Well, we met just before our 17th birthdays, and as we lived at opposite ends of the same street not actually living together wasn't really a big issue for us as we saw each other all the time *G*. We were betrothed within days, and engaged on my 18th birthday - so all plans I'd had prior to us meeting for my going away to university went out the window. I think the longest period we were apart during our just over 2 year courtship was a fortnight (and that was because I'd committed to helping out at a youth camp before we met).