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Sometimes people get lucky and find the love of their life in school and continue staying together until they grow old. Unfortunately, there are others who realize after time that they’re not with the right person. This is especially scary when you are a bit older and you might think that you missed your chance for happiness.
Kelsey Huse experienced just that: her boyfriend broke up with her and wanting to feel better about it, she asked people on Twitter to share their stories of how they found their partners in their 30s. And the people delivered. Kelsey Huse got 157.6K likes and a wave of positivity from others who have been in her situation.
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So these are some of the stories that people shared in response to Kelsey’s tweet.
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Giles Gallie 4 years ago
So true, it is exhausting listening to people and their games. I have no time for games. (Pauline)
Ritzhoneey 4 years ago
wait.. there are actual adults out there that are.. emotionally open AND available? wooooow.
k1ddkanuck 4 years ago
My partner and I broke up a couple months ago, after living together for 4 years. 2 days after our anniversary. I really wanted it to work. He really didn't. I turned 33 a short while after. I hope my next relationship is just like this.
Kelsey Huse is a software engineer from Austin, Texas. She loves to read and go for adventures in her area. On Twitter she describes herself as a “girl who codes and climbs.”
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Tiredpossum 4 years ago
lmao. That's what a relationship is about being able to joke about eachother
Mewton’s Third Paw 4 years ago
Probably didn’t have any kids with the exes
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ravina nimje 4 years ago
That woman got some courage to marry so many times and still take a risk.
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The tweet Kelsey wrote kind of blew up. It received 157.6K likes, 7.3K retweets, and almost 10K responses. Kelsey has never received so much engagement on a tweet before and she wasn’t expecting this at all, but she was very grateful for all the people that shared their stories and reassured her that she can find love at any age.
After receiving so much positive responses Kelsey felt uplifted and changed her mindset to being happy with herself and being full of love, no matter if she is single or in a relationship. This tweet helped not only Kelsey to stay positive towards the future, as she believes that everyone who shared their experience helped someone else reading the thread to feel hope and comfort.
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Ami Temi 4 years ago
This makes me hopeful. I'm 31, still unmarried and childless, people talk about it like something's severely wrong with me to get at this age and not be like them... It's hard sometimes, but I try to think about the positive things, how I contribute to helping others or how I can always be there for my family. Maybe I'll meet the one someday, maybe it'll never happen, but I think it's better to commit out of love, than because society is pressuring you to settle down. What nags me though, is how some people want women to settle before a certain age, while thinking men have all the time in the world.
Aroace tiger 4 years ago
Don't worry apparently single people have more friends and are happier
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Marianne Contrino 4 years ago
Wow, they both look so young!!! Never would have guessed they were in their 40's!!!
ButterScot 4 years ago
Yeah. No way they are 40. I want to know their secrets
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The response Kelsey received was overwhelmingly positive and people were saying so many kind words, comforting Kelsey. People who didn’t have stories to share were encouraging her that she has plenty of time to get in another relationship, there were some mothers suggesting their sons as partners, and others were convincing her that being single is as great as being in a relationship. So if you are feeling down, reading this thread will lift you up.
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Evelína Zlá 4 years ago
Upvoting you because you upvoted because of doggo...
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And also, looking for a new relationship in your 30s could become the norm. Scientists are seeing tendencies that millennials are settling down later in life. The median age of marriage in 1970 was 23 for men and 20.8 for women, while in 2017, it had risen to 29.5 for men and 27.4 for women.
Plus, there are some definite benefits of dating when you're over 30. People are then more mature and already have an understanding of what will make them happy. They know what to look for in a partner so that their qualities will complement the other person’s qualities best. They are more secure in themselves and will rarely settle for someone that doesn’t meet their expectations.
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Agnes Jekyll 4 years ago
Oh wow. so glad you landed in a safe place. That you married such lovely man is so wonderful.
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James Bailey 4 years ago
lovely story but, the words "CURRENT husband" capture the biggest headline
CatWoman312 4 years ago
He’s a pastor and a doctor or is pastor just his last name? He said fellowship so I wasn’t sure 😅
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sxnshine-- 4 years ago
Not even a month of knowing each other and you proposed, wow that's incredible!
Full of Giggles 4 years ago
When you know, you know. My great aunt and uncle met 5 days before he was shipped off to Korea. They married they before he left and they celebrate 70 years this summer.
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John Kremm 3 years ago (edited)
Met my husband when I was 51 and he was 60, online dating (2002). Moved in together about a year later when we bought a house together. Got married in 2014 when it became legal in our state. He was quite ill most of that time, but we shared a love that I could never have dreamed of. Lost him in 2020, but it was the best damn 18 years of my life. So far.
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Kimberly Young 4 years ago
The colors in this picture are amazing, and the love is evident in those smiles!
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Liz 4 years ago
I'm sorry but this is so silly that people need reassurance that they'll find love after 30...what's the rush??? I think getting married in your 20s is absurd! You barely know who you are then. Build your life independently and stay single as long as you can. Only get married (if at all) when you're sure of yourself and of your partner. Don't feel pressure to get married before a certian age.
AnRi 4 years ago
Do you realize that women have a biological clock? We can't afford to wait until we're 40 to start a family. Having a child might be very risky, unlikely and maybe even impossible at that age...
