0da (328)
• Philippines
27 May 07
I'm sorry to hear that auzie. You must be missing him terribly. I bet there were more wonderful memories that you remember with him..Age doesn't matter, that's true. What matters most is the love and respect being present.
@aweins (4199)
• India
27 May 07
Hi pinks0da, we are married for one and a half year , i think a little more because we got married on 2005 September and now our anniversary is coming. we met each other online and i came down to meet him from my place. i live in North and he is in west. so i came all the way to meet him. when we saw each other , there wasn't ever a hidden feeling also that we are not for each other. the next day we got engaged and the same evening we decided to wed. from 2005 to 2007 i went once to my parent's place and i really miss them, because i came down to meet him i havent decided that when we'll meet we'll marry and then i will stay back there. but it happened. i miss my parents a lot and want to meet them , see them. i hope i can make a visit soon. I also think that our decision to get married is the wisest decision i have taken in my life. I know there are lots of ups and downs that i had to face from the very first day but i know that how my man is. i know him deep inside., i know him till the last corner of his heart what he is, what he feels. I am very proud of my decision and my man as compared to others. I am very very thankful to GOD, for giving me such a gem of person in my life. Sometimes i think that he is so nice that i am nowhere infront of him. Before i use to think that i am very self sacrificing, but when i met him, i realized how self- sacrificing he is and how stupid was I to think that i have done so much. i have done nothing what he has done for parents, friends, people who he dont even know. he is a person pinks0da, that i can never ever compare anyone with him. his pluses are so many that when ever he asks me about what i dont like in him, i dont have a word. the only thing i wish for him is GOD please make him like this all my life. dont ever change him. He is my proud, he is my life, he is my everything. I am nothing without him. i am strong because he is there. he is my strongest as well as the weakest part of life. He is my strength as well as my weakness. i can never ever think or imagine a second without him in my life. after joining him i have learnt so much in life. i was so aggressive in nature i was so short tempered, but when i joined hands with him, i changed, i changed like i was never ever like that. it was the other side of the coin which never ever came up after joining him. I think i have too much in a flow. i hope i have not bored you but sometimes it feels good to share your inner feelings to someone. i cant share to much because my parents are very far and i have no friend or any social circle here. my life is all in and around him. I wish you all the happiness and prosperity and loads and loads of love to share with each other. i wish you celebrate this anniversary as nobody ever had done before. GOD is alwayz there for all of us. Happy Anniversary in advace. and this cake is for you from me. ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
@pinks0da (328)
• Philippines
27 May 07
Thank you so much :). Reading your response made me smile. I can feel your contentment and your happiness. Thank you very much for sharing your story with us. I wish you'll both go a long way together. There are still a lot to discover as you travel the journey together. I can be your friend and you are welcome to share anything you want to share. :) Thank you again for the wonderful response. I do appreciate it.
@aweins (4199)
• India
27 May 07
Hi friend, i have rated you with a " plus " + , for this discussion that you have started because it gave me a chance to share my heart with someone as i dont have any friend or social circle to share up things with. i really thank you for that as after writing it down i am feeling very happy inside as if i have really spoken and shared and opened my heart infront of someone. GOD bless you.
• United States
26 May 07
No I have never been married, I was close at one time. However, it just wasn't meant to be as it didn't happen. Well hopefully in the future I'll get married and share a very special relationship. It's something I think everyone wants in their life even if they don't want to admit it. Good topic, keep up the good work! Have a good day :)
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@palonghorn (5479)
• United States
26 May 07
Which time??LOL I have been married 3 times, the first right out of high school (tooo young I was 18) that only lasted a year; the second time, (hindsight is 20/20) for money, can't buy everything! lasted 5 years but I came out of that one with a wonderful daughter. The third time, to a guy I knew back in high school, lasted 16 years, and a second daughter. That lasted the years but was on the rocks pretty much from the start, we had some good times but....... I am now with a wonderful man, we have been together 2 years, and as for marriage to this one, maybe some years down the road, but we are happy together, and we love each other at so many different levels, that neither of us have any 'want too' where marriage is concerened.
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@pinks0da (328)
• Philippines
26 May 07
Thanks palonghorn for sharing. I admire you for being so honest here. Well for me what matters most is that you are happy in every decision that you make. I wish you the best of luck with the love of your life now. muah!!
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@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
27 May 07
i have been married for almost 1 and a half years now... not too long but enough for me to learn many lessons which i never know when i am still single... we are getting better and stronger now compare when we were just married and we pray that God will bless our marriage and many good things will come to us as as time goes by...
@jhartana (1084)
• Australia
27 May 07
I have been married for 1 year and 5 months with my wife. We've gone through every difficult times in our life and but we are strong enough to get through it. I know it's not that easy but both of us have very good faith and we believe we can do everything together as one. We have no kids yet but we're still spending our quality time before having kids, however we've planned to have kids next year hopefully. I am the head of family but most of the decisions came from my dearest wife. I am lucky to have her in my life and I know I gotta thank her in every way. Cheers.
