Amount of relationships?

barry181091

After having a conversation with a friend, we somehow got onto the topic of relationships and how many do people have before they get married/stick with one? Thought it would be interesting to get an average.

Ill start, i'm 21 and have had 1 relationship.

NIMAN

Not enough.

AnonoBoy

Are you married OP?

Because if you're not it doesn't really provide any information for your survey at all.

So when you said, you'll start did you actually mean you'll pollute the data of this scientific study with inaccurate results? Because that's what you're doing.

I hope you're happy young man. :mad:

ashers22

37 and lost count, genuinely I really don't know but only two lasted more than a year, the rest were more casual and typically three to six months. Haven't met anyone I wanted to stick with yet.

blatantrereg

People have different ideas about when dating someone becomes a relationship really. Might need to define it to get meaningful answers.
I usually don't like defining things when I'm seeing someone, but I've cohabited with four women - so I guess I have to count those. Longest time seeing any of them was 5 years. The number includes my gf, whom I do intend to stick with.

edit: I'm 33.

Steve O

2 fairly serious ones.

It's hard getting back out there after a serious relationship, I'm out if the latest 6 months now and I've yet to even try meeting anyone else.

Chuck Stone

Do mannequins count?

CollardGreens

Your talking about humans, right?

Esoteric_

depends on what you define as a relationship.

If we're talking more than a year, then three.

If we're talking more than three months, then about 10. I'm just about 24.

Lando Griffin

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Do mannequins count?

If they can make a sammich then yes they do.

biko

Thread needs more poll.

Nabber

OP just so you know, your hand doesn't count. So you may wanna revise your relationship count.

Cungi

Do Palmella and her five sisters count as one?

EDIT: Dammit Nabber!

SunKing

I had a tamagotchi once....

CollardGreens

How long do you have to date them before it counts? Will 2 times count or is it a several month thing? Details, I want details.......

barry181091

Right, lets say a relationship that is like defined as 'going out'. And has to of lasted for at least two months!

Chuck Stone

barry181091 wrote: »

Right, lets say a relationship that is like defined as 'going out'. And has to of lasted for at least two months!

Does the person have to be alive?

barry181091

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Does the person have to be alive?

Nope. I don't discriminate.

MadsL

Is there an upper age limit? Just for the gerontophiles among us.

Jen Pigs Fly

I've had 6 official relationships since 14 years of age, one lasted 4 years, I'm almost 23 now.

Auldloon

A 2 month relationship when in school or college can seem like a big deal when you haven't much else to compare it to. Once you're on your third marriage that school thing may not seem like a relationship at all in fact what was her name again?

Where To

Do they have to be mutual?

7 7 12

xxxJennyxxx wrote: »

I've had 6 official relationships since 14 years of age, one lasted 4 years, I'm almost 23 now.

Slapper

banned

Da Shins Kelly

I married my next door neighbour when we were about 6. We never officially called it off, so I guess that's my longest one.

Senna

Da Shins Kelly wrote: »

I married my next door neighbour when we were about 6. We never officially called it off, so I guess that's my longest one.

She married me when we were 7, said I was her first, F**KIN SLUT

MadsL

Where To wrote: »

Do they have to be mutual?

How many have you stalked??? :eek::eek:

MadsL

Just to be clear are non-consensual relationships in or out?

Queen-Mise

Two - current one (husband and all that palaver), first one was a nasty fcuker in England, but I didn't know any better.
I had a few short term ones in my teens but don't really count them, as they were only a few week/month things.

Scruffles

twenty nine and never had one,have never had any level of sexuality before, aka non/asexuality,added to classic autism have got no interest,attachment or connection to people whatsoever,but have got profound attachment and connection to animals,just not in a sexuality way before this gets turned into a pro bestiality comment.:P

MonkstownHoop

i was with one girl 3 times, id say for around 5 months at a time, she was a weirdo

9959

MonkstownHoop wrote: »

i was with one girl 3 times, id say for around 5 months at a time, she was a weirdo

Fair enough.

wolfpawnat

I am 26, one serious relationship (for the last 6 years) and two not very serious, couple of months sorts of things. Don't see myself leaving this relationship with a second child on the way without huge problems, so I'd say that's me settled.

mccarthy37

Do sheep count.

mccarthy37

mccarthy37 wrote: »

Do sheep count.

Yeh but their numeracy skills aren't as good as humans.

Queen-Mise

Scruffles wrote: »

twenty nine and never had one,have never had any level of sexuality before, aka non/asexuality,added to classic autism have got no interest,attachment or connection to people whatsoever,but have got profound attachment and connection to animals,just not in a sexuality way before this gets turned into a pro bestiality comment.:P

Are you happy with this situation? Do you ever feel you are missing out on anything? And last question (:o, sorry) - would you like to have kids at some point?

Am interested - I hope am not offending you in some way.

Thirdfox

Queen-Mise wrote: »

Are you happy with this situation? Do you ever feel you are missing out on anything? And last question (:o, sorry) - would you like to have kids at some point?

Am interested - I hope am not offending you in some way.

Recently engaged at 25.

I've had a few relationships before that ~ around 3 depending on your definitions.

Where To

MadsL wrote: »

How many have you stalked??? :eek::eek:

I've been the stalkee more of often than the stalker, surprising as that may sound.

I've had a few, but then, again, too few to mention

Ruudi_Mentari

before marriage, tbh one feels like a marriage to me so (because) I don't get involved that way often.

Even when they were over they weren't really over was still legal documents to be processed, in our heads. Twice.

tomboylady

In my mid-20s, one long-term boyfriend, and a few smaller 'things' (wouldn't call them relationships). Single for a few years now.

Where To

tomboylady wrote: »

In my mid-20s, one long-term boyfriend, and a few smaller 'things' (wouldn't call them relationships). Single for a few years now.

You said you'd never tell.:(

tomboylady

Where To wrote: »

You said you'd never tell.:(

It had to come out sooner or later. Whoops.

SharpshooterTom

26 and 0.

CruelCoin

I'm 27, and have been in 2.

By relationships i assume you mean those that survive past the walk-of-shame moment?

Have been in 2 long term.

First for 7 years, and the current for 2 years and counting.

mattjack

Where To wrote: »

I've been the stalkee more of often than the stalker, surprising as that may sound.

I've had a few, but then, again, too few to mention

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x4Vp642ERhM

johnr1

Thread disappoints.

eviltwin

Just the one. Been with my husbag since my teens. Two kids, a mortgage and two mutts so that's me stuck

SunnyDub1

23, 3 not so serious more of a fling (Friend with benefit) and 1 serious long term.

Is it just me or does anyone else feel that when you come out of a long term relationship, they realize how great single life is and are turned off the whole marriage and settling down thing?

maybe I've just gotten to use to single life ... :P

x Purple Pawprints x

24 and have had one relationship that lasted 2 years. Ended 6 weeks ago.

xLexie

24 and just the 1 proper one.

smash

x Purple Pawprints x wrote: »

24 and have had one relationship that lasted 2 years. Ended 6 weeks ago.

xLexie wrote: »

24 and just the 1 proper one.

Interesting....

Please Kill Me

I'm 42 and on my third relationship. 1st was 16 years, 2nd was 4 years and current is 4 years and still going strong.