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Monica Martinez Castañeda 4 years ago
People in their early 30s worried about being single? Please, come to Spain... Here if you get married and start having children before turning 30 we think you're too young! :) I had my boy at 41 (yeah, I know it's not the best age...) and I'm not by far the only one...
Elena Ktmr 4 years ago
I feel you !Same in Greece. This is not right, making single people even a week over 30, feel old and failed.
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kjorn 4 years ago
my wife told me 3 month ago she wanna divorce because she realise she was gay. after 20 years together, 3 kids, house, dogs, etc... feel like s**t but the hard part is that i can't be mad at her because it's not really a choice if she feel trapped in something where she didn't belong. it was a shitty year and it doesn't feel like 2021 gotta be better. live one day at a time since few month. my responsability toward my kids it the only thing who gets me going these last month
Rosie Hamilton 4 years ago
I am sorry kjorn. Sounds like you are being really decent about it, good on you. Hope things improve for you.
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B 4 years ago
After 2 previous long-term partners (one was my ex wife, we had kids together) cheated on me, I met my current partner. She is my soul-mate, my best friend, and everything I ever wanted in a person to share my life with. I was 45 when we met. It's never too late to find true love. :)
Johnny 4 years ago
I wasn't in my 30's, I was in my 40's... but I was tired of online dating and bored so I joined an online chat site just to chat with someone. Looked through the list of online profiles, picked a pictureless profile at random woman that lived halfway across the country from me, so I knew there was no chance of romantic involvement, as I really just wanted to chat. Well, 9 months later we were chatting nearly daily and we decided to meet. A few months after that, she moved to my state (where she'd already wanted to move to anyway) and a couple years after that, we were married. We just celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary.
GirlFriday 4 years ago
After a terrible break up in my early 30's, I stayed single. I was 46 and gloriously single. I had the best life ever. I traveled, I took classes, I had (still have) a career I truly love. I decided that I didn't need anyone to make my life complete, I was enough. And then an old friend messaged me Happy Birthday on my 47th and suggested coffee when the pandemic restrictions eased some. We decided we couldn't wait and met in a park and wore masks and talked for seven and half hours. I am deliriously happy! At this age, we are past the drama, the games, the BS...we communicate openly, we are honest with ourselves and each other, and I have found my love. There is no expiration date on love or a person.
Jean H. 4 years ago
I've actually known my future husband since we were 5 years old and met in kindergarten. Went to school with each other for 13 years, he was best man at my first wedding, we grew apart, each had other relationships, bumped into each other at the grocery store, he asked me to dinner to catch up. It's now 3 years since that dinner and we're getting married this August 2021. Life happens when it's suppose to. We'll be 47 when we walk down that isle.
Monica Martinez Castañeda 4 years ago
People in their early 30s worried about being single? Please, come to Spain... Here if you get married and start having children before turning 30 we think you're too young! :) I had my boy at 41 (yeah, I know it's not the best age...) and I'm not by far the only one...
Elena Ktmr 4 years ago
I feel you !Same in Greece. This is not right, making single people even a week over 30, feel old and failed.
Load More Replies... kjorn 4 years ago
my wife told me 3 month ago she wanna divorce because she realise she was gay. after 20 years together, 3 kids, house, dogs, etc... feel like s**t but the hard part is that i can't be mad at her because it's not really a choice if she feel trapped in something where she didn't belong. it was a shitty year and it doesn't feel like 2021 gotta be better. live one day at a time since few month. my responsability toward my kids it the only thing who gets me going these last month
Rosie Hamilton 4 years ago
I am sorry kjorn. Sounds like you are being really decent about it, good on you. Hope things improve for you.
Load More Replies... B 4 years ago
After 2 previous long-term partners (one was my ex wife, we had kids together) cheated on me, I met my current partner. She is my soul-mate, my best friend, and everything I ever wanted in a person to share my life with. I was 45 when we met. It's never too late to find true love. :)
Johnny 4 years ago
I wasn't in my 30's, I was in my 40's... but I was tired of online dating and bored so I joined an online chat site just to chat with someone. Looked through the list of online profiles, picked a pictureless profile at random woman that lived halfway across the country from me, so I knew there was no chance of romantic involvement, as I really just wanted to chat. Well, 9 months later we were chatting nearly daily and we decided to meet. A few months after that, she moved to my state (where she'd already wanted to move to anyway) and a couple years after that, we were married. We just celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary.
GirlFriday 4 years ago
After a terrible break up in my early 30's, I stayed single. I was 46 and gloriously single. I had the best life ever. I traveled, I took classes, I had (still have) a career I truly love. I decided that I didn't need anyone to make my life complete, I was enough. And then an old friend messaged me Happy Birthday on my 47th and suggested coffee when the pandemic restrictions eased some. We decided we couldn't wait and met in a park and wore masks and talked for seven and half hours. I am deliriously happy! At this age, we are past the drama, the games, the BS...we communicate openly, we are honest with ourselves and each other, and I have found my love. There is no expiration date on love or a person.
Jean H. 4 years ago
I've actually known my future husband since we were 5 years old and met in kindergarten. Went to school with each other for 13 years, he was best man at my first wedding, we grew apart, each had other relationships, bumped into each other at the grocery store, he asked me to dinner to catch up. It's now 3 years since that dinner and we're getting married this August 2021. Life happens when it's suppose to. We'll be 47 when we walk down that isle.
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