I didn't want to get married again after my divorce unless I had kids. I fell in love and had 2, and we've been married for 17 years now.

• 01/17/2025, 9:46 AM
• businessinsider.com

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My first marriage imploded two years in. Looking back decades later, I realize that I just wasn't ready. I married my college love at 25. We were together for six years before we got married. Two years later, our marriage was over.