We got married in 1974, I was just 18 and Pam 17 and a few days a very cheap wedding as you can imagine, the night before the wedding my family held a meeting and tried to talk me out of it, 46 years later still happy, we are the only members of my family to have made it this long on one marriage. I come from a rubbish family, luckily I now am a member of a very nice one.
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GM
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Back home now, wired for sound!
We got married in 1978 after 4 years of living together, very taboo then. Harringay register office, Drove ourselves there in my VW Beetle, reception in our flat that we just bought and a honeymoon in the New Forest. Still just about going 42 years later. 
Getting scorchio out there, lucky there's a big Chestnut tree giving me shelter while I'm digging
We got married in 1978 after 4 years of living together, very taboo then. Harringay register office, Drove ourselves there in my VW Beetle, reception in our flat that we just bought and a honeymoon in the New Forest. Still j
Getting scorchio out there, lucky there's a big Chestnut tree giving me shelter while I'm digging
numbnuts
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In complete contrast we had all the gear, white wedding with all the trimming, three course dinner reception for 100 guests with disco afterwards and it all went down the pan, still I have all the bad memory's as I can't for the life of me remember any good timesI took half a day off work and got married in Stourbridge registry office.
MrsD paid for the licence.
We didn't have a reception or honeymoon.
And they say romance is dead!
40 years later and we're still together.
numbnuts
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Just cleaned the floor of my garage and vacuumed the carpets, yes I have carpets in my garage.
Darius_Jedburgh
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Doesn't everyone?Just cleaned the floor of my garage and vacuumed the carpets, yes I have carpets in my garage.
I forgot to mention we 'lived in sin' for 3 years before we got married.Back home now, wired for sound!
We got married in 1978 after 4 years of living together, very taboo then. Harringay register office, Drove ourselves there in my VW Beetle, reception in our flat that we just bought and a honeymoon in the New Forest. Still just aboutgoing 42 years later.
Getting scorchio out there, lucky there's a big Chestnut tree giving me shelter while I'm digging
As you say, in the 70s it was 'not the done thing's and a lot of older folk really couldn't get their heads around it. We were fortunate really in that no one shunned us for it. In fact our biggest supporters were our grandparents.
That is sad.In complete contrast we had all the gear, white wedding with all the trimming, three course dinner reception for 100 guests with disco afterwards and it all went down the pan, still I have all the bad memory's as I can't for the life of me remember any good times
53 years for us and
Seriously.....we have had lots of good times.
If you dont mind me asking (feel free to tell me to sod off).....when did it start to go down the pan?
Does your car appreciate it ?Just cleaned the floor of my garage and vacuumed the carpets, yes I have carpets in my garage.
numbnuts
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Just after I said "I do"......I was still a virgin three days after the wedding
Just cleaned the floor of my garage and vacuumed the carpets, yes I have carpets in my garage.
I paint my garage floor at least twice a year, thought about tiling it which may still happen. Carpets would not work as the car goes in there every night and they would get wet and smelly very quickly.
numbnuts
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No car in garage, just trikes and bike, but my knees appreciate is when working on them
Just after I said "I do"......I was still a virgin three days after the wedding
That just made me swear, sorry about that.
I know someone who was (still is to my knowledge) a virgin 30+ years after the marriage.Just after I said "I do"......I was still a virgin three days after the wedding
Religion prevented them getting a divorce. They still live in the same house.....must be 50 years of hell and nooky
