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How many partners have you lived with?

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  • Only another couple of years and the cats come a calling...

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    Haha, well cats are more of a female thing. More of a dog person myself. People do think it's unusual for a 38 year old to have never lived with anyone, but it's just the way it is... Society looks down on both parties for not conforming but I think for women it's slightly worse.

    Of course, there's no point in living together with the wrong person either, just because time is running out or whatever.
  • lostinrates
    lostinrates Posts: 55,283 Forumite
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    CC-Warrior wrote: »
    Haha, well cats are more of a female thing. More of a dog person myself. People do think it's unusual for a 38 year old to have never lived with anyone, but it's just the way it is... Society looks down on both parties for not conforming but I think for women it's slightly worse.

    Of course, there's no point in living together with the wrong person either, just because time is running out or whatever.

    I'll have your cats cc, DH and I always have room for more.

    I have to say, I find the stereotype a bit odd. I am a married mad cat ( and dog and other animal ) woman. Shrug.
  • Three. First was after a few months, he was staying over so much just became permanent. About a year or so later I realised I didn't like him, yet alone love him and booted him back to his mums, ran me into debt and was a lazy no gooder. Next up we waited 2 years then moved in, lasted nearly 9 years in total. Also realised he was a twit, goodbye.
    New one only 5 months in, just. Most days I love him :)
    I love food, hate waste and have a penchant for sparkly things ::D

    Trying to find a work life balance...:rotfl:
  • Kathy535
    Kathy535 Posts: 464 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker I've been Money Tipped!
    Three. First one at 18 for two months: then ex husband for 13 yrs, now 'new' husband for 11 years. I like this one, I think I'll keep him!
  • Deep_In_Debt
    Deep_In_Debt Posts: 8,579 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Mortgage-free Glee!
    One.

    My ex Oh moved into my house after about 3 years. We were together 18 years. I'm now happy being single.
    Debt 30k in 2008.:eek::o Cleared all my debt in 2013 and loving being debt free :)
    Mortgage free since 2014 :)
  • busiscoming2
    busiscoming2 Posts: 4,461 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Two.
    First husband - moved in together after five years. Lasted another eleven years.
    Second/current husband - moved in after a few months although I'd known him for years. That was about seventeen years ago.
  • apesxx
    apesxx Posts: 583 Forumite
    2 x First I lived with for around a year before packing up and going back to my mums.

    2nd I live with now and weve been together 8.5 years x We moved in together when DD was 5 days old. We were supposed to have 3 weeks to sort the house when we finally got the keys ( there was a real pain with chain on the mortgage) but unfortunately DD had other ideas coming 3.5 weeks early x
  • Lunar_Eclipse
    Lunar_Eclipse Posts: 3,060 Forumite
    edited 23 October 2013 at 9:37PM
    One. Got together just before uni, moved in together as soon as the last one of us graduated. Got married a few years later. Still very happy after 25 years or so.
  • CupOfChai
    CupOfChai Posts: 1,411 Forumite
    Just this one.
  • MrsE_2
    MrsE_2 Posts: 24,161 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    3, but I married 2 of them.

    3 is a tiny % of total boyfriends though, I've had lots of boyfriends. I was very outgoing when young.
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