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Well Op's view may be different. I think she mentioned it was common to see women her age married or in long-term relationships.
Like if you're single in a small town, and everyone's getting married or having babies out of HS and you're not, then you start feeling like an old-maid at 26, and single.
I was this person through all my twenties. Single, living and working in a small town (my hometown), everyone had married right out of hs, and all my friends were married and had kids. It wasn't for me and I didn't feel like an old maid. I was glad I wasnt married at that age or parenting. It being common where you are from doesn't mean you have to buy into it. Either your sense of self worth is tied up in such things or it isn't.
I was this person through all my twenties. Single, living and working in a small town (my hometown), everyone had married right out of hs, and all my friends were married and had kids. It wasn't for me and I didn't feel like an old maid. I was glad I wasnt married at that age or parenting. It being common where you are from doesn't mean you have to buy into it. Either your sense of self worth is tied up in such things or it isn't.
No one wants to be the reason or responsible for your happiness. Most healthy people run from that type of neediness.
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I didn't read through this whole thread so others may have recounted stories already.
My cousin is married to a "military man." He is Special Ops. In addition to the typical military life of moving around every few years as his orders change, she has mostly raised their 3 children as a single mother. Due to the nature of his work in the military, when he is deployed she usually only knows what country he is being sent to and can go months without hearing from him.
My other cousin is in the Air Force. He's been a communications officer pretty much his entire career so he's a suit rather than a soldier.
My godson is in the Marines. He works on base as a mechanic and looking at his recent FB pics, has already started his beer gut in anticipation of getting out at the end of next month.
Not all in the military just walk around on base looking all hot, sexy and buff.
To answer your question though: my cousin met her husband in school. They were friends for years. He was stationed in NC and she went to visit him one weekend and married him while she was there. My other cousin met both his ex and current wives "at work" as they were/are both AF as well. My godson's wife is the sister of his best friend from high school. They got married ridiculously young so she could live on base with him.
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