@AKRao24 (27424)
• India
26 May 07
I am 48 now I got 22 years back in 1985. In India normally people get married amongst their own castes even within the religion. Inter religion marriages and inter caste marriages at this time were not very approved by the Society! In spite of that I got married with a girl from other caste and language! I am a south Indian who speak Telugu language and my wife is a Bengali girl. Both of us we hail from different castes also! Though our marriage was a intercaste marriage it was done on mutual understanding between the two families and I really appreciate my late father whop took initiative to make this marriage a successful one! It was a bold step taken by him during that time when even talking about inter caste marriages was a taboo in Indian Society! In India people call marriage as a permanent bond between wife and husband. The girl entering the new family is given high regard as she is considered to be the responsible person to propagate the family further! Today we are blessed with a son who is 21 years old and doing his Engineering Degree and that was the planed in advance to have a single child! Every thing worked very properly so far as per our plans and in future also it should work! With small and big, together with day today problems and moments of happiness we never realised how we ave passed these 22 years. My wife is a household lady and she looks after us and she acts like a pillar to the family and I am working for a Stud farm as a Vet and it requires lot of dedication and hard work! It is my wife who indirectly helping me to tackle my day to day affairs successfully by providing all sorts of comforts needed by me so that I can have success in my profession and life! Over all we are happily married and we are now waiting for our son to complete his graduation and pursue his upper studies and having done that we want him to be settled as his earliest! Thanks dear friend for starting such nice topic! I liked to participate in it!
@pinks0da (328)
• Philippines
27 May 07
Thank you very much Akrao for sharing your story with us. I loved it. Love conquers all indeed! You both are lucky that you found each other. You only have one child? He is fortunate having such wonderful parents. I wish your family more blessings and best of luck to your son! You're getting to the silver anniversary (25 years)!!
@lisado (1227)
• United States
26 May 07
My husband and I have been married for over 10 years. We've known each other for more than 18, though. We met working at McDonalds years ago and were best friends. We actually got together when I was divorcing my first husband. We both had had feelings for each other but for the sake of friendship, neither of us said anything for years. I finally said something during my divorce and found out he felt the same way but never said anything for the same reason as me! lol
• United States
27 May 07
I agree...best friends make the best husbands! My husband and I have been married almost 10 years. He was there for me when I divorced my first husband and through all the drama that went with it. We never thought we'd end up together. I had even set him up with someone before we got together. We were hesitant at first when we realized how deep the feelings we had for each other were, because of the not wanting to mess up the friendship thing. In the years we've been together now, we have had the best times of our lives. People still comment on how close we are. I have to say he is STILL my best friend!
• United States
26 May 07
I will be celebrating my 5th wedding anniversary this year. We've been together for total of 7 years. Time passes by so quickly. We have a 3 year old daughter and expecting another little girl by July. Time passes by so quickly but I am having a great time with my family.
@pinks0da (328)
• Philippines
27 May 07
Wow another member of the family coming up! congratulations ladymoonstone.. May you have a safe and normal delivery :).
@navtech (1773)
• India
27 May 07
In India, as you know, when a person get married, it is permanent bondage between husband and wife. Divorce is a negligible percentage. We married 25 years ago. We have daughter and we are a happy family. Recently my wife took VRS (Voluntary retirement service)but I am still working.
• United States
26 May 07
I got married at 19. WE have been married two years this past march. I am really happy and every change and bump in the road we have taken head on together. I think that is hwat makes a lasting marriage. Who knows what the future holds, but I love my family and they are the most important things. The problems we have had only make us stronger.
@pinks0da (328)
• Philippines
26 May 07
Good to know that MrsWickham. I wish you and your husband the best of luck. May you stay in each other's arms forever :)
@barehugs (8973)
• Canada
27 May 07
it'll be 52 years next October.... yeah we have gotten used to it ! The first 10 are the hardest, Its not a Bed of roses, but its bettern Nothing! Lets face it...... shes a Good woman....cooks and cleans and does the washing. Have a Wonderful Family..... we Love them all and they return our Love......Perhaps thats the secret! don't sweat the small stuff. Life is short..... too short ...your kids grow up so quickly! Everyone is in good health.... nothing to complain about..... thats it! Try it you might like it!
@pinks0da (328)
• Philippines
27 May 07
wow! this is a record breaker! 52 years! I wish me and my husband will stay together that long or more than that!! Thanks for the tips! :) and congratulations!! God bless your wonderful family! :)
26 May 07
Hi, Congratulations to all Myloters on their Marriage Anniversaries. I myself have been married now for almost 13 years, which have been glorious, our Anniversary is on 3rd June. I have 4 daughters. I love my wife, I pray for all people who r married to live happily and peacefully for the rest of their lives. God Bless.
• Australia
27 May 07
Congratulations and happy 8th anniversary. It's good to see that you and your partner are happy and enjoying everything moment together (atleast it seems that way since you say time has flown). I'm still not married yet but can't wait to though.
• Philippines
27 May 07
Hi! Happy 8th Year Anniversary to us! Yeah...we're also celebrating ours this coming June 30. Actually, we';ve been together for 9 yrs already, it';s just that we only decided to get married after 1 yr. of living-in. But the sad part is, we don't have kids yet until now.
@melissa29 (130)
• United States
26 May 07
Hi. Next month, my husband and I will be married 7 years. Like all marriages, it has had it's up's and downs, but I'm thankful everyday that I have him in my life. I married him when I was 21, which I thought was too young, but I think about it, and I wouldn't have done anything differently. I love him more now that I did the day we got married.
@abrarr (1246)
• Pakistan
27 May 07
well sorry to say i'm not amrried!!
@d3ceit (2)
• United States
26 May 07
I got married Halloween of last year. It has been good and bad. We love eachother dearly, but have had some serious bumps in the road so far. We have not started a family as of yet, but definitely plan to. So far, marriage has taught me many valuable lessons, of course, of what to do, and what NOT to do. haha.. Hopefully we make it a long ways. I do love him bunches.