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How does your relationship break out in terms of years child-free versus years with children?

  1. Synchronicity

    grapefruit / 4089 posts

    9 years child free together so far; it will likely end up being a full decade by the time we get around to things

  2. Pepper

    pomelo / 5820 posts

    We started dating in 2006. So, 7 years child free, 2 years with a child.

  3. yin

    honeydew / 7917 posts

    6 years child free and 4 years with children. We were married for less than a year when LO1 was born.

  4. coopsmama

    cantaloupe / 6059 posts

    We started dating in July of 2011, and had our first in June of 2013. So less than 2 years child free, and only 10 months married child free.

  5. cranberry

    apricot / 305 posts

    9 years child free, 2 years with a child

  6. Smurfette

    GOLD / wonderful coconut / 33402 posts

    Almost 7 years together, and LO is 2 next week.

  7. LuLu Mom

    GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts

    3 years together no kid, almost 3 years together with a kid. pretty evenly split at this point. We had a quick date/engagement/marriage and then we waited less than a year after wedding to have a baby. SO it was all pretty quick.

  8. LindsayInNY

    bananas / 9229 posts

    When LO arrives, we'll have been together for almost 9 years child-free, 5 of them married.

  9. birdofafeather

    pineapple / 12053 posts

    6 years without a kiddo, 2 with!

  10. tysonja

    nectarine / 2217 posts

    2.5 years child free, 3 years with kids

  11. mediagirl

    hostess / wonderful persimmon / 25556 posts

    We have been together for 12 years.
    Kid free for 9.5 years.
    With kid for 2.5 years.

  12. Mrs. Jacks

    blogger / pineapple / 12381 posts

    Married 9.5 months before C came home. Luckily we had been together for years and had known each other for even longer. Maybe 8 years if my off the cuff math is right.

  13. bpcmarj

    pomegranate / 3729 posts

    We are celebrating 10 years together this week and our daughter will be 3 in May.

  14. lilteacherbee

    cantaloupe / 6791 posts

    We've been together for almost 9 years. We had been together for 7.5 years when LO was born (2.5 years married).

  15. Shutterbug

    grapefruit / 4703 posts

    In a couple months it will be 13 years together, 6 of them married, all child-free. We've been TTC for 3 years, but in those 3 years we've actually traveled way more than we used to, and advanced a lot in our careers, and saved a lot. If (hopefully!) we do have a child someday, I think we'll be better equipped for it than we would have a few years ago.

  16. Cherrybee

    papaya / 10570 posts

    4yrs child free. 1.5 years with child.

  17. matador84

    papaya / 10560 posts

    Dating 7 years child free, then married 3 years child free. 2 1/2 with children!

  18. HLK208

    pineapple / 12234 posts

    2 years child free and 6 years with children

  19. avivoca

    watermelon / 14467 posts

    8 years child-free, 1.5 years with a child.

  20. sandy

    cantaloupe / 6687 posts

    Met in 2005 and married in 2008. Had C in 2011 so 3 years married without kids and 3 years with LO

  21. youboots

    honeydew / 7622 posts

    @mrscobee: this is us too almost exactally.

    11 1/2 kid free years. Married 8 1/2 of those. Just had our baby girl this week. We were in no rush since we married you. We traveled, focused on carrears and just got a lot of adventures in, excited for this new chapter.

  22. turquoisemama

    persimmon / 1481 posts

    Started dating in September 2012, married August 2013, DD came January 2015. So I guess we had a little over 2 years child free.

  23. simplyfelicity

    cantaloupe / 6634 posts

    We dated for 1.5 years before getting married and we will have been married for over a year and a half when baby boy arrives. We would have been parents several months earlier but we have had two losses. So, a little bit over 3 years from first date to first baby.

  24. DillonLion

    GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts

    We were childfree from Fall 2007 until Thanksgiving 2012. So, 5 years? Only married for 1 year before LO was bor, though

  25. Mae

    papaya / 10343 posts

    We've been together 8 years (dated 4, married 4). Our LO will be 1 in May. So together a bit over 7 years before we had a baby.

  26. Anya

    nectarine / 2784 posts

    We have had over 5 child free years together. Our first is currently still baking.

  27. AprilFool

    nectarine / 2591 posts

    7 years without, 2 with.

  28. fairy

    persimmon / 1343 posts

    Met in 2009, married 2011, had baby in 2013.

  29. travellingbee

    hostess / papaya / 10219 posts

    5 years child free and 2 years with a kid

  30. Mamasig

    pomegranate / 3565 posts

    2 1/2 years child free and 2 1/2 years with kids
    We married after 1 1/2 years of dating and had DS1 a couple of weeks before our 1st wedding anniversary. Little brother came 20 months later.

  31. mrscobee

    clementine / 903 posts

    @youboots: congrats on baby girl!! Cool that our stories are similar!! Sometimes I wonder if we waited too long bc we are so excited for this new chapter, but I have LOVED all our time together and appreciate the careers we have both established! Congrats again!!

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