November 13 (a significant date for me)
By MARILYN
@Marilynda1225 (83103)
United States
November 13, 2023 9:17am CST
Happy Monday Everyone! a sunny but chilly day here for the start of a new week.
Today is November 13th and 58 years ago I got married. I was only 18 years old but a month shy of my 19th birthday. Who gets married at 18? Crazy me 
But my marriage only lasted for 15 years but I was blessed with 4 children. My children are my greatest blessings so I wouldn't change a thing.
The ironic part of it all is that my divorce was final on guess what date....
November 13th!!
What's the odds of getting married and divorced on the same date? Pretty rare I would think.
But my marriage only lasted for 15 years but I was blessed with 4 children. My children are my greatest blessings so I wouldn't change a thing.
The ironic part of it all is that my divorce was final on guess what date....
November 13th!!
What's the odds of getting married and divorced on the same date? Pretty rare I would think.21 people like this
20 responses
@1creekgirl (41744)
• United States
13 Nov 23
That is strange for the marriage and divorce dates to be the same. You're not the only child bride, I married at 18 also. I know you're so blessed to have your kids.
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
13 Nov 23
I think it was more common back then to marry so young. I am very blessed to have my kids so I certainly don't regret those horrible years of marriage.
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@1creekgirl (41744)
• United States
13 Nov 23
@Marilynda1225 God has certainly blessed you.
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
13 Nov 23
We're a big happy family and certainly worth the sacrifices that came along with being single mom.
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
14 Nov 23
@CarolDM wouldn't change it for the world but it wasn't easy
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@CarolDM (203422)
• Nashville, Tennessee
13 Nov 23
@Marilynda1225 I can definitely relate to the single mom life.
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@snowy22315 (182194)
• United States
13 Nov 23
That is significant for sure. My mom was 18 and my dad 19 when they married. Somehow they have managed to make it without killing each other..but probably barely. They don't have the greatest deal going on, but on some level they are devoted to each other.
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@snowy22315 (182194)
• United States
13 Nov 23
@Marilynda1225 Yeah, my dad is the one of the nicest people you will ever meet. My mother can be nice, but in general she is a piece of work. Not sure who else could have put up with her really...
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
13 Nov 23
Wow your mom and dad were very young when they got married. I give them credit for lasting this long without killing each other
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
13 Nov 23
@snowy22315 kinda sounds like my mom and dad. My dad was easy going and my mom a stickler for almost everything. Sadly my dad passed away in 1981 and I had to adjust to my moms personality and quirks especially when she couldn't live alone anymore and had to move in with me.
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@flapiz (23153)
• United Kingdom
14 Nov 23
@Marilynda1225 Ahahaha I do love how you have your sense of humour after all that.
@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
14 Nov 23
It was way more common back then. More than half my graduating class from high school were engaged.
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
16 Nov 23
@JudyEv I'm sure they would be these days. Living together first has become more common
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@JudyEv (342110)
• Rockingham, Australia
16 Nov 23
@Marilynda1225 Now perhaps more than half would be living together! 
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@aninditasen (16501)
• Raurkela, India
14 Nov 23
That's really sad getting divorced on the same day as you got married. You were too young and when you got divorced you were young too. Glad your children love you.
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
14 Nov 23
I am very blessed to have a large and loving family
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@aninditasen (16501)
• Raurkela, India
15 Nov 23
@Marilynda1225 That's the happiness that God had in store for you after you faced the sorrow of divorce.
@GardenGerty (160978)
• United States
14 Nov 23
I know we used to marry young, and to me 19 is not astonishingly young. Odd coincidence on the dates. You can choose the day you marry, but the court basically chooses the final day of a divorce.
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
14 Nov 23
I thought it was pretty ironic that the court picked the same date as my wedding. Wonder if the judge was a jokester?
@much2say (56053)
• Los Angeles, California
14 Nov 23
Oh wow - the same date! You have a wonderful life with your 4 children and grandchildren too - many blessings you have! My daughter is 18 - I cannot imagine her getting married at this time - nope nope nope! But I know back then it was a different time.
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
14 Nov 23
Being 18 back then certainly was a different time. Getting married now at 18 would be crazy.
I look at my grandkids who are all college age and older (except for 2) and think to myself that none of them would be ready for marriage.
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@RebeccasFarm (90474)
• Arvada, Colorado
13 Nov 23
I did..I got married at 18..it was a great benefit to me at the time..and later in years..long story.
That is an unusual story of yours Marilyn for sure
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
14 Nov 23
It's weird when this date rolls around every year. It always has mixed feelings for me
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
13 Nov 23
Wow guess we were both crazy to get married so young but you lasted longer than I did. I don't look back at the bad years and just thank God that I have my kids and grandkids.
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@just4him (317238)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
13 Nov 23
@Marilynda1225 I do the same. It's no use regretting the bad when there is so much good that came from it.
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@LindaOHio (181717)
• United States
14 Nov 23
I'm glad you have your four children to be thankful for. I got married at 22 and thought I was mature. I really wasn't. Fortunately our marriage has lasted for 53 years and counting. Hope you have a great day.
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
14 Nov 23
By the time I was 22 I had 2 kids I thought I was mature too but I grew up pretty quickly once I had kids to care for. I"m glad that you're able to celebrate 53 years of marriage and wish you many more years.
I thought I was mature too but I grew up pretty quickly once I had kids to care for. I"m glad that you're able to celebrate 53 years of marriage and wish you many more years.1 person likes this
@LindaOHio (181717)
• United States
14 Nov 23
@Marilynda1225 Thanks, Marilyn. Yes, kids will make you grow up fast for sure.
@Beestring (14694)
• Hong Kong
14 Nov 23
What a coincidence. Sometimes I believe in fate. It's indeed a great blessing that you have four children.
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
14 Nov 23
I believe in fate too and every year I think how ironic it is to have a double significance to this date
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@celticeagle (168306)
• Boise, Idaho
15 Nov 23
What a nice blessing to have those kids. I was just 19 when I got married for the 1st time.
Those dates are rather odd. Sorry, the marriage didn't last but you had a good run.
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@allknowing (137790)
• India
13 Nov 23
Pretty young to get married and to get a divorce too when you were just 33
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
14 Nov 23
I grew up pretty fast once I had kids to care for. Times were tough many times but we made it
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
13 Nov 23
Maybe 11 and 13 are my lucky numbers. Never thought of it that way
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