Well, I'm not sure just how unusual my circumstances are, having read some of the other topics on this site. I will leave the readers of this blog to judge for themselves. I was 30 when I got engaged to a woman who was ten years older than; a woman who by the way came with four children, who at the time were 11, 10, 7 and 7; yes, the two youngest are twins, although one is considerably larger than the other.