https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 27 Apr 2026 12:37:27 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating/page/2#post-128229 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 11:09:56 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 128229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I met my husband when I was 18 and he was 25. He was at my high school graduation (as a friend). We started dating a couple weeks after that. We got married when I was 21. I'm 23 now. I never really experienced dating. I'm not upset about it though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating/page/2#post-128202 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:56:27 +0000 PBandBaseball 128202@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started dating when I was 29 &amp; got married when I was 31. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating/page/2#post-128192 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:52:45 +0000 sulli301 128192@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: I started dating DH when I was 21 &amp; he was 22 so we really only had HS &amp; college for rough dating lives! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating/page/2#post-128179 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:48:50 +0000 Shutterbug 128179@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>One week before my 19th birthday! I think meeting him at that time kept me from failing out of college or making some bad (alcohol-fueled) dating decisions... I was quite the party girl for that first year of college! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating/page/2#post-128150 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:41:10 +0000 HabesBabe 128150@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I totally wished I dated more before meeting hubs. We did break up a couple of times during our relationship, but I think we both knew in the back of our minds that we would end up back together. I only dated 2-3 people during those breaks, and he only dated 1.</p> <p>I didn't get to really experience dating in my teens or 20s at all! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating/page/2#post-128066 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 10:12:37 +0000 Lozza 128066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DH and I got together when I was 23 (which sounds really young now, but at the time I'd been working abroad and living on my own for over two years, so I do feel like I had a fair bit of independent time).<br /> Honestly? I kinda wish I'd dated more before meeting DH. I don't regret anything about our relationship, and I'm glad to have skipped the relationship dramas with jerks that I saw other friends go through, but I barely dated in college and feel like I never really got to experience and enjoy casual dating as a young person. DH says he also kind of wishes I'd done more casual dating so I'd have a better understanding of how wacky and messed up other people can be and how good we have it :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating#post-127943 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:24:05 +0000 oliviaoblivia 127943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We met when we were both 26 and dating other people, we didn't get together for another year. I would love if I could have had that year with him instead of the loser I was dating. Dating sucks. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating#post-127924 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:15:49 +0000 Meridian 127924@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We both met when we were 24. I had JUST (3 weeks prior) broken up with my serious boyfriend of 5 years and was ready to be SINGLE! But my singlehood was very short lived, haha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating#post-127916 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:13:20 +0000 MamaMoose 127916@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We met when we were 18, started dating when we were 19, and married when we were 25. I'm so thankful I met my husband in college and didn't have to date out in the real world! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating#post-127888 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 09:00:45 +0000 Nskillet 127888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 23 and DH was 24....seems so long ago! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating#post-127885 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:59:43 +0000 DillonLion 127885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>20. And I thank my lucky stars everyday I didn't have to spend a ton of time in the dating world in my 20s. The horrible stuff my girlfriends go through is testament to that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating#post-127884 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:59:15 +0000 Alivoo01 127884@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I met my hubby when I was 20, but we didn't start dating until a year later. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating#post-127882 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:58:03 +0000 yoursilverlining 127882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 25 when I started dating my husband….I don’t know if I agree with being “saved” from dating though. Dating in your 20’s is the best because you can actually do what you want and call the shots (unlike dating as a teen when obviously your options are limited). Plus, by the time I got to my mid-20’s, I was easily able to weed out the losers and dated some cool, interesting and fun men which I really enjoyed. Sure it didn’t work out with any of them, but my goal wasn’t to marry the first person I met either – was too busy having fun to settle down right away! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating#post-127868 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:49:45 +0000 Modern Daisy 127868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We started dating right before we turned 26! Our birthdays are 10 days apart. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating#post-127863 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:46:27 +0000 sslm 127863@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I met DH a week after my 22nd birthday! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating#post-127843 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:32:26 +0000 mrsjyw 127843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: DH says the same thing about how he "saved me from dating" but he also says he "took the best years from me" too HAHA.</p> <p>I was 23 and DH was 25 when we started dating! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating#post-127781 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:01:56 +0000 heffalump 127781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had just turned 25. I was in a pretty bad place in my life. Single for the first time in 7 1/2 years, living with my parents because I just graduated and couldn't find a good job. I was very surprised that DH wanted to date me with all that on my plate! He was in a much better place- owned a house, had a good job, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating#post-127777 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:57:34 +0000 Minnie_Girl 127777@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 20, he was 28. I'm glad I found my match early! While I enjoyed being single, I didn't have great experiences with dating until DH. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating#post-127776 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:57:10 +0000 MsLipGloss 127776@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I had just turned 31 when I met DH - he was 29; we got married 4 years later. I think we both knew right away . . . I had an overwhelming sense of calm and completeness when I was with him, and he, even though I didn't ask him to, stopped seeing the (multitude of) women that he had been dating when we met. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating#post-127771 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:52:44 +0000 LuLu Mom 127771@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 24 and he was 30, I was over dating so it was perfect timing beacuse I had actually given up on men at the time and was content with being single for awhile! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating#post-127768 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:50:41 +0000 Grace 127768@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were both 28. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating#post-127766 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:48:30 +0000 Rubies 127766@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 25. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating#post-127758 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 07:41:14 +0000 Adira 127758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 19 and he was 20! We met in college and got married six years later. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating#post-127701 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:44:14 +0000 winniebee 127701@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 21 and DH was 20....we got married 8 years later ; ) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating#post-127683 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:33:48 +0000 chopsuey 127683@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 29! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating#post-127682 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 06:33:05 +0000 looch 127682@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I never looked at dating as needing salvation. I was too concerned with enjoying my single life, I actually enjoyed it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating#post-127666 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:42:50 +0000 SAHM0811 127666@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>when we re-met and dated for real (vs our high school fling, haha), I was almost 23.</p> <p>he so saved me from late 20's dating! I was single and dating for just a few months prior to him being in my life again and I hated it!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating#post-127663 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:35:55 +0000 lilteacherbee 127663@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was 16 and he was 17. We got married at 21 and 22. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating#post-127657 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:29:18 +0000 MsMamaBear 127657@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>27...but I guess I'm different. I enjoyed dating because I wasn't looking for The One. I was just having fun. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-old-were-you-when-you-found-salvation-from-dating#post-127649 Wed, 18 Apr 2012 05:14:29 +0000 tequiero21 127649@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hubs and I started dating when I was 25. Married when I was 27.... </p>