I was depressed and anxious for over a decade before getting married. The first year of marriage when I was 26 was the best year of my life, but pre-marriage it was definitely junior high. I loved junior high - my school, my friends, it was a happy time!
What about you?
GOLD / wonderful pomegranate / 28905 posts
Freshman year of collegel! Architecture studio was insane! We never got sleep. Never went to our dorms. But it was so much fun. And it was the year I met my DH so everything was more exciting. 
pineapple / 12802 posts
Being 18 - 19 was one of the best years of my life.
After that while I was living alone, right before meeting my husband I had amazing times as well!
GOLD / eggplant / 11517 posts
19-21 was a great stage. I was an upperclassmen, had a great group of friends, an awesome boyfriend, was in great shape, and did lots of partying and having fun!
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
I'm not sure I would have said it then.... but grad school.
cantaloupe / 6171 posts
I think pre-marriage it was the first couple years after college, when I met dh and we had a really fun social circle with weekly happy hours, kickball games, and other fun times. the 2nd year that dh and I were dating, I lived 3 blocks away from him and his roommate/one of our good friends (who was later our best man), and our other good friend (who ended up also being one of our groomsmen) lived 2 blocks from them, so the 4 of us were like a little fun family hanging out all the time!
blogger / wonderful cherry / 21616 posts
the year I spent in NY! I was single for part of, then met DH and dated while I was there. I had freedom, a job I loved, a boyfriend and tons of amazing friends. I went out every night and just had a really great time living life. I would love to relive that year again.
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
Gosh, I have a hard time, but I think I came into my own in college and it just contined after there. Also, 27 was a good year, it was the first year I made serious bank and I was super confident in my skin.
pomelo / 5509 posts
Hmmm...I am still pre-marriage (for 3 more months) but I'd have to say two summers ago, when SO and I had just started dating, so...I was 26. We met and then like 2 weeks later he got laid off from his job, which in the big picture, sucked, but I was working summer hours, so we got to spend soooooo much time together that summer just being carefree and enjoying each other. It was still that exciting new relationship phase, too, when everything's all butterflies and sparks, hahaha.
Of course, when he got a new job a couple months later that was cool, too, but...man we had a lot of fun that summer.
cherry / 204 posts
First year of college was really fun. I had a great group of friends. It was also when I met my husband, although we didn't start dating years later.
kiwi / 742 posts
Those first 3 years out of college. I had just broken up with my college bf so I was figuring out the whole dating scene and basically going out with my friends every night because I hated my job! I would go back to that time, mistakes and all, over and over again
persimmon / 1165 posts
Right after college I moved to San Diego from the Midwest without knowing anyone. It was true freedom and I had a permi-grin on my face everyday for the first year I lived there. I would move back in a heartbeat!
cantaloupe / 6791 posts
The beginning of college was great! I lived with 2 really good friends from high school. DH and I had been dating for a couple years, but even when we broke up for awhile, those friends were really there for me and helped me enjoy life.
coconut / 8861 posts
I would have to say that the dating years before we married were the most fun pre-marriage. We always hung out with friends, went out to bars, etc. It was before everyone eventually got married and had kids. Since 2007, everyone's been doing the married and kids thing.
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
I would say 24-25, Right before meeting DH was an amazing summer, I finally decided who I was and what I wanted out of life and grew into myself. I met him and it was the best year!
GOLD / pineapple / 12662 posts
I met DH and passed the bar exam all in the course of a year . . . not too shabby, if I do say so mahselfs! 
pear / 1787 posts
Hmmm...I got married in the summer between my first and second years of grad school, and grad school has been the best stage of my life so far, so I'd have to say the first year of grad school! We were engaged and living together, though, so it was pretty much the same as post-marriage.
I was pretty unhappy and in a bad relationship all through my undergrad so I guess otherwise it would have to be during high school when I had a close group of friends, was performing constantly in my show choir, and of course didn't have to deal with actual adult responsibility.
