How long should you stay in a relationship before marriage?

Answer 1

My (ex) husband and I didn't live together at all before we married. We had a really rocky marriage, which I knew was a mistake after the first 3 months. But I'm stubborn and don't like to give up on things that are supposed to last for life.

I ended up divorcing him 16 1/2 years later, when I finally gave myself permission to fail at the marriage. He had been having affairs the whole time, and mostly living off my earnings. It was a really rude awakening for him to realize I was serious about the divorce.

On the other hand, my sister lived with her boyfriend for over 15 years before they decided to marry (with two kids 12 and 8 yrs old at the time). They are still together more than 18 years later.

So, who can say? Get married when you feel it is right, and that they are the right person for you. If it doesn't feel that way, then don't marry at all.

Answer 2

You should stay as long as it takes before you get married, the best and happy marriages are built upon a steady relationship before marriage. A good marriage do not depended on knowing each other, but the time of relationship that it takes before one get consecrated. Some relationships takes as long as two to three years before marriage, some five to seven, depends on the individuals. Take your time and make sure that this is the person that you want to spend your life with and also have children. Make your relationship worth while, you will have a healthy and prosperous marriage by just going the extra mile, you may heard or someone may say to you that even some of the best marriages after many years fail, that's true, but the difference here is that, that was not you, so that does not mean that it will happen to you also, not all relationships are the same, some ended in divorces, and some ended in happily ever after, you have the choice to choose your future, remember, the choices that you make will determine your future and end results.

Answer 3

2 years.

Answer 4

Length of time does not matter. You have to feel 100% confident with a decision to marry someone. You may know after 6 months or maybe 6 years. And, you have more of an advantage if you are living with that person already of course. If you have to put a number on it, I say no shorter than 6 months of dating before engagement.

Answer 5

You should be in a relationship for 6 months to a year depending on how well you get to know the other person and if there are
any more things you need to find out about this person.

Answer 6

Until the newness of the realtionship wears off. Usually 1 to 1-1/2 years. There are physiological (spelling?,ugh!) reasons this happens. Then if you still feel like you want to get married and you don't have any concerns about if this person is right for you. Everyone that I have talked to that have gotten divorced have ignored problems that they saw even before they got married. You have to really be honest with yourself. Don't get pressured into it.

Answer 7

There isn't a specific limit. You'll know you're ready for marriage when the two of you can commit to one another in all ways, compromise, love each other, trust each other, and are both mutual about the decision.

Answer 8

Long enough to be willing to accept the consquences of what you're getting into, a commitment.

Answer 9

That determines, if you all deside on the time and when th male in the relationship pops the question.

Answer 10

you never know a person until you live with them i say live with that person for at least a yr then see where your feelings are

i went out with a girl for 4 yrs lived with her for only 3 months and realized she WAS NOT THE ONE !