“My husband and I were childhood friends.
At age 13, we felt a spark and started dating.
At 18, I got pregnant with our son.
We eloped, and we started our life over.
Little did I know, he had a mistress.
“My aunt married her first husband when she was young.
They wanted different things, they got divorced, and they went their separate ways.
They both moved on and remarried.
Then, both of their spouses passed away within a year or so of each other.
They reconnected and got remarried about 40 or so years after their initial divorce.
Life works in mysterious ways.”
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2. boredatwork123
3.
“My husband and I were childhood friends.
At age 13, we felt a spark and started dating.
At 18, I got pregnant with our son.
We eloped, and we started our life over.
Little did I know, he had a mistress.
45, Texas
4.
“My husband and I met in the ninth grade and got together shortly after high school.
We were friends and ended up having sex and then immediately falling in love.
Just so much immature drama.
The wedding rolled around, and I had the worst panic attack of my life.
It just came down to being afraid that there was something better out there I had never dated!
We dated for a year before we decided to have a baby and get married again.
That was almost six years ago.
He is my soulmate.
We needed the time apart, so Im very grateful for our divorce.
Anonymous, California
5.
“My parents split up after three years.
They eventually got back together and stayed together until my dad died of cancer.”
jenniferj5
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“My parents got divorced when I was a kid, after my dad went to jail.
Now, they’re getting legally separated or possibly divorced again, and my dad just moved out.”
u/InannasPocket
7.
“My mom did this!
She married my father and got pregnant with me immediately.
She was just 20 years old.
I was born; he was a turd.
She divorced him and found out a few weeks later that she was pregnant with my brother.
Dad is still a turd.
He kept my brother, my mom kept me.
I didnt see my brother for two or three full years.
Literally forgot about the guy because we were so young.”
“My mom met my stepdad when I was 4.
My mom cheated on him when I was 9 or so?
Then, she found out he was cheating on her, too.
He wanted to work things out.
She wanted to be with her boyfriend (he made more money).
Eventually, she got back around to my stepdad.
They remarried and have been together ever since.
I think theyve been married a solid 15 years now.
Theyre really both happy together now!
I dont like either one of them, but I think they did the right thing by getting remarried.
u/en-ron_hubbard
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“My sister got married at 17.
He was in the Navy, and she got lonely and cheated.
Within two years, they were divorced.
She went on to marry and divorce two other people, both of whom were womanizing losers.
When she was 52, she bumped into her first husband at the grocery store.
They had been living in the same town for 20 years and didn’t know it.
They have been together for eight years and are engaged.
He is a fabulous guy, and they are more in love now than ever.”
Anonymous, Maryland
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“Married for over 10 years, together for 15.
He cheated, I wanted to work it out, he filed for divorce.
He cheated AGAIN a little over a year later.
Its definitely over now, and Im much happier and content with my life.
Hes still miserable.”
44, USA
10. kristinap48d99e23b
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“We got married in 2009.
I was his second marriage; he had married his high school sweetheart and had two kids.
Plus, I wasn’t prepared to be a stepmom to such little kids.
Wild that separation lasted only six weeks.
We got back together (but didn’t remarry) and had a great three years.
It was a horrible, ugly time full of cruel name-calling and nasty fights.
We have been together ever since!
I have no doubt he is my person, he is my best friend and soulmate.
40, USA
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“We got married in 2007.
We were pretty young at the time and had kids soon after.
We had four kids and got divorced in October 2020.
We both dated other people and coparented well.
We started doing more things as a family because our kids were fairly young.
We slowly hung out more and realized we are meant to be together.
It was still during the pandemic, so we bought a motor home and traveled the States.
We grew together again while traveling the US.
We got married again in August 2021 and havent looked back.”
39, Arizona
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“Married at 18.
Divorced after almost 30 years.
After we had separated and were with new partners, we met on divorce day.
Immediately leaving the courthouse, he walked me to my car.
He asked me out, and after we got unentangled from other relationships, we went out.
After counseling, we made it official and got remarried.
Been married for nine years.
Its been so enlightening.
Love my marriage the second time around.”
50s, USA
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“This is actually a story about my younger brother.
He has a big heart and is a wild romantic.
The first time he and his wife were married, it was right out of high school.
They moved to Seattle, and after about a year, they were divorced.
I remember telling him, ‘Whatever you do, don’t marry her again!’
Five years later, my husband and I were living in Massachusetts.
My brother runs into his ex in their hometown, and one thing leads to another.
Eventually, she claims to be pregnant.”
55, Minnesota
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“My parents were married for 12 years back in the early ’80s to early ’90s.
They divorced because he cheated on her for YEARS.
They remained friends and decided a few years ago to give marriage another try.
The first few months were OK, but it has been a mess since then.
They argue over everything, every day.
He goes on trips for DAYS without her.
She treats him AWFUL as well.”
49, USA
16.
“My mom got married right out of high school and had my three oldest siblings.
They divorced, and she had me and married my dad.
Its been about eight years now, they argue like theyre still teenagers, but theyre happy.”
u/Luckynum23
And finally…
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“My grandparents got remarried after 25 years.
They had my mom when they were only 16 and got divorced a few years later.
Grandma remarried three other people, then they ended up back together.
I think they just wanted company and settled, honestly.
They arent loving toward each other at all.”
Anonymous
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