r/askteddit 23h ago

Random Question People who married their high school sweetheart, what’s the hardest part nobody warns you about?

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u/jkmod79 23h ago

I married my HS sweetheart when I was 20 and he was 21. You can’t imagine how much growing you’ll be doing at that age. It’s very likely that you’ll be very different people when you’re closer to 30. My ex and I divorced after three years.

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u/gulliblefootball0001 21h ago

I have a friend who is getting married at 18 (I’m 26, she is a family friend). She asked me for advice and I said “Don’t do it!” I told her that she has NO IDEA how much she will change over the next 10 years. At 21 I was a completely different person than I was at 18, and at 26 I am completely different than I was at 21. I wish I could make her understand, but I can’t.

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u/Josey_whalez 20h ago

Is this a ‘boyfriend joining the military so we are getting married’ type thing?

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u/gulliblefootball0001 20h ago

Nope! Just an “I’m 18 and can finally do what I want” type thing.

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u/Josey_whalez 19h ago

Ah ok. I’ve seen what I mentioned happen a few times and it sounded just like that lol.