What is a good age to get engaged?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Well,
I am 21 years old and I just gave the ring to my fiance in October. My parents got married when they were 21. Now days, a lot of people think that 21 is to young, but I say and my parents and other people say, if you feel it right, then it is right. Just keep in mind, planning for a wedding takes lots of time and stress, it really is. If you are Catholic, once engaged, talk to the priest, its a minimum of 6 months before you can get married and they ask wierd questions and see if you are ready or not, also, you have to do a course, which is fun by the way. The course is about a weekend long, they teach you things about finances and relationship issues and how to deal with them. I say that if you are feeling good about getting engaged, then go ahead and do so. Its how you feel about it. If you are like 16 years old, then I would wate a while. Emotions really start to change once you are done high school, believe me. Hope this helps.

Sincerely,
Wee Man.

Answer 3

23 minimum. Assuming you've been together for 2 years. (I'm 21, and plan to get engaged in a couple years if I'm still with my girlfriend.) It seems right to wait a while to make sure you can actually stay with this person for your whole life, if you want to make a commitment to marry. If you aren't sure, you have no business rushing in. Marriage is more than something you just do because you like someone, ya know? It's gotta last to have any meaning, and you can't be sure it'll last until you're life is a little bit settled, what ever age that may be.

Answer 4

It's more about the timme being right then the age being right. I always thought I'd get engaged somewhere between 22 and 24, but I'm older then that now and getting engaged (for the first, andhopefully only time) in February (Assuming my lovely lady says yes!). Got to ask her Dad's permission first. Bit nervous about that!

Answer 5

I got engaged at 18, but it depends on how long you have known eachother and how much you guys really care about eachother. If you have gone though some really hard times, but always managed to remain completely in love then it is a fine time. There is not real set age to get engaged.

Answer 6

there is no good age. it depends how you feel about your relatinship, you life's economic status and if you think you're ready to make a life-long commitment. i find a coorelation between the high divorce rate and age. many people are getting married b/c they thing they're getting to old or they're young and don't know the meaning of commitment. in the end it all depends on your specific situation, and how well the relationship is. personally, i know in my heart that i have met the right person...i'm a bit young 19, but i KNOW that he's the one want to spend the rest of my life with. we have basically planned everything out. when we move in together, get married and have kids. we want to wait until we're both out of school and have a secure financial status. so we decided to get married around the age of...25. this way we can have kids around 27. but thats just what we think. :)

Answer 7

When you find Mr. Right... When you fall in love with someone that falls in love with you...

I would say probably your mid-twenties is fine... You've gotten all your partying and dating out of the way and you should know what you want by then. Though some people are late