Has Anyone Married Their Back Up Plan? How'd That Work Out?

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  • @gland5848
    @gland5848 4 ปีที่แล้ว +429

    Getting married was the backup plan.

    • @lemajamil3722
      @lemajamil3722 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ok boomer

    • @etlttc353
      @etlttc353 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @Pyromike ready the gun

    • @gland5848
      @gland5848 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @Alucard Belmont Being single and independent is the new plan.

    • @emanx222
      @emanx222 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      🤣

  • @silksong3959
    @silksong3959 4 ปีที่แล้ว +288

    Being single was my plan, my backup plan is also being single.

    • @etlttc353
      @etlttc353 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      And my only option is to be single

    • @silksong3959
      @silksong3959 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@etlttc353 correct

    • @rahullkumarr-u9b
      @rahullkumarr-u9b 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@etlttc353 Well, I call it CHOICE 😭

  • @moogie1954
    @moogie1954 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    My "back-up plan" was a distant relative... the grandson of my maternal great aunt. Only our agreement was; "If we are alone when we are 60, we will live together and take care of each other". Life happened. He married, had a step-child, divorced, and lived with his grandmother in rural WV (I don't think he ever traveled more than 100 miles from where he grew up! ). I lived all over the country, joined the Navy, traveled the world, married (happily), had two sons. Unfortunately when we were in our late 30's, he died of Aids (late 1980's). I always knew he was a HEAVILY closeted gay person but where he lived was definitely NOT LGBTQ friendly. He was heavily religious, I was an atheist. He was a staunch conservative, I was a radical liberal. I became a widow at 62 yrs old. I know in my heart that there is no way we could have co-habituated and remained friends. But I wish he could have been around and found some happiness in his life... He had so little during his short time one earth!

    • @dong2793
      @dong2793 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      moogie1954 I always knew the conservatives were just closeted gay people.

  • @MrIgor1955
    @MrIgor1955 4 ปีที่แล้ว +246

    I am the back up plan. My GF was still in love with her ex boyfriend when we met. I expected her to dump me and go back to him the whole five years we dated. Then, I was surprised when one day, she asked me to marry her. We've been married 34 years.

    • @itsmejerkface
      @itsmejerkface 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

      That really warmed my heart. Congratulations!

    • @GallowayJesse
      @GallowayJesse 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

      Yikes.

    • @christianordonez6675
      @christianordonez6675 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Isk how you live with that feeling of being second fiddle my guy🤣

    • @MrIgor1955
      @MrIgor1955 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@christianordonez6675 - I've been trained to be second fiddle all my dating life. You just get used to being dumped for somebody else. One day she can't get enough of me and the next day she can't see me anymore. I think it was her mother forbidding her to see me but we never went out again. Oh well, I'm doing well today.

    • @magicaldweebintheinternet9001
      @magicaldweebintheinternet9001 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MrIgor1955 wow but why'd she stop loving her ex got any clue why she loves you so much that she propose to you? Maybe you are good in bed or something ☺️

  • @pinkopat
    @pinkopat 4 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    If I'm still miserable by the time I'm 40, I'm moving to Iceland to become a shepherd

    • @klaviergavin5401
      @klaviergavin5401 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      My favorite comment

    • @luke02salkeld
      @luke02salkeld 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Can I come?

    • @clyde__cruz1
      @clyde__cruz1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The dream

    • @elmaquiavelico5709
      @elmaquiavelico5709 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      My future.

    • @Dk-ie4te
      @Dk-ie4te 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      6 people are interested,
      We can make a fortune if we work together.
      "Apes together strong"

  • @theschuckles2076
    @theschuckles2076 4 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Why marry someone who has been with you since the beginning, knows more about you, and truly cares about you when you can waste years on a emotionally charged dating crusade just to reminisce about what you should of had?

  • @patientxero8853
    @patientxero8853 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Marriage isn't something I considered or felt I needed. Just happened to meet the person who explained it in such a way that made sense.

  • @Chaosking707
    @Chaosking707 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Had a pact with friend who I had a huge crush on and she knew it in high school, She friend zoned me but said if we're still single by 30 we should get married (I didn't take her words serious). Spent my 20s focusing on my business while still keeping in touch, she ended up having a kid with another guy who didn't stick around, we still kept in touch but by the time 30 was coming up we started casually dating, by 30 she asked to get married but I was already seeing someone else casually that was 23 and got her pregnant so now 6 years later happily married with my younger wife 😄😄😄 life is funny ps I heard she's still single but has another baby daddy

  • @GaiaTheNatureWitch
    @GaiaTheNatureWitch 4 ปีที่แล้ว +118

    I'd be slightly offened if i was someone's back up plan

    • @dallymoo7816
      @dallymoo7816 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I am and its not offensive odly enough because we love eachother and have for years. Mean friend who was dating him is not so chummy any more though 😅

    • @GaiaTheNatureWitch
      @GaiaTheNatureWitch 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@dallymoo7816 lol friend needs to get over it,I'm glad your both happy

    • @Sunny-ry1sz
      @Sunny-ry1sz 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Well in that kinda plan the person referred to is also your back up so I guess you call it even ?

  • @chantalkellyman2187
    @chantalkellyman2187 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I didn't marry mybback up plan, he was never in my plans, I turned him down the first time he asked me out, a year later we met again and started hanging out a friends, joked about trying to date just for the heck of it, been married a year now and it's the best decision I ever made, I love him and he loves me and we are best friends

  • @femme_fatalist
    @femme_fatalist 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I'm 31 and divorced at the beginning of the year. I have a fwb from before I met my ex husband that I'm on friendly terms with. He doesn't want kids, I do. We made a pact after my divorce-- if I'm not happily married by 40, I will marry him and get cute fur babies instead of human babies. We otherwise get along together great, but he thinks I'd be a great mom and wants me to have that chance, so we'll see what happens.

  • @ItsWaffleTime
    @ItsWaffleTime 4 ปีที่แล้ว +38

    Instead of saying first, I'm going to answer the question (kinda, not married yet but it still applies). Almost 2 years ago my best friend and I decided that if neither of us found a person through college, we would just get together. That agreement lasted about a week because we then started dating lol.

    • @ametsunami4070
      @ametsunami4070 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      That’s adorable, so sweet

  • @Quirkney
    @Quirkney 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Most of the positive stories in this sound like they came from giving up expectations from TV/movies in exchange for a good life

    • @jeffss04
      @jeffss04 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      TV and movies are full of evil and lies.
      Give people a different biased unrealistic perspective of life.

  • @bernardomenin171
    @bernardomenin171 4 ปีที่แล้ว +63

    Just turned 20. I need to hurry up and find someone

    • @clum6478
      @clum6478 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Broooooooo just turned 20 too. Fuck. Gl chief

    • @paulisnotonice
      @paulisnotonice 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Im still 17 and raising my own brother, pretty sure i wont get married until late 20s or mid 30s

    • @brodeesawicki9113
      @brodeesawicki9113 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      just remember that it’s okay if you don’t find the one by your 40s. people can find someone in their teens and get married in their 20s, then divorce a year later. you could find someone in your 30s or 40s and spend the rest of your life with them. love

    • @dergluckliche4973
      @dergluckliche4973 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Nah. I got married at 35 and even then getting married wasn't a goal for either of us.

    • @bernardomenin171
      @bernardomenin171 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Was planning to have at least two kids by the age of 30

  • @LonesomeKrow
    @LonesomeKrow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +29

    I am my own back-up plan. If I don’t get married I’ll just lie and say I was asexual and marry myself.

    • @brodeesawicki9113
      @brodeesawicki9113 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      you can be asexual and still get married 😂😂

    • @LonesomeKrow
      @LonesomeKrow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Brodee Sawicki yeah I know but the joke here is that I justify my self-marrying by being asexual. Which I am not.

    • @brodeesawicki9113
      @brodeesawicki9113 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Lone Krow i don’t think you know how it works then but sure lmao

    • @LonesomeKrow
      @LonesomeKrow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Brodee Sawicki oh no. I am aware that I do not have to identify as asexual to marry myself. And I am aware you can marry yourself without identifying as asexual. I may be slow but I’m not entirely stupid. Thank you for your patience

    • @LonesomeKrow
      @LonesomeKrow 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Binky D'Eath Ah yes, friendzoning myself, the ultimate flex.

  • @Dogmilk235
    @Dogmilk235 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    watched a scary one but it’s late and now I’m hoping this video rewires my brain

  • @preciousvicious9025
    @preciousvicious9025 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    We are both "back up plans" but aren't married yet. The.. 'wait for someone to surprise you' is exactly what happened. It's like we are made for each other. I couldn't even imagine this was possible

  • @1999GGO
    @1999GGO 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I have a pact with my best friend that if we are 35 and dont have anyone nor any kids we will have a kid together , and each of us live close by but have our own dating life.
    We know we are perfect parenting couple for eachother but have no sexual attraction.
    I sincerely think that this is the best way to have a kid , with someone you would trust your life without doubting it , and not restricting your dating life , why force a relationship that has no way of working out just to have a kid

  • @phs125
    @phs125 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    A girl once made a "if we're single when we're 40" pact with me.
    She got married 3 months later with the guy she was dating AT THE TIME OF OUR PACT...
    she was really weird

  • @scottishpaul414
    @scottishpaul414 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    That was just a list of Redditors pretending they weren't lonely. Three people deleted their posts, when I pointed out obvious inconsistencies. One woman told me that Reddit is a place where people go to tell lies, to make themselves feel better

    • @melaniezhang1717
      @melaniezhang1717 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Scottish Paul no offence paul but why ruin that for them🥺

    • @scottishpaul414
      @scottishpaul414 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@melaniezhang1717 I'm genuinely interested as to why, or how people become that lonely, and I'm offended that they expect people to believe such obvious lies

    • @melaniezhang1717
      @melaniezhang1717 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Scottish Paul aaaah thanks for answering

    • @preciousvicious9025
      @preciousvicious9025 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I ve been this lonely so i d just post on reddit.. but genuinely

  • @dergluckliche4973
    @dergluckliche4973 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Does it count if we only made it "official" for business reasons? Together four years, neither of us looking to get married but making it legal was a solution to a lot of practical business things we were trying to do. Without a lot of financial and legal complications, especially insurance, we'd have continued on as we were: solidly together but not married.
    Edit to clarify: together four years before we got married; married now for six years.

    • @elizabethadejumo712
      @elizabethadejumo712 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Off topic:
      Is your profile picture of the movie poster for As Above So Below

    • @dergluckliche4973
      @dergluckliche4973 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@elizabethadejumo712 Yes

  • @CaTastrophy427
    @CaTastrophy427 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I know someone who married (well, wedding would've been in May, but it's been postponed due to the pandemic, so still engaged-ish) her college roommate because her number 1 choice was taken by her younger sister (their wedding also postponed from April). And... the four of them live together now. Oh, yeah, while she does have a spark between her and her wife-to-be, both of them still prefer her sister's wife-to-be, so it's more of a polyamorous/harem situation.
    Edit: oh, right, I forgot another friend (male this time), who made such a pact with one girl (Lyn, let's say) in early high school, maybe 15 years old, that they'd get married if they were single when the both turned 30. They'd known one another for a few years at that point, btw. Well, fast-forward six years, and Lyn got a husband and a little baby daughter. As such, he goes to a different friend (Mary) who'd given him the plan-b pact a year or so earlier, which he'd refused because he already had one. Then Mary came out as bi, okay, whatever. Twice as many people to choose from for her, lowering his chances. Then Lyn gets a divorce. Abusive husband, the works. So, they were all mid-late 20s, he's 27, they're 28.
    He calls both of them in for a meeting, opens with "I have no idea what to do here, I didn't actually expect that I'd end up as the 30 year old virgin. Now, two pacts are in front of me, and I can only fulfill one at most" Lyn responded with "uhh... you know why I got a divorce, right? My ex was abusive, but it started when I came out as a lesbian. Sorry, not really interested. Go for it with Mary"
    Then, two weeks later, Mary announced that she'd found a partner she just clicked with. Lyn. A bit over a year later, on HIS birthday, they got married.

  • @yournamehere3468
    @yournamehere3468 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Backup plan: Divorce lol.

  • @visible1200
    @visible1200 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    My bestfriend and I ( both girls) are gonna marry eachother if we are single at 30

  • @GeorgeMinton-jb8ky
    @GeorgeMinton-jb8ky 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    @9:19 She only held you up 6 months. You got off easy. I went almost two years. She thought I had money since I was a "1/3 owner in a retail store". She wanted half of my third. I finally told the attorney to offer her my stock as it was not marketable to anyone but my brother or father. She didn't want that. The straw that broke the camel's back was that she needed to renew the tags on her car which was in my name. I refused to do it until we were divorced. Game set match and that is how the deed was done. She did sneak over to the house and take a $500 microwave back when microwaves were just coming on the market. That was a long time ago.

  • @Cuaedria
    @Cuaedria 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was engaged rather briefly before the age of 18 to my first serious bf. Ended it rather quickly due to parental pressure. Didn’t find current/first actual hubby until 14 years later. Found out first bf has gotten in tons of trouble and went down a life path that makes me shudder, so better that never happened.

  • @larrye
    @larrye 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This video is like a train engineer school for the blind. Sooooo many train wrecks getting set up & just waiting to happen.... and they don't even see them coming.

  • @levimcgowan4732
    @levimcgowan4732 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    If I ever find out I'm a plan B it's over!!

  • @evanmatsumoto0666
    @evanmatsumoto0666 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    If you are having second thoughts about committing yourself to your best friend, the only person in the world that you could literally spend every single day with and still enjoy their company even on the bad days. Don't think they will stick around forever while you decide if you'll find someone better or more attractive. You spoil that person because you will ALWAY have the regret of losing your best friend, no matter how unbelievable you might end with. You WILL miss your best friend for the rest of your life

  • @lucyinthesky4682
    @lucyinthesky4682 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Is it really that important to get married?

    • @tagaway6173
      @tagaway6173 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      It depends who you ask.
      Some people that make a back up plan do it for different reasons.
      Some do not want to grow old.
      Some do it because of what society will think of them.
      And depending where you live, so do it because financially it makes sense to do certain things as a married couple.

  • @toriraccoon487
    @toriraccoon487 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    It sounds like when you're not hopelessly I love with the person you actually make it work(?) The stories that people just "choose" their partner sound happier and more mature.

  • @reddittopstories2615
    @reddittopstories2615 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This is great video. Well done!

  • @satansgiantdick3233
    @satansgiantdick3233 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Why be a backup plan??

    • @roberttheronin9803
      @roberttheronin9803 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Because monogamy is the way but you might still love multiple people at a time

  • @QuinnthePrincess
    @QuinnthePrincess 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Don’t like the idea of marriage pacts. Never have. However, my best friend and old college roommate have joked about us buying a house together if anything ever happens to her husband. We’re both used to rooming together plus it would help ease any financial strain if we split the cost of utilities. But I hope I don’t have to think about any of that for a long long time as her husband is also my friend too. 😬

  • @maxwell9211
    @maxwell9211 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That first one about that couple playing marriage chicken is so adorable

  • @Blindfold-Me
    @Blindfold-Me 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    That first story makes me wanna cry ❤️

  • @deeps4518
    @deeps4518 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My backup plan is move far far away from any human contact coz I'm so antisocial ☹️

  • @serenitynow85
    @serenitynow85 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mysery loves company. Let's be miserable as a family

  • @hierok.5125
    @hierok.5125 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I was foolish to think I could be okay.
    3 months in gave up.
    Never got married but ended a horrible one sided friendship. It hurt so bad but I'm free of it.

  • @kurtbarrett6785
    @kurtbarrett6785 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Uhh... What in the world kinda girl is a "fundie"?

    • @Chilling_Charizard
      @Chilling_Charizard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      From my exp it’s someone really smart in general knowledge or a specific area but I could be wrong, might mean something different in different places in the world

    • @dergluckliche4973
      @dergluckliche4973 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Fundamentalist. It has a negative connotation, especially with a religion in front of it. Christian fundamentalist, Islamic fundamentalist, etc. Think, like, David Koresh Christian cults with their own compound and militia trying to overthrow the government, or those weird culty towns out in the middle of nowhere in Utah. Or even the movie "Carrie"... think of Carrie's mother.

    • @Chilling_Charizard
      @Chilling_Charizard 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Der Glückliche thanks for that, I will not forget.

  • @julianacarragher7323
    @julianacarragher7323 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My friend’s parents did the same thing as the first one. Just went straight to marriage.

  • @ApricotStone
    @ApricotStone 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Can anyone actually find this thread? I wanna see what happens in some of them-

  • @zobeyadiaz7476
    @zobeyadiaz7476 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    This title brought me a lovely memory of my childhood friend wich we make a back up plan.That was at my friends xmas party just in the neighbourhood He said do you think to get marry ? i said umm i dont know men are unfaithful,he said no me we laughed,and he said if we still single at 30 years old we will, he didn't got marry but had girfriend and a son,i got married at 27,moved to England,saddly he passed away few years,thats why i stop here to xpress one of the too many precious memories of him.😥❤❤💓

  • @bobboo101
    @bobboo101 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    All y’all would quit if you were a backup plan... I would try harder xD

  • @wowthatsmucas8061
    @wowthatsmucas8061 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    it seems like a lot of people make those marriage pacts. I made one with this girl on the agreement that we are both single at 30. we're both in relationships right now and I'm not romantically interested in her, but I think it would still work out if we ended up getting married at 30

  • @Poneglyph
    @Poneglyph 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    2:00 that's the most woman woman to have ever woman'd.

  • @stevetreloar6602
    @stevetreloar6602 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    @1:38 "Whenever I get younger I go to my backup plan..." I want to know this persons secret! I would love to wake up feeling '20 years younger' but that might be embarrassing asking her name (35 yo's can be so hot).

  • @trevorphilips7783
    @trevorphilips7783 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    23:02 he was it definitely but I wanted to bitch a little bit around

  • @All-Hail-Gayle
    @All-Hail-Gayle 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    The dude at 4:00.. It's not about a pact that didn't reach the conclusion. The whole point of the sub is to see if backups are valid/ can work out.

  • @giovanniherrera6037
    @giovanniherrera6037 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Jesus that guy in the navy needs to value himself some more

  • @honkhonk1712
    @honkhonk1712 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm pretty sure I'll end up as someone's back up plan and maybe I'll go for it....cause my stupid ass can not even talk properly to boys. 😭

  • @timothylumala1494
    @timothylumala1494 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Me and my childhood best friend agrees to date one another in a year or so if neither of us are dating

  • @Heywood3
    @Heywood3 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yeah it's called a prenuptial agreement. If she ain't signing it, she don't love you so get rid of her.

  • @Ssnimemk
    @Ssnimemk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    But isn't like 30 such a "young" age?

    • @konrad8541
      @konrad8541 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Young for what? To die? Yes. To get married? Depends on where you are, different place have different values

    • @giovanniherrera6037
      @giovanniherrera6037 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Nope, 10~12 more years of reproductive cycles every year after 35 the chances of birth defects increases significantly

    • @Ssnimemk
      @Ssnimemk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@giovanniherrera6037 not everyone wants to be a parent

    • @Ssnimemk
      @Ssnimemk 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@konrad8541 30 is def not old

    • @dergluckliche4973
      @dergluckliche4973 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Ssnimemk This times a thousand

  • @rmisionero
    @rmisionero 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Yuck, these people make me sick.

  • @Rooibostea5959
    @Rooibostea5959 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Haha my backup plan is moving into silver town after me & my best friend get too old (yes we’re both female and still in 20s)

  • @dallymoo7816
    @dallymoo7816 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am the back up plan...and we r happy af

  • @zoey5400
    @zoey5400 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    My real plan is to be single for how long has a can but if something happens my backup plan is marriage and kids

  • @fahadiqbalchowdhury7437
    @fahadiqbalchowdhury7437 4 ปีที่แล้ว

    Woof

  • @solaire7046
    @solaire7046 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Oof

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    First

  • @queenofthebones
    @queenofthebones 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    FiRsT