A Poll for Married Dopers

A.

It has never been in doubt for the last 45 years! :wink:

Hetero. I’m 40, she’s 31. Together 11 years, married 7.

I would be very surprised at anything other than A.

A. MId 50’s, married 23 years, no kids.

C
D if he gets suicidal

Married 27 years, three kids, looking at empty nest.

I would have said A, but the past two weeks or so have been interesting, to say the least, so now it’s probably A- or A.3 or something like that. It’ll straighten out soon, I think.

A

20th anniversary coming up at the end of the month. We’ve stuck together through some very tough times so far. She’s my best friend, I can’t imagine not wanting to be with her.

I’m a pessimist, and we have gone through a rough patch or two, so I say B. I’m just not comforatable saying “never”. But, I am very happy (and I believe she is too), and I would be astonished if we didn’t spend the rest of our lives together.

We’re hetero, both ~35. Together 9 years, married 6, no young’uns.

Solid A

We met freshman year in college. I was dating her roommate. Spring break we discovered we lived a mile from each other back home.

It’s been more than 22 years and we’re married 15 of those two weeks ago. We’re pair bonded as strong as I’ve ever seen any couple. Mostly because we understand each other and the rest of the world appears to be constructed mostly of people who don’t make sense and don’t try.

Between A and B. We are very happy and confident in our marriage, but one never knows the future.

Hetero, inter-cultural, dated for 5 years, been married for 8 years.

A, no question.

Hetero, married 26 years, ages 49 and 51.

“B” with a heavy leaning to “A” especially after the shit we had to live through when I had my breakdowns.

Hetero, married 14 years. no kids.

Male, 46. Married for 2+ years.

A. After what we’ve been together, we are commited to each other.

We decided early on to complete commit and to work on any issues which may come up.

B, even though I think we’re more solid than 99% of married couples.

You just never know what the future holds. A tragic event like the death of a child could potentially tear us apart (I have no idea that it actually would, but I’m using it as an example of something I’ve heard often unexpectedly ends in divorce.)

I feel like A but I think B is the realistic choice for everybody.

Both of us are 27, together 5 years, married 3.

A. If we made it through what we have already, we’ll make it through anything that doesn’t come from within. Hetero, me 27, him 36, living together 8 years and married for 4 of those.

A.

18 years together. Almost 3 kids.

A, very likely, but who can foresee the future? Straight, married almost 18 years (anniversary on Aug. 11), three wonderful sons. So far, so good! She’s smart (PBK), beautiful, kind, tolerant, well-read and a talented cook. Same politics and religious views as me. We have a lot of shared interests but are also secure enough that each of us is cool with the other having different interests, too. She makes me happy and still turns me on; I do my best to return the favor. I’m a very lucky man.

B. It’s great, but the past couple of years living overseas have been kind of rough. I probably would have said A before moving here, but I think B is more realistic.

Hetero, married 7 years, together almost 9. He’s 35, I’m 27. Very solidly “A”.

Missed my edit window … I keep forgetting I had one of those “birthday” things back in May … I’m 28.

A - 20 years married - Don’t we all come into it with the idea that this is an A?

Although, if she makes me late again, I’m downgrading us to a B. That’ll show her.