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Chidders
Beginner June 2012

Getting to know you!

Chidders, 12 January, 2012 at 12:31

Posted on Planning 114

Seen as there are a lot of new hitchers joining us, let's have a thread of 'getting to know you'. So, When did you get engaged? When are you getting married? How old are you? What do you do for a living? What area of the country do you live? How long have you been Hitching?

Seen as there are a lot of new hitchers joining us, let's have a thread of 'getting to know you'.

So,

When did you get engaged?

When are you getting married?

How old are you?

What do you do for a living?

What area of the country do you live?

How long have you been Hitching?

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114 replies

  • Bittersweet
    Beginner June 2012
    Bittersweet ·
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    When did you get engaged? 27th October 2010

    When are you getting married? June 16th 2012

    How old are you? 27

    What do you do for a living? I'm an Early Years Professional, working in a government funded setting working with rising 4 year olds.

    What area of the country do you live? East Midlands

    How long have you been Hitching? since Dec 2010

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  • pandorasbox
    Beginner August 2012
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    Not new but going to fill in anyway!

    When did you get engaged? Christmas Day 2010

    When are you getting married? August 5th 2012

    How old are you? 28

    What do you do for a living? Teacher

    What area of the country do you live? Manchester

    How long have you been Hitching? Since Jan 2011

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  • Mrs*W*2B
    Beginner August 2014
    Mrs*W*2B ·
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    Good idea for a thread!!

    When did you get engaged? 11.11.11 Smiley smile our 5 year anniversary Smiley heart

    When are you getting married? August 2014 (not set a date yet)

    How old are you? baby of the group i think... 21!!

    What do you do for a living? student and part time waitress (hoping to go into events though)

    What area of the country do you live? Manchester/Cheshire

    How long have you been Hitching? since i got engaged Smiley laugh

    Smiley smile x

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  • niknaks22
    Beginner August 2012
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    When did you get engaged? 31st July 2008

    When are you getting married? 3rd August 2012

    How old are you? 24

    What do you do for a living? I work in Finance

    What area of the country do you live? Glasgow

    How long have you been Hitching? since we got engaged, mainly lurking though Smiley smile

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  • B
    Beginner July 2014
    Bronte ·
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    We got engaged in April 2004

    We are getting married 12/12/12

    I am 27, 28 when we get married

    I am a SAHM

    I am in Yorkshire

    I have been on the site for about 2 days!

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  • ebony_rose
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    I'm not new either, but thought i'd join in...

    When did you get engaged? Never properly got engaged, we both just talked, and agreed we both wanted to get married

    When are you getting married? We got married 31st October 2011

    How old are you? 26

    What do you do for a living? SAHM

    What area of the country do you live? Staffs

    How long have you been Hitching? since Sept 2004

    And after 2 months of marriage, i left him... ?

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  • Banana88
    Beginner May 2012
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    When did you get engaged? My birthday last year, 05/05/11

    When are you getting married? 12/05/12 - 7 years after we got together

    How old are you? 23, will be 24 and 1 week when we get married. Poor OH, my bday a week before our wedding anniversary! May 2013 is going to be an expensive month for him?

    What do you do for a living? Support worker for adults with LD

    What area of the country do you live? South Yorkshire

    How long have you been Hitching? Joined in July 2011

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  • cozmiceye
    Beginner October 2013
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    Got engaged in October 2011

    Getting married October 2013

    I am a health professional

    Aged 36

    Joined hitched October 2011

    Live in county durham

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  • M
    Beginner December 2012
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    Got engaged in Feb 2010

    Getting married 8/12/12

    i am a nursery nurse

    Aged 24

    Joined a few months ago

    Live in Birmingham

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  • S
    Beginner September 2012
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    When did you get engaged? 18th Dec 2010

    When are you getting married? 1st September 2012

    How old are you? 21 Smiley smile

    What do you do for a living? advertising sales - but hopefully a psychologist when my exams are passed!

    What area of the country do you live? West Yorkshire

    How long have you been Hitching? since I got engaged! Smiley smile

    xx

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  • freckles87
    Beginner May 2013
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    We got engaged January 2011, the day before my birthday, in Krakow

    We get married Sunday 12th May next year

    I'm 25

    I work in customer services

    We live in Sheffield

    Been Hitching since February last year. I'm not the most prolific poster ever though

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  • S
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    When did you get engaged? MAY 2008

    When are you getting married? JUNE 23RD 2012

    How old are you? A LADY NEVER TELLS HER AGE, I'M NOT A LADY.. 28

    What do you do for a living? CAR & MOTORBIKE SALES

    What area of the country do you live? PRESTON, LANCS

    How long have you been Hitching? ERRR PASS!

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  • Pompey
    Beginner June 2012
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    So,

    When did you get engaged? Christmas 2010

    When are you getting married? 3rd June 2012

    How old are you? 26

    What do you do for a living? Admin in Local Government

    What area of the country do you live? sunny Portsmouth

    How long have you been Hitching? since I got engaged!

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  • R
    Beginner May 2012
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    When did you get engaged? June 2010

    When are you getting married? 12th May 2012

    How old are you? 27

    What do you do for a living? Medical travel coordinator

    What area of the country do you live? Basingstoke

    How long have you been Hitching? About a year.

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  • Laura705
    Beginner October 2012
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    We got engaged in February 2011.

    We are getting married on 20th of October 2012.

    I'm 23.

    I own two companies.

    I live in Lancashire but moving to Cheshire soon.

    I've been reading post for quite a long time, but just recently started posting.

