# Are you happily married? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 25, 2014, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happily-married/691630 "2014-06-25T18:17:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Icarus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icarus/32/72_2.png) [@Icarus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icarus)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happily-married/691630/21 "2014-06-25T20:14:12Z")
My first marriage had it’s faults, but we were compatible. Regarding my second marriage, is appears we do not share some fundamental core values. Ah, well. It makes me miss the first one. I’m willing to admit that I am not talented at the whole partner thing. ---
**Author:** ![Mrs.Cake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/2acd7d/32.png) [@Mrs.Cake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mrs.Cake)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happily-married/691630/22 "2014-06-25T20:39:08Z")
Married 23 years tomorrow and could not have done better for myself ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happily-married/691630/23 "2014-06-25T20:48:09Z")
Just celebrated 22 years - planning for another 100. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 8:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happily-married/691630/24 "2014-06-25T20:51:04Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > Third time for me. And I’ve never been happier. This. And never more secure, respected, understood, comfortable… ---
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happily-married/691630/25 "2014-06-25T20:56:49Z")
Fourteen years, going strong. Don’t tell my wife but she could have done much better. ---
**Author:** ![Dr.Woo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7c8e57/32.png) [@Dr.Woo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Woo)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happily-married/691630/26 "2014-06-25T21:07:40Z")
Over 20 years and not happy. Not despondent, and happy with my life otherwise - just not happy with my marriage. ---
**Author:** ![saje](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/saje/32/3631_2.png) [@saje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saje)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happily-married/691630/27 "2014-06-25T21:15:51Z")
23 years and I checked happy, though in truth I know I could be just as happy on my own. But life is good and a large part of that has to do with being married, so… \ ---
**Author:** ![Lo-Slung\_Denim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@Lo-Slung\_Denim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lo-Slung_Denim)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happily-married/691630/28 "2014-06-25T21:35:03Z")
> [@RaftPeople](#): > > Yes, 4 days and everything has been great so far. > > This is my advice for those of you that have only been married a short time (minutes or hours) and want to know how to make it as long as I have: > 1 - Stay alive - if you have a pulse you can probably make it this long Four weeks today and it seems to be going well so far. Both still breathing in and out. ---
**Author:** ![gracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/8e7dd6/32.png) [@gracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gracer)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happily-married/691630/29 "2014-06-25T21:54:53Z")
> [@RaftPeople](#): > > Yes, 4 days and everything has been great so far. > > This is my advice for those of you that have only been married a short time (minutes or hours) and want to know how to make it as long as I have: > 1 - Stay alive - if you have a pulse you can probably make it this long > [@Lo-Slung\_Denim](#): > > Four weeks today and it seems to be going well so far. Both still breathing in and out. Congrats both of you! To many happy and healthy years! 🙂 I said married between 10-20 years, but we’re not technically married. Very happy though! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![RaftPeople](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/6f9a4e/32.png) [@RaftPeople](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RaftPeople)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happily-married/691630/30 "2014-06-25T22:27:24Z")
> [@gracer](#): > > Congrats both of you! To many happy and healthy years! 🙂 > > I said married between 10-20 years, but we’re not technically married. Very happy though! 🆒 Thanks 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Vita\_Beata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@Vita\_Beata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vita_Beata)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happily-married/691630/31 "2014-06-25T22:39:20Z")
34 years happily married. We’re now looking at paring down the house and considering where to be for our future years of adventures. ---
**Author:** ![seal\_cleaner](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e274bd/32.png) [@seal\_cleaner](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/seal_cleaner)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happily-married/691630/32 "2014-06-25T22:59:56Z")
> [@Vita\_Beata](#): > > 34 years happily married. We’re now looking at paring down the house and considering where to be for our future years of adventures. Just about exactly where we are (31 years). I’m thinking condo, she wants to stay or buy a small horse farm. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happily-married/691630/33 "2014-06-25T23:12:31Z")
A couple months shy of our tenth anniversary. Never been happier, I think. Let me check with the wife. OK, she confirms it. I’ve never been happier. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![WhyNot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c77e96/32.png) [@WhyNot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WhyNot)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happily-married/691630/34 "2014-06-25T23:33:15Z")
Together just shy of 5 years, Handfasted for just shy of 4 years, and we’re getting legally married in August. So yes, happy. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Lorene89095](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@Lorene89095](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lorene89095)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 11:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happily-married/691630/35 "2014-06-25T23:37:36Z")
No - the damn idiot thought he could beat on me… It didn’t work out well ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happily-married/691630/36 "2014-06-25T23:49:35Z")
Friday marks 15 years for us! Less than 15 months in, I had a little neurological incident that left me learning how to walk and talk again. At 25 years old, she had the strength to stand up to my meddling family that thought that they would decide what was best for me. I love her more every day… ---
**Author:** ![Vita\_Beata](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@Vita\_Beata](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vita_Beata)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happily-married/691630/37 "2014-06-25T23:50:15Z")
> [@seal\_cleaner](#): > > Just about exactly where we are (31 years). I’m thinking condo, she wants to stay or buy a small horse farm. seal\_cleaner, We have neighbors with a couple dozen draft horses: what a load of work! We help the neighbors, attend their competitions, go visit the horses, counting ourselves fortunate not to own any. But then, we’ve never worked with horses prior. ---
**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2014, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happily-married/691630/38 "2014-06-25T23:59:17Z")
Dammit now I want sherbet but I’m not going back out! ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happily-married/691630/39 "2014-06-26T00:18:24Z")
50 years, 3 months, 11 days and I couldn’t be happier. ---
**Author:** ![jabiru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/bbce88/32.png) [@jabiru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jabiru)\ **Post date:** [June 26, 2014, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-you-happily-married/691630/40 "2014-06-26T00:23:13Z")
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