How old were U when U Fell In LOVE?

United States
November 1, 2007 3:11pm CST
Not puppy LOVE. The real thing. When you knew this person was the one you were put on earth to be with? I thought I was in love so many times before but when I really knew it, I was in my late 30's. I can't imagine my life with anyone else and I realize this now because of lifes experiences which taught me that no one will ever make me happy or content. I could only be content alone if not for the person I'm with now.
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• United States
1 Nov 07
I would say the first time I thought I was in love was when I was 13. I think everybody thinks they are in love at that age. But with my recent boyfriend we have been going out for about 2 years now and I would say that last year it hit me when I was 19 that I was actually in love with him and not the puppy dog kind of love. It still gives me butterflies to think about it and him. But I am also still young, but who knows my grandparents were only 17 when they feel in love. :)
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• United States
5 Nov 07
Thanks, he's my sweety... I thank God for him every day. He is truly a blessing and someone I will never take for granted.
• United States
2 Nov 07
That is such a cute story. And I am glad you didnt settle for anything less than butterflies. I just love how he buys you stuff with butterflies on them also:)
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@soulcube (50)
• Canada
2 Nov 07
I was only 12 when I fell in love with this girl, I met her in my school, She was in my class for 4 years, We went to elementary school and high school together, I am now in my 30s and that women is now my wife and I do not regret this one bit, She is my true love and I want to spend the rest of my life with her.
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• United States
5 Nov 07
She is a lucky girl and it's wonderful you two have each other to share your lifes together. That's the way it's suppose to be. From your words its easy to tell you have a beautiful life ahead of you.
@cobradene (1171)
• India
1 Nov 07
Even I was confused many times that I was in love and I guess all of us go through that in life. But, it's very rare that one love sticks and stands tall among all confusions and makes you feel that this one is the one you were looking for and you should go for it. I fell in love when I was 26 and I'm almost 32 now. And I still didn't know it was love and wasn't sure if I should stay. But, I've been patient enough for it and waited a long time, and many women did I come across, but I was never impressed with that experience on that day when I fell in love with the one my eyes met. Over the years, all these confusions seized and now I realise, yes I did fall in love that day and that one is the one standing tall apart from all others which I thought to be love, because none of them stayed or materialised, but this one, close to materialising is still there alive and kicking!!!
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• United States
1 Nov 07
I think we all go through it. If we didn't we'd never know when it was real or not. I think we have to go through the bad to get to the good. That's what I use to tell myself when I had to go through something bad. "I'm paying for my happiness later in life". Life can be confusing in general. None of it is ever cut and dry. It never has been for me anyway. But it has all made me who I am today and I think I've turn out to be a good person and all that I've learned, good and bad, I'm thankful for...so I can't complain too much but at the time, it was all much too painful. But I got the best out of the deal!
@palonghorn (5479)
• United States
1 Nov 07
I was 45. I have been married 3 times, and had other relationships, but when I met the man I am with now, we both knew, almost immediately. I now know that I would not be happy with anyone other than him. And (God forbid) anything should happen to him, there won't be anyone else that could live up to him, or what he has brought into my life. And I can honestly say, I have never felt that with anyone before I met him. I moved 1600 miles for us to be together.
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• United States
1 Nov 07
I'm sure the move was worth it. It's what you do for the one you love. I have to travel with my boyfriend at times and neither of us really likes it much but we have to because of his job. We do get to have time together though. I enjoy being with him even if it's on a plane.
@linda021 (100)
• China
2 Nov 07
i fall in love when i was20years old in my colluge ,and he is older than me ,i donot know if i love him ,i only fell happy to stay with him ,so i like being togther,when i work in a company i meet another man ,but however i am stil single now,i donot know why,i am too young ,i donot know why.
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• United States
5 Nov 07
There is a certain amount of confusion that comes along with love but in time, you'll figure it out. Time is always a friend...
• United States
1 Nov 07
I believe love has many different levels. I was 16 when I met my first husband, 20 when I married him, and 23 when we split up. I can't say I "didn't" love him, I did. Two years later, I met a man who became my best friend almost imediately. I could talk to him about things I could never tell anyone. We were only friends the first year and half, and then something changed. I have been with him for 5 years(married for 1 1/2 now) and I have never been this close with anyone. So, is this the real thing? Ya, I think so. But when I was 16, I thought so to. I don't think people really understand what love is all about when they are young. It is my personal belief that no one should marry before the age of 25. I know there are always exceptions my grandparents married at 18(but things were different then). Every single person I have met that was married before 25 is either divorced or miserable. Your life changes so much in your early twenties, you're still growing up. My only wish for young people these days is to not base love on contentment alone, make sure you are "really" compatible.
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• United States
5 Nov 07
I was talking to a friend about how I thought I once loved someone when I was younger. I truly thought he would be the only man I've ever be with -ever! But to compare the two feelings now, it doesn't even compare. And it's so strange. Not that I don't value the person and the experience(s) now, I do. But I think I lived and learned life at that time to get to where I am now. But to compare the two. I didn't know anything about LOVE so what I felt was as real as I was able to feel at the time. Now that I know how to love beyond that, my feelings are more intense and are based on more substantial emotions.
@ddsully (1062)
• United States
2 Nov 07
i thought i fell in love when i was 18, married the guy for 7 years, only to find out that it was never love...so i cant say that i found true love yet. im 30 now, and i havent given up on it, im just still waiting.. its nice to hear that you have found that person, i wish you both all the happiness with each other..
• United States
1 Nov 07
...Wish I had a dollar for everytime I thought I was in love with the right one! I was 19 when I fell in love for the first time. It didn't last and I was left devistated. I couldn't eat. I didn't want to go anywhere. I kept thinking about if we could only get back together. ...Then I went away to college. I dated several men there. Then I came home and went to Japan for a few months and dated a couple guys there. Then I came home and continued to date several different guys until I met my ex. (It is finally over and he is truly my ex now!) I was convinced he was the one I would spend the rest of my life with. Until I caught him cheating on me. ...Now, there is a new man in my life and I am sure he will not be the last man in my life. He is much older than I am, however, I do want to spend the rest of his life with him. We have much to learn from each other and much to share. ...Good luck in sharing your life with another love. It is only true if you both believe and act upon this. ...Peace be with you. =(^;^)= Della
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• United States
1 Nov 07
It's nice to have some much to look forward to ... We do learn more and more about each other as time goes by. It so interesting how someone else see the world and views things. I find it enlightening that we share so much the same and it brings us closer and I find more to love about every day because he has such a kind heart.
• India
2 Nov 07
Well thats exactly two years and six months... am nineteen now so i feel in love at seventeen.... i've realized she is the one for me... and she believes the same...
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• India
2 Nov 07
i was 16 when i fell really in love.... i knew him for the past 10 years after which i proposed to him.... we've been in love 4 the past 3 yrs now..... we make such a good pair...
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2 Nov 07
i fell in love at the age of13 it was ma firast love whicch was aamazingand so much enjoying andma first kis was also doneaty the age of 15
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@Moolamad (54)
2 Nov 07
I thought i was trully in love when i was 13. But as I found out it was not to be. The next time i thought I was 16, and that was my true love.
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