Originally Posted by wisj2

When my best friend and I were 16 a new girl moved into the neighborhood. First time he ever saw her he told me "I'm going to marry that girl". We found out later she was 12 years old at the time.

He went on with life and dated others, but when she turned 16 they started dating and married when he was 22 and she was 18. Today, nearly 40 years later, they are still happily married. One of very few couples I know in my generation who are still with their original spouses.