Did you marry the right person first time round?
For most people, the day they get married is one of the happiest of their life.
But it seems romance rarely lasts forever, as almost a fifth of people over the age of 50 say their biggest regret in life is marrying the wrong person.
New research into the insecurities of middle-aged people carried out by Silversurfers has revealed that 18% regret tying the knot with their partner.
One in 10 went on to say that “falling in love again” was on their bucket list.
Did you marry the right person first time round? How long have you been married? Or did you marry the wrong person and have since found new love?
What are your views on this?
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I married at 21 but knew I shouldn't have done it. We had a son two years later then split after 9 years after I realised that things were never going to change.
19 years later I bumped into 'the one' but he worked abroad and was going back overseas the following day. We wrote but somehow our letters crossed and we both thought the other didn't want to continue corresponding.
5 years later we bumped into each other again and from that day we have been together - that was 26 years ago. Am I happy - exceedingly!
The sad thing is that the boys rarely see their birth father but my husband is considered to be Grandad to all the grandchildren and a very good grandad he is too!
Although l do not regret it as think it was a path of life and l have a wonderful son from it.
i thought he was the best thing since slice bread..
after first son was born for some reason he turned violent..
not a good thing so with much thought and another son we got divorced..
having worked hard to bring up my sons as a one parent family.
many years later sixteen to be exact i met and married a loving and caring man who is the apple of my eye.
been married now for 22yrs and it has been the best years of my life..
my sons think of him with respect and at last second time around i got it right
I've now been happily married to my second soul mate for almost forty years, we have grown closer as we have grown older together.
I went to Kenya for 3 years and didn't want to be on my own so we got married. Then incompatibility set in and from there it was all downhill. My current wife is the light of my life and we have been together for 38 years so far. AB FAB.
There have been times when I could have cheerfully murdered him but then I look at some of my friends husbands and realise what a treasure I have so I think I'll stick with him as long as I can.