wrote in a recent post in the r/AskGaybrosOver30 community, starting the discussion. “And how many ‘trial and errors’ did it take for you to find the one?”Here are stories from the thread — abridged and edited for readability — spanning 50 years of first encounters or continuing efforts.Subscribe to our newsletter for a refreshing cocktail (or mocktail) of LGBTQ+ entertainment and pop culture, served up with a side of eye-candy.“In my later teen years, I dated.
Met my ex at 18, and we were together for five years. During those five years, I met my husband at 22, and we were friends for a few years, and then spent a few years being into each other when the other wasn’t.
Then we were into each other at the same time and have been together ever since, so I would have been about 25. (I don’t count the couple of years of failed attempts.) We met at a coffee bar.
Decades and a couple of kids later, we rented the space so we could be legally married on the spot where we met. We’re happier and better than ever, but I don’t believe in ‘love of your life.’”“When I was 21, I went through a really s****y breakup and was heartbroken.