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I met my (eventual) wife at 19 years old. We've been married since 2007 and the only regret I have is that we didn't get together earlier.

We've been great influences on each other and if we had gotten together earlier, we'd be even further than we are now.

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I met my wife when I was 17 ... And she was 14. We started dating when I was 19 and she was 17 and (soon) we'll celebrate our 38th anniversary. I guess it's easy for me to say but isn't it more about finding the right person? Like you, we complement each other but we also support each other. It's is against the world and we're making our own ride count!

I think a lot of it is you have a chance to grow a bit together before your habits, desires, and life goals have calcified. I'd really have a hard time dating now in middle age, as I really have little enthusiasm to "meet in the middle" like I did when in my 20s.

We were young and flexible when we met. We’ve grown together like two trees planted next to each other. We’re all tangled up and leaning on each other.

Poetic but true

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