I'm just curious about general trends. Did you wait an especially long or short time? Why? How did you know it was the right time to marry them? If you're not married yet, how long do you think you'll wait?
2006-07-18 04:09:31 · 22 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Which one??
Ok # 1 Met on the 13th, got engaged on the 18th (Yes 5 DAYS later)married on the 31st of the next month (Yes 5 WEEKS!)
It lasted 4 years, though.
# 2 dated 1 year, lived together 1 year, had a baby, got married 6 months later, divorced 8 years later.
# 3 Met in March, engaged in October, Married 1.5 years later.
2006-07-18 04:21:53 · answer #1 · answered by awnery 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I knew my baby for 2 yrs. before getting married. We waited a while because we wanted to make sure that we would get along with each other and that it was really the right thing to do. Then we got married on Nov. 20, 2004 and are still married and going strong. We weren't sure when the right time was it just kinda felt right. Now, for you you might not have to wait that long we had to because we barely got to be around each other before we got married. Just do it when it feels right. It is rough at first but after a little while it gets better so hang in there.
2006-07-18 13:04:37 · answer #2 · answered by holla at me 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We worked together and went out for the first time 2 months after I started working there. 3 months later I proposed and we were married 7 months later (so basically we were married a year after we met). We were married for nearly 20 years (I guess technically over 20 years since the divorce wasn't final until after the date of our 20th anniversary). I realize that I was too young at the time and would definitely want to know someone at least 2 years next time around.
2006-07-18 11:19:17 · answer #3 · answered by Phillip B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I knew him for 1 year before we got married. We had only been going out 2 weeks when he asked me to marry him. The only reason we waited the 1 year is because he was still in high school. We have been married for 10 years now and yes we fight sometimes but we have never even come close to calling it quits. Now my mom and dad met in May of 1964 and got married in September of 1964 they have been happily married for all that time
2006-07-18 11:52:02 · answer #4 · answered by happy_jean 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dated my now husband for 5 years. From the very beginning we knew that we were in this relationship for long term (my man actually told me when we became an official couple that he was not interested in a short relationship). I don't think that there is a special number of years to date before marriage...I think it works differently with different people. However, I wouldn't recommend dating for such a long period of time...especially if you desire to remain sexually pure before you marry. The temptation is very real. I do recommend over 6 months...I have heard that most people are infatuated with their significant other for the first 6 months...after that time length you really get comfortable with each other to know each others little quarks. My man and I married right after 5 years of dating because of the timing of events of our lives...we were waiting for one of us to graduate from college. We have been married for 3 years now and it's a blast!
2006-07-18 11:20:53 · answer #5 · answered by Chantla 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am single and I have had multiple proposals and turned down each of them until I and I stress I feel I am ready and can take marriage seriously.
I will wait however long it take until I feel comfortable that I am spending my life with a person I truly love and want to be with.
It's easy to get married but it can be hard to sustain a marriage.
The marriage is what I am more focused on instead of getting married and before the icing on the cake can melt, I already considering a divorce because I in desperation to get married has married someone I never truly took the time to get to know
better.
You can never fully know someone 100% but some don't even know their mates middle name and getting married to them.
2006-07-18 11:19:04 · answer #6 · answered by words from the heart 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We knew each other about 6 months when he asked me to marry him and we were engaged for 4 months before the wedding day. He wanted a June wedding so we waited until June to be married.
2006-07-18 15:54:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I knew my significant other for six years. we met each other three months before we started our 12th grade year. We were best of friends got a lone excellently. We were lately engaged two years later. That didnt work because he went off to college and changed but he came back together. Couple months later never really stopped seeing each other. We got married in 2005 an are seperated for a month I really miss him. to But hopefully we come back together because of the union that we vowed to. we love one another very much but marriage is difficult, some bad and good.
2006-07-18 11:19:09 · answer #8 · answered by sexibrownthang 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I knew my ex wife for three years before tying the knot. I was nervous about asking her to marry me, then along came our daughter and I stepped up. I felt like that was a long enough time to wait and get to know every little thing about her.
2006-07-18 11:15:20 · answer #9 · answered by cuttur2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have been dating my boyfriend for a year and we just moved in together. I am young, only 24, and am not looking to get married anytime soon because of priorities in my life, career, friends etc. But if a few more years down the road we are still together and I am finally ready then I will. I think alto of it depends on your age and circumstance.
2006-07-18 11:48:34 · answer #10 · answered by cass 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