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.

Got married in 1980. It's been a wonderful life with her.

It was a snowstorm that day.

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

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

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.

... and married 35.

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!

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

What do you consider the key to your longevity as a couple?

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

would not divorce. However, they did have 3 kids, That they showed no love to. If I hadn't met my husband, I would have stayed single.

46 years ago, still doing okay.

and you didn’t even know it!

If only there was a prize with a cash reward for trailblazing! I'd be in a really good place right now!

If I had stayed married, I'd have been made to have a bunch of kids I didn't want and not been able to pursue my artistic nature. It was over when he started making noises about having kids and being a housewife... wasn't going to happen since I had only liberated myself from childhood slavery a few years prior where I was forced to serve as mother to my younger siblings for over 6 six years. They were all on diapers when it all started.. cloth diapers, three kids. That was where I decided I would never have children, before I was ten.

Marriage in my generation was still acquiescence to a form of domestic slavery and I was not going to be a victim as an adult.

And glad that you had the ability to adopt. I had wished, for all those years, that someone would have adopted me.

As hard as it has been to be a single woman in the world and trying to earn a living, I'm glad I was able to retain my personal freedom. If that's ever taken from me, I'll simply will myself to die and fuck up the plans of whomever had designs on my life. I'm old and not afraid of leaving this realm.

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

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

50!

That sneaked up on me.

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.

Got married in 1978.

married '84. It's been a wonderful ride.

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

Married 35 years.

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

for sharing with us. PS. It's not to long of a post.