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Kelly Ripa<\/a> and Mark Consuelos<\/a> had such a whirlwind romance at the start of their relationship that they didn\u2019t have one major thing worked out before they tied the knot \u2014 where to live.<\/p>\n At the top of Live With Kelly and Mark<\/a><\/em>\u2018s Friday, November 14, episode, the cohosts got candid about their own relationship while discussing a report claiming that married couples who dated for three years or more are less likely to get a divorce.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2018Dating longer can give you more data on a partner.\u2019 I got my data pretty quickly,\u201d Consuelos quipped, to which Ripa replied, \u201cWe didn\u2019t have that much data. We were so young when we got married.\u201d<\/p>\n While the two only met one year before they tied the knot in 1996, Consuelos credits playing love interests on the soap opera All My Children<\/a><\/em> with helping him and Ripa form a strong connection in a short amount of time.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was double the time, long hours. I got to see how you dealt with pressure and long hours,\u201d Consuelos explained. Ripa, for her part, added, \u201cI feel that you get a pretty good glimmer into a person when you are one-on-one with them for any prolonged period of time.\u201d<\/p>\n Contrary to how the report suggested that couples date for several years before marriage, Ripa said she\u2019s happy with the way her and Consuelos\u2019 relationship played out. Reflecting on their history together, Ripa revealed that she and Consuelos technically didn\u2019t live together during their early days as husband and wife.<\/p>\n