Who Here is Happily Married?

Married 51 years to the same lady. Been good times and rough spots. Takes a ton of work. All 3 of my kids are divorced. All 3 suffered through their marriages. None were evrr happy until they got out of a hortible situation.
 
I am contently married. I would have been just as fine with shacking up or even doing the courthouse thing but noooooooo. Girlz just wanna have their weddings. As far as I am concerned, you commit to your relationship or you don't, and that piece of paper has no bearing on whether you do or do not commit.
 
I married a swine whom over time has turned into a mellow old fart .
Not that he admits to that .
His bacon is saved because he is a remarkably good chef and is admittedly a very funny guy .
Although a bit strange .
As he often reads my scribbles I am not going to further inflate his already swollen ego , but on his good days he is worth eight out of ten .
I remember that well because he had one last year .
 
Second. Married for 29 years, together for 32. What she sees in me I'll never know, but I'm glad it's something she deems positive. She's the best thing that to happen to me since my kids were born.
 
Most women don't know the secret to a happy marriage is to stop nagging.
A peaceful home is like heaven on Earth.

Honestly, not nagging is a woman's superpower.

Now....

There is a FINE art to getting a man on your side about something without nagging. It involves dropping casual out loud thoughts until he decides it was his great idea in the first place....HA
 
happily married for 40 years to my Marine. my heart still skips a beat when i hear him coming up the driveway.

not bad for a demon, 'eh suzy Q?
 
This is for anyone, but especially the men.

Many here are divorced, some more than once, or married and not happy. I don't know if this is just old guy culture--complaining about the wife--but it's striking, especially given that married men are generally happier than unmarried men, statistically.

So, are you married? How many times, how many years? If you feel comfortable sharing: happily so?
Was married 12 years, then she became a teacher and suddenly had all the ideas but no clue, her personality went dreadful, so I divorced her. Never spoke to her since. When my lads came up at boxing day, they said mother says Merry Christmas. I told them to tell her to **** off, but they knew I was gonna say that. The divorce was 15 years ago.

My girlfriend and I have been together for 12 years and I would never marry her or any other woman. I've vowed never to do that again.
 
I was the prototypical carefree bachelor ... and I had a ball. I had absolutely no plans on getting married. Coming from a single-parent where my father was a sperm donor and little more and my parents divorced when I was 10 - my mom never remarried despite having several opportunities - I didn't have the highest opinion of marriage.
And then I met her. A girl I worked with who pursued me. Young, cute, smokin' body, great cook, smart but kind of shy. All my friends were getting married so I gave in at the age of 30. Had a great run of 12 years until she came home from a business trip and told me she didn't love me anymore and wanted a divorce.
Two years of intense counseling did little. She wanted out.
Stupid me. I started dating right again after the divorce.
Stupid me. I met somebody who was totally different than anybody I'd ever known. Not my type, really, but shared my love for music and had a wicked sense of humor.
Call it a rebound, something I thought I was immune from.
Holy shit, was it a mistake. Six weeks into the marriage, I knew I'd really fucked up. Six years later, we finally faced reality and divorced.
Had lunch with a friend who was going through a divorce herself from a buddy of mine.
"I can't picture joining the whole dating scene again," she lamented.
"Nor can I. Why don't you just go out with me?"
"Are you serious?"
"Hell, yes. We've been friends for a long time, we seem to get along okay. Why not give it a shot?"

We just celebrated our 15th anniversary. I love her more now than I ever have. It hasn't been without its drama, which I won't go into. We've been through some shit together. But we've emerged still together.
I finally found it. Marriage #3.
And for those of you who criticize Trump for being married three times, **** you. 🖕
:laugh: 🤣
Best. Marriage. Ever.
Well, for us anyway. :smile:
 
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42 years the kids are grown but son has mental problems and lives with us he is helpful now that I am an invalid. My daughters 3 kids are 4 6 and 8 and we are getting full custody soon they have been with us over a year. Daughter and son in law have legal troubles.
Always wanted 5 kids the grandkids make 5 that we are raising.
 
42 years the kids are grown but son has mental problems and lives with us he is helpful now that I am an invalid. My daughters 3 kids are 4 6 and 8 and we are getting full custody soon they have been with us over a year. Daughter and son in law have legal troubles.
Always wanted 5 kids the grandkids make 5 that we are raising.
Good Job Gunny.
 
.... married men are generally happier than unmarried men ...
I used to think that. I am part of a small circle of male friends. We gripe or laugh about politics and the things around us. One of the guys is still married. Occasionally his wife sits with us at the café but mostly not. The only time he seems unhappy is when he has to go home. By the way, I don't know who told you that married men "are generally happier than unmarried men".
 
This is for anyone, but especially the men.

Many here are divorced, some more than once, or married and not happy. I don't know if this is just old guy culture--complaining about the wife--but it's striking, especially given that married men are generally happier than unmarried men, statistically.

So, are you married? How many times, how many years? If you feel comfortable sharing: happily so?

Happily married to my first and only wife. Since 1996.
 
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