How many significant others have you had so far?

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farmercal

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When you say significant, I figure you mean serious
I'm 47 and I have only had one, married her 26 years ago, and three children and one grandchild later we are still living happily ever after
 

Rudee

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The ones I call "significant" are the one's I've introduced to Mom. And that would probably be 5 or 6.
 

pulse8

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I'm 25.

1 for 4 years
1 for 1 year

There have been others, but none long enough to be considered significant.
 

imported_Strang

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I'm 23.

1 - 1 month (she dumped me for another guy)
2 - ~2 months (I dumped her after she was hanging on another guy, heh)
3 - ~4 months (I dumped her after she said that she was raped by a guy but actually had just cheated and lied about it)
4 - current, 1.5 years (moved in together in March)
 

monk3y

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Originally posted by: farmercal
When you say significant, I figure you mean serious
I'm 47 and I have only had one, married her 26 years ago, and three children and one grandchild later we are still living happily ever after
Now that's awesome.
 

Cyco

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Jan 15, 2002
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I've only had 2 serious relationships.
The first lasted a year and a couple of weeks.
The second, current, and god willing last, is at 10 1/2 years (9 1/2 married)

Had many other relationships that lasted from a few days to few months also, but I don't consider them significant.
 

Jzero

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Originally posted by: InstincT
Originally posted by: farmercal
When you say significant, I figure you mean serious
I'm 47 and I have only had one, married her 26 years ago, and three children and one grandchild later we are still living happily ever after
Now that's awesome.

If I married the first 5 significant others, I'd be divorced 5 times by now. If the first one you meet is the right one, good for you, but there's not really anything laudable about staying with your first LTR just 'cause.
 

tec699

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Originally posted by: InstincT
Originally posted by: farmercal
When you say significant, I figure you mean serious
I'm 47 and I have only had one, married her 26 years ago, and three children and one grandchild later we are still living happily ever after
Now that's awesome.

Yea.. you don't see that as much as you did in the past.
 

Pepsei

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Originally posted by: FFMCobalt
2. One lasted two weeks. The other lasted over 5 years.

5 years is a long time.

mine first was 10 years and when it was all over,it hit me by suprise.
 

drum

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Feb 1, 2003
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i'm 22 and i've had 2. one was 6 months and the other was 3 years. yeah i miss that last one
 

spidey07

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oh geez, where to start. I only count them if its truly a "significant other", dating for a few months doesn't count, because one/two night stands I simply lost count long ago. I'm 33.

1st 6 months
2nd 2 years
3rd 6 months
4th 2 years
5th 1.5 years
6th 5 years (marriage/divorce)

current 3 months.
 

Lonyo

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2x 1 month
1x 8 1/2 months
1x 3 months (but still going)
And a couple at less than 2 weeks that don't count.

17 at the moment.
 

miniMUNCH

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I had several "girl friends" in HS but they don't count (I never slept with thm or anything...it wasn't all that serious)...SO:

One...8 years.

Been married 5 years.:D
 

Dimkaumd

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Dec 1, 2003
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Im 20 yrs old. Ive had 3 somewhat serious relationships.

at 17 - 2 months (lots of intercourse)

at 18 - 8 months (nice girl - but obsessive and a bit nutz)

at 18 - 1 yr 8 months ( very cute girl, cheated one me once, broke up cause she wanted to cheat again)
 

erikiksaz

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Dayamn, all my sub-year relationships are all so short in comparison to the majority here. :eek:
 

krunchykrome

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Im 21.

1st: 9 Months
2nd: 4 Months
3rd: 10 Months
4th: 1 year, 2 months
Current GF: 7 Months and still going great

And 1 one night stand.
 

alkemyst

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Feb 13, 2001
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I am taking significant other as someone you are exclusive with...I wouldn't be able to remember anyone I got naked, yet alone had at least one date with.

around 17-18 about a year and a half

the rest are lived with time:
~20 total of 5 years almost, married

26 about 2 years

28 about 2 years, engaged and broke up near the end, once the engagement happened she started trying to call the shots.

30ish about 3 months, don't know if we ever agreed to be exclusive

married again about 2 years now

between each except for about 2 years after my divorce where I only was with a couple chicks, I was pretty much on dates / ? weekly.
 

anno

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May 1, 2003
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eh..
1, roughly 3 years (high school thing, I just didn't know how to get rid of him..)
1, roughly 6 months
1, 28 years (married 25 in october)

and a healthy handful of insiginificant ones tossed in early on.

anno
 

jjones

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Oct 9, 2001
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A few over the years I guess. For the most part, I avoided commitment but I think that there's probably 3 or 4 relationships I've had which would qualify as me trying to be committed.

My wife is definately one. :p