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What was it like when all your friends started getting married?

  • bhiley77 said...

    When you live in Alabama it's easy to feel weird for not being married when you're 24. The single life seems to be more popular in bigger cities with more things for single people to do.

    THIS^^^ single is just "OK" in Alabama. I was single during my few years in t-town and it was great, but i was always searching for "the one"

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  • El Guapo said...

    Been married 5 years now and the wife wants to renew the vows. Fine by me I get another bachelor party out of it.

    21 and the first of my hs friends are starting in July

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  • Buck that said...

    I got married when I was 26 and got divorced at 39(I'm 40 now) Don't rush into marriage or settle because your friends are getting married. We waited a few years before we had kids but that's when it all changes.

    Easy fix, don't have children. ~~ Edit: I have one already and probably not having anymore.

    I'm 29, single, and happy. Seeing my friends make those decisions is lovely and I couldn't be happier for them, but I'm not interested in getting married right now. I'm starting to think I'm just a bit too comfortable (and selfish) with my life to ever really share it that closely with anyone anyway. shrug

    This post was edited by MsnBama on 6/12/2012 at 3:13 PM

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  • FSU Bear said...

    Strange is a good way to put it. As an above poster mentions it also sucks not seeing your friends ESPECIALLY after they have kids.

    One of my best friends from high school (same age as I) had two kids within 6 months of each other and he's like a ghost.

    Umm....no.

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  • 26 and have been married all of 25 days. Most of my friends are all getting married as well. Seemed to start last summer.

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  • MsnBama said...

    Umm....no.

    What'dya mean?

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  • Most of the people I know have already gotten married and half are getting divorced or have split up and are headed that way.

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  • 31. I myself was married at 26 and am recently divorced after a pointlessly long separation. Thank God we chose to wait to start a family because we both were in school. Have a GF who I have known half my life and is definitely wifey material, but I am in ZERO rush to get married again. Doesn't really effect me too much. I have lived all over the country for school and work the past decade, virtually all of my real friends are back home(California) and I see them a few times a year.

    This post was edited by stoptothink on 6/12/2012 at 3:45 PM

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  • stoptothink said...

    31. I myself was married at 26 and am recently divorced after a pointlessly long separation. Thank God we chose to wait to start a family because we both were in school. Have a GF who I have known half my life and is definitely wifey material, but I am in ZERO rush to get married again. Doesn't really effect me too much. I have lived all over the country for school and work the past decade, virtually all of my real friends are back home(California) and I see them a few times a year.

    One thing I want to do more than anything before settling down is travel.

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  • Same age. Have a wedding to attend on Saturday. Not anywhere close myself to getting married. Been with my g/f for 3 years and she's clearly the one but marriage/kids is a financial decision and luckily she isn't one itching to tie the not like all her friends and sisters.

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  • FSU Bear said...

    One thing I want to do more than anything before settling down is travel.

    Interestingly enough, I just 2 weeks ago finished my doctoral dissertation defense so I am done with school FOREVER. I quit my job, packed all my stuff in my truck and drove from Houston to Utah. I am not even going to begin applying for jobs until '13. Already have trips to Italy, Thailand, and New Zealand scheduled. I have been a grown up and completely on my own since I was 16, and then put my ex-wife through undergrad and then dental school; going to see how it feels to be a kid with no responsibilities for a while.

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  • stoptothink said...

    Interestingly enough, I just 2 weeks ago finished my doctoral dissertation defense so I am done with school FOREVER. I quit my job, packed all my stuff in my truck and drove from Houston to Utah. I am not even going to begin applying for jobs until '13. Already have trips to Italy, Thailand, and New Zealand scheduled. I have been a grown up and completely on my own since I was 16, and then put my ex-wife through undergrad and then dental school; going to see how it feels to be a kid with no responsibilities for a while.

    I imagine it shouldn't be too hard with that list of destinations.

    Enjoy

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  • I have 2 weddings and a bachelor party in 4 weeks... It's all fun but the travel and $$ is stressing me out. But yeah I have like 1 friend left who isn't married/wipped. And I'm 27.

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  • Personally nothing changed between me and my friends after they got married. It drastically changed when everyone started having kids.

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  • 24 here. I find it weird that friends near my age are getting married so soon. I'm still in the enjoy the single life skirt chasing mode of my life and don't see myself ready yet to settle down until 30 at least. The parents are beginning to put the pressure on though after seeing a couple of my friends getting married and having kids.

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  • FSU3456 said...

    24 here. I find it weird that friends near my age are getting married so soon. I'm still in the enjoy the single life skirt chasing mode of my life and don't see myself ready yet to settle down until 30 at least. The parents are beginning to put the pressure on though after seeing a couple of my friends getting married and having kids.

    25, I know the feeling with the parents. Both my sister and whose 24 are in zero rush to get married. It's driving my parents crazy since all they talk about is babies now. I'm pretty sure they want grand kids more than they want my sister and I to be happy.

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  • All you guys who are in your 20s and are unmarried.....stay that way for a while. I really enjoyed the freedom to be selfish and travel and would not have done it any other way. I didn't have my daughter until I was 29 and I am so happy that I waited. I think that waiting and allowing me to do a lot of the things that I wanted to do has made me a much better parent.

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  • mtreber1 said...

    All you guys who are in your 20s and are unmarried.....stay that way for a while. I really enjoyed the freedom to be selfish and travel and would not have done it any other way. I didn't have my daughter until I was 29 and I am so happy that I waited. I think that waiting and allowing me to do a lot of the things that I wanted to do has made me a much better parent.

    This. If you value your freedom and still like to go out, marriage is the absolute last thing you should be thinking about. As much as you think you'll have an active social life after marriage, you won't.

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  • Best advice I can give to anyone is not to put being a spouse behind work and parenting. It's hard to balance it all. My Ex and I dated 5 years before we got married and we both wanted to have our lives in order before children so we waited almost 4 years.

    After our seconded child was born and both of our jobs became stressful is when we began to have issues. Prioritizing is key. Don't take your spouse for granted and still make time for the two of you. With two kids and both of us working full time it was hard. You want to be a great parent and I feel like I'm a great dad but in the process I became a shitty husband. I'm not proud to say this but before we talked about getting a divorce I don't remember how long it had been since I told her.....I love you.

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  • FSU Bear said...

    Recently a lot of my friends have been tying the knot. I'm 25 and have a serious gf, but am NO WHERE close to making that commitment.

    I am of the age where my friends are getting married for the 2nd-3rd time but I feel ya seems to be a rash here of late

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  • Im 24 and only one of my friends is engaged. Im single and its really not on my mind at all. Seems crazy to me. Im from up north though, its a little different

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  • I'm 27, and going through the same. All my friends having kids/getting married. I've had a GF for 4 years, don't plan on having kids or getting married anytime soon.

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  • I'm 28 and I'd say 90% of the people I graduated high school with are married. All of my buddies are married with kids. You don't get to hang out as often as you'd like but that's life, I guess.

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  • rolltide06 said...

    25, I know the feeling with the parents. Both my sister and whose 24 are in zero rush to get married. It's driving my parents crazy since all they talk about is babies now. I'm pretty sure they want grand kids more than they want my sister and I to be happy.

    My parents got married at 26. My Grandfather was 50 years old when my Dad was born. I never met my Grandparents on my Dad's side because they died before I was born.

    I'm fortunate enough where my rents aren't pressuring me. I'm the oldest of three boys and my Mom wants a girl SO bad, but both want me to succeed and be before anything.

    Marriage and kids can wait.

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