GOLD / papaya / 10206 posts
High school for sure, no worries, tons of fun, I spent my school days not trying very hard but getting good grades and my free time riding my horse. That was the life I tell ya
pomegranate / 3204 posts
The first few years of college! It was so fun, I lived with roommates, went out every night, slept in, lived a carefree life and met DH.
coconut / 8430 posts
The year I met my DH! We had so much fun getting to know each other and hung out several times a week with all of our friends who were mostly single back then. I would totally rewind the clock and live it again!
pear / 1579 posts
I have 2
1. My college years! I loved college and the feeling of finally being independent from my parents. I also had lots of fun in college partying and just living life.
2. Mommy hood: since having LO, I've discovered a new type of love and just emotions I never knew existed. She has humbled me and made me an overall better person!
eggplant / 11716 posts
I know it seems silly, but can I just say all of the years from 23-32 (got married at 32)? if I *had* to narrow it down, maybe years 29 1/2-31 1/2?
I don't know, it was all pretty great. Traveled 2 months a year to other countries, made a lot of friends, had a job I loved, dated a lot and had fun, met my DH.
Lots of good times in there.
pomegranate / 3244 posts
Probably from 24-26. I was living abroad, met one of the closest friends I have today, saw some of the most amazing sights I've ever seen, and met and got to know my DH. I was really confident, was in great shape (I worked in a community that was a 3+ hour hike away, up & over 2 mountains....SUCH GOOD SHAPE), etc etc.
coconut / 8475 posts
17-20. OMG. Did it all..had too much fun. If my parents only knew. Also spent too much money. ekkk..
grapefruit / 4441 posts
BEST time was living abroad in Spain when I was 20-21. College was pretty good, and also 25-28.
grapefruit / 4187 posts
Not including the time DH and I started dating (since my life has never been so good), I would have to say my Junior year in college. I was living with a group of really fun girls and we threw tons of parties and generally had a great time. My love life was also thriving, I went from relationship to relationship that year and they were all good/ended amicably.
From there it went downhill since we all got bad housing lottery numbers and were split up on opposite sides of campus senior year. It wasn't nearly as fun, then I graduated and started working and went into a funk until DH and I got together.
wonderful pea / 17279 posts
Sophomore year of college. I had a great group of girlfriends, the best looking study buddies, a job that gave me on campus recognition, really good grades, and I was skinny!
wonderful olive / 19353 posts
Middle school! I was active in Student Council and held various offices, including VP. I was on the tennis and basketball team with tae kwon do outside of school so I was at the best shape of my life. I also dominated in the academics and got rewarded for it.
pomegranate / 3983 posts
First year after HS, when I met my best friends, and then the first year DH and I lived together!
coconut / 8498 posts
Sophomore year of college and senior year of college. Sophomore year I was just out of a horrible relationship, had tons of fun, and DH and I started dating. Senior year I was engaged (long-distance), not taking many hours, and spent pretty much all of my free time with my best friends.
persimmon / 1328 posts
Oooh, this is hard. I'd probably go for the first few years of grad school when I first met DH. I hung out with my friends or traveled most weekends and have a lot of great memories from that time.
persimmon / 1304 posts
Definitely 22-24. Traveled so much and moved in with DH for the first time. I loved the independence of being out of school and making my own money.
bananas / 9973 posts
26-28 for sure! I broke up with my only long-term ex, enjoyed the single life briefly, met DH, and our adventure began! Life DEFINITELY became wonderful once we got together!
grapefruit / 4819 posts
Ages 25 to 29! Living the single life in London (and Australia for a bit) with a great job that gave me 40+ days of annual leave, and a great salary that allowed me to travel the world over and do/buy whatever I wanted, whenever I wanted. No serious boyfriends to tie me down, but an exciting enough dating life to keep me entertained, and some of the world's greatest friends who were always up for an adventure with me. Greatest years of my life.
eggplant / 11824 posts
24-27. I was out of college and had a job I loved and an amazing co-ed group of friends and we were so close. We parties so much and got into so many hilarious shenanigans, I traveled and was in amazing, amazing shape. Dated a bunch before meeting DH which I think is really important to do. I was so comfortable and confident in my skin. The first 9 months of my relationship with DH we were long distance and saw each other every 5 weeks. He would meet me at the airport and take me home, there was always a chilled split of champagne and dinner and we would basically make out for 48 hours straight, then part. It was so much fun, and romantic!!
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