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kimbutgar

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36. Marrying my first husband because all my friends from college were getting married

Thu Apr 17, 2025, 06:51 PM

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I went to school to get a BA and my friends went to a MRS degree. I knew on the honeymoon I made a mistake. But luckily I escaped by not getting pregnant ( which my Mother constantly reminded me to take birth control pills). But fate puts you in different places and A year later I met the guy who saw me across the dance floor and he was patient with me and we dated for 3 years and the next month I’ll be married for 36 to my best friend and husband.

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