What is your marital status?

[Janet]

Originally Posted by Tink

I too chose "other" because none of the above fit.

I married at age 18 and was in that abusive situation for 7 years. When I divorced him, I had no plans on ever marrying again.

4 years later I married my current hubby. It took him 3 years to convince me to marry him. He's basically a decent man, and I have no intention of leaving him, yet we don't have anything like the marriage that I'd wish for. He's an over the road semi driver, so is home only a day each week. We're not close or intimate, even though we have 2 children and 24 yrs together as our history. I feel we're more a business partnership than married, but since I have no interest in ever remarrying and don't want to tear our family apart, I choose to stay where we're at and so does he. Actually, he won't admit there's anything wrong with what we are... so who am I to shatter his denial?

I think there are a lot of marriages like yours and mine out there. Quite a few people try to put on a front, so most friends and family have no clue. I know I act like everything is fine, but here, I can be honest and feel you all understand on some level.

I'm not willing to do anything about it either. There are so many things I like to do such as sewing clothes for the babies although I need much more practice and I love woodworking, really any kind of craft. I still havent' tried the beads thing yet. It's just finding the time to do it all. By the time I run the bus route, take care of laundry, the house and the doggies, there is very little time left. When there is...I'm goofing off with my son or watching some relaxing TV.

[khardy57]

Other -----I'm widowed

I eloped with my first husband at 16 and was married 8 years to that jackass!

I divorced him and it was 10 years before I married my husband. We dated 7 years and were married 13 so we had 20 years together before he died.

[magnolia]

I am on my first marriage and have been happily married for 21 years now. Our road was not always a smooth one, sometimes we had to stop to repair a pothole, but for the most part, it has been a happy one. We have 2 handsome young men (age 17 & 14), 2 yorkies, and now a black lab. What has helped to make our marriage so strong is we have a lot of the same interests and share those together - we are huge college sports fans and are a true house divided. I'm an Alabama fan and he's an LSU fan - if we can get through this rivalry each fall, we can get through anything...lol!

[AngieDoogles]

Originally Posted by magnolia

if we can get through this rivalry each fall, we can get through anything...lol!

LOL! That's hilarious!

[Taurus Babe]

THis was interesting reading about everyones realationships. I am single. Hope to get married in the next few years.

I've been married to my very best friend for 3 1/2 years. We dated for 4 before getting married. I hope we'll always be as happy as we are now!!

I have never been married.. I am currently living with my boyfriend and talking about getting engaged in the next year or so

I have been married 7 years. We lived together before that foor 11 years

[patty58]

My husband and I have been married for almost 39 years I can honestly say I wouldn't change anything I have done. He traveled extensively so I was basically a single mom but I say that is what kept us together As with some of the others here, I wish he would be a little more emotionally affectionate but we do ok. He has been retired for the last 7 years and we are even making it thru that. We are starting to get back to where we were 38 years ago. He has been a wonderful provider, good father, and wonderful grandfather. I love him very much.

[Janet]

You all are very lucky indeed. I started dating my husband at 16, married at 19. So it'll be 33 years come this September. I'm not going anywhere I guess, neither is he that I know of. It's just not what I had dreamed about. I should have gotten out a long time ago...

[patty58]

Thanks Janet, I really do consider myself lucky. We have been blessed with 3 wonderful children and 3 beautiful grandaughters. We get to travel in our little camper a lot and are in the process of building a new house in the country. He is taking great care of me and my stupid knees......and he loves my little Murfee almost as much as me even though he didn't want another dog!

I've been married for 5 years, 98% of the time happily married,the other 2% is been though, but I think that each maariage has had that too.