I know the question sounds a little ridiculous, but I’ve heard similar stories where people know each other for a week or even a day, but still fall in love and build strong bonds.

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    I met my first wife walking to a frat party. We hung out all night, were dating with a week and married with kids within the next 5 years

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      First is doing some unsung work there.

      I proposed to my first wife in a month. We divorced after 7 years. I don’t recommend it. In fact I think no one should marry younger than 25.

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        I got married at 19 and I’m still married today after almost 16 years. We’re very happy. I think you’re right tho, waiting until 25+ is a good idea. We’re exceptionally lucky, imo.

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    Met my wife on a whale watch, or as she called it a “male watch”. She was even with her parents so I got meeting the in-laws out of the way on the very first day.

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    Met my significant other on discord. We were just friends. Lived 16 hours apart. Ended up talking on the phone constantly so we decided to meet up. Pretty sure we both fell in love that day. We’ve been doing the distance thing for a bit over a year, in 5 weeks I’m moving across the country to live with him.

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    The three times I fell in love, reciprocated, it happened very fast. Two or three days. A fourth time, we were both into it, but it was so very clear we were wrong for each other, and I stopped myself, and pulled back. The other relationships I’ve had were not love, just fun.

    Yes, the “love at first sight” trope is somewhat true. Something clicks, and when you both feel it, and are willing, it takes no time at all to fall hard. The stories of people meeting and then spending the whole day together, then the night, and falling in love are sometimes true, it does happen. But, and this is very important, it happens in person, and it happens somewhat rarely. That’s why you need to go out and physically be in the presence of other people, and interact with them. You can’t do it over the phone. And, because it’s not common, it is a “numbers game”, the more people you meet, the better your chances.

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    Yes? Occasionally people hit it off together at the pub or nightclub and they become long lasting relationships.

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    Oh. I know I already commented here, but I remembered a friend from DnD who got married to his wife within a month of meeting her. He said he proposed two weeks after first meeting her. They have been married for like 40 years, kids and all. Still together. Boggles my mind whenever I think about it

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        Without a doubt, and I presume she’s got to be on par. Haven’t met her. But still. Two weeks to propose is crazy, and accepting is even crazier. Happy for them though!

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    The one and only time in my 50 years that I ever had a one night stand, we ended up married with four kids.