    -Laura Smiley smile

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  • P
    Beginner June 2012
    Pockers ·
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    We got engaged August last year on my Birthday. Have been together 10 years and every time I got drunk I would cry like a baby & ask him why he didn't want to marry me ? then completely shocked me with a beautiful ring.

    June 22nd this year

    I am 35 and we have 2 beautiful daughters

    I work in finance (Which is hilarious as I am the worst person wtih money!)

    Surrey

    Since November last year & have lost many an evening and work day hitching ?

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  • charliebird7
    Beginner March 2012
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    When did you get engaged? Christmas 2007

    When are you getting married? 23rd March 2012

    How old are you? 26

    What do you do for a living? SAHM

    What area of the country do you live? Kent

    How long have you been Hitching? I joined just after we got engaged but only started posting when we booked our venue in July/August 2010

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  • Flowmojo
    Beginner
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    When did you get engaged? September 1st 2010

    When are you getting married? May 26th 2012..just over 4mths away!

    How old are you? 28

    What do you do for a living? Marketing Manager a a construction compnay

    What area of the country do you live? Suffolk

    How long have you been Hitching? Since Sept 2010...so..16 mths or so!!

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  • Poppyseed
    Beginner July 2012
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    Got Engaged November 2010, no particular day it just kind of happened!

    Getting Married 7th July 2012

    Im 47 will be 48 by July, Oh is 51

    I live in Kent

    I'm a self employed Cake Maker

    been a Hitcher since April 2011 (i think)!

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  • Katscamel
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    When did you get engaged? Sept 2010

    When are you getting married? Aug 3rd 2012

    How old are you? 37

    What do you do for a living? official title 'ELT Coordinator / Training Consultant (in normal language - teacher trainer/project coordinator / English as a foreign/second language teacher

    What area of the country do you live? from Kent but currently in Tanzania (deepest, darkest Africa)

    How long have you been Hitching? For rather a long time.

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  • kharv
    Beginner March 2012
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    When did you get engaged? October 2012

    When are you getting married? 24th March 2012

    How old are you? 29

    What do you do for a living? Marketing Manager for a solicitors

    What area of the country do you live? Leeds

    How long have you been Hitching? A couple of weeks after getting engaged

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  • ButterflyChild
    Beginner May 2013
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    When did you get engaged? 23rd December 2009

    When are you getting married? 11th May 2013

    How old are you? 25

    What do you do for a living? work in broadcasting

    What area of the country do you live? From London, live in NI ?

    How long have you been Hitching? Since Jan 5th, soooooooo addicted!

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  • P
    Beginner May 2012
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    Engaged 22nd May 2011

    Getting Married 26th May 2012

    Age 38

    Work as a Project Manager in a Pharmaceutical company

    Live in Berkshire

    Hitching-see avatar!

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  • ESW
    Beginner September 2012
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    Got engagaed in September 2011

    Getting Married 22nd Septmeber 2012

    Aged 39 (the big 40 for me this year !)

    I'm a Client Relationship Manager

    Live in Northamptonshire

    Got into action on here a month or so ago! Although had been visiting since we got engaged.

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  • B
    Beginner September 2012
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    When did you get engaged? 29th May 2011 - our 7th anniversary

    When are you getting married? 8th Sep 2012

    How old are you? 32

    What do you do for a living? Corporate Analyst

    What area of the country do you live? Surrey

    How long have you been Hitching? Think I joined about 6 months ago, but mainly lurked until recently

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  • B
    Beginner April 2012
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    When did you get engaged? 10th July 2011

    When are you getting married? 13th April 2012 - 92 days eeeek!!

    How old are you? 28

    What do you do for a living? Teacher in a special needs primary school

    What area of the country to you live in? Surrey

    How long have you been Hitching? Not sure - not long after we got engaged I don't think

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  • M
    Beginner June 2012
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    Hiiii! :-)

    Me and my htb got engaged 1st sept 2010

    Wedding date is June 23rd 2012

    Age - 23

    I work as an administrator for a warehousing and transport company

    Live in Ipswich, Suffolk

    Been hitching properly for he las fewweeks

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  • S
    Beginner August 2013
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    When did you get engaged? Christmas Day 2011

    When are you getting married? 10th August 2013

    How old are you? 26

    What do you do for a living? Midwife and Mummy

    What area of the country do you live? Essex but from Hull

    How long have you been Hitching? Since we got engaged!!

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  • *sweetpea*
    Beginner July 2012
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    Hi there! What a lovely introduction to the chat forums!

    BD got engaged in September last year (2011)

    We are getting married July 7th 2012

    I'm 33 and BD is 43

    I'm in Social Work Learning and Development

    We live in Glasgow but getting married on my home island of Skye

    I started Hitching today! Smiley smile

    Looking forward to the chat!

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  • moonpie1985
    Beginner July 2012
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    When did you get engaged? 15th May 2010

    When are you getting married? 7th July 2012

    How old are you? 26 (OH is 25)

    What do you do for a living? Sales and estimating manager

    What area of the country do you live? Oxfordshire

    How long have you been hitching? Over a year after getting engaged as we moved house and there were other family weddings which we didn't want to over shadow

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  • hannah22
    Beginner August 2012
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    Engaged in July 2009

    Getting married on 24/08/2012

    Age - 23

    I am an Assistant Manager and also a Beauty Therapist

    I live in Derby - East Midlands

    Ive been hitching properly for about a month but joined probably over a year ago?

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  • mrsdagg2b
    Beginner December 2012
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    When did you get engaged? 12 December 2010

    When are you getting married? 12 December 2012

    How old are you? 25

    What do you do for a living? Accounts Manager at a Letting Agent

    What area of the country do you live? Kent

    How long have you been Hitching? Since we got engaged!

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