pineapples Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 There was a HUGE age gap between my boyfriends parents, 25 years, to be exact. My BF and both his older brothers were born when his dad was 45-50. I have been thinking about this. My BF is nearing 40. He is not really the type who wants to settle (which sucks for me, I guess). I wonder if this is due to his personality (ie he will never want to settle), OR, is this something related to the fact that his dad settled when he was 45 (this is the only way for him to do it)? By the way both his older brothers got married and had children when the were around 45... LOL I am asking because I want him NOW and not later... (but I am curios anyway). Thanks!
lululucy Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 How strange! I never thought about it, actually.. although I suppose I have always had the thought in the back of my mind that I would end up divorced one day (my mom and dad divorced while she was pregnant with me; my dad has been married three times since and my mom once). I never think of love as being able to last forever. Interesting question, I hope others have better answers than me.
Disillusioned Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 When my parents were dating, cars had big tailfins, Buddy Holly was the media darling, the South still had Jim Crow laws, and cigarettes were good for you. That was then, this is now.
Art_Critic Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 My Mom and Dad were married when they were 20.. My brother was born after they were married about 4 years and me the next year then a sister about 5 years later.. When they divorced there was another one of my sisters born and then about 15 years later another then another about 4 years later when he was 44. I was married for my first time in my early 30's and for the second and last time in my early 40's.. my son was born when I was 45.. My Mom never remarried.. So my dating patterns and relationships show ZERO of following in their footsteps.. Other than I was divorced and so were my parents but they were divorced for very different reasons than I divorced my first wife.
eerie_reverie Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 I'm already SOOL on that one. My parents were each others' first love. I missed that boat a long time ago.
Woggle Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 I married a woman just like my father the first time around but the second time I certainly broke that cycle. Neither one of my parents remarried after the divorce.
shiftedblue Posted March 1, 2011 Posted March 1, 2011 Pretty much everyone in my family marries the first person they get serious with... except me. So it really depends! lol.
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