Did You Marry The Man You Thought You Would?

[giigii613]

When I was younger and thought about being married I always thought I would end up marrying an architect or scientist.(odd but I did) It's so interesting as an adult the men I attract/date. I've had a few boyfriends and none of them had the career path I thought they would. I'm not married yet but I ask my friends who are married and some say they married someone they would have never thought and others say emotionally/character wise they married who they thought they would. When I ask about career they all say that's not something they thought about when they thought about their husbands.

I know career is not the most important thing when considering who you will marry but I don't want to feel super crazy so I have to ask when you thought about your life mate did you think about what they would do for a living?


I don't know why this was on my mind.

 

[lesedi]

Subscribing hard.

 

[Mai Tai]

No and thank God!!

 

[lesedi]

What type of man did you think you would marry? @Mai Tai

 

[MD_Lady]

I honestly never thought about the career or money piece of the puzzle (probably because I grew up around "successful" couples/men, so I just assumed things would fall into place for me- and they did). There were other characteristics that were important to me and my husband has those qualities.

 

[SouthernStunner]

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[awhyley]

What type of man did you think you would marry? @Mai Tai

And why did she think she dodged a bullet with him not having those qualities?
(This is a great thread, and its just starting).

 

[Godsdaughter001]

As far as profession goes, yes, I always thought I would marry either a baseball player or a doctor. Dh is neither.

 

[movingforward13]

I thought I would marry a celebrity. I am pretty sure I am not (even though I am not married yet).

 

[Miss617]

I thought I would marry someone more like me. Another writer/journalist. Didn't happen, and it's for the best!

 

[justNikki]

I thought I would marry the life of the party, Mr. Personality, an L.L. Cool J mixed with Martin Lawrence type....thank God that didn't happen for me. I married the man that loves working with his hands and also works in my field (I never thought I could find guys that were handy around the house and corporate types at the same time but that's all I've attracted since graduating college...thank God).

 

[giigii613]

I thought I would marry a celebrity. I am pretty sure I am not (even though I am not married yet).

Then there is still time lol.

 

[movingforward13]

Then there is still time lol.

I doubt it. I turn 32 this year and men in general seem like they don't want to get married. Many rather play into their late 40s *shrugs*

 

[PrissiSippi]

I thought I'd marry the ladies' man. Mr Cool Kid. Mr. Personality. My brother is like that minus the ladies' man and I really look up to him. lol I'm glad I didn't though because he can be a jerk at times. My DH is the opposite. Very quiet but will speak up when the time is right, laid back, nerd, athletic, anime lover, thinker. We're both super smart. It's so refreshing to have someone you can have an intellectual conversation with.

 

[ElizaBlue]

No mam. I always wanted or thought I wanted to marry an Allen Payne. Then I read The Hand I Fan With and knew I wanted a Herman. A young dedicated, can fix anything-carpenter, gentleman, old timey country black man. That's who I have now...but I don't want to marry him...and it drives him crazy.

 

[Flourishnikov]

Not married yet, but Ive always wanted to marry a business owner. That's still the plan, Lord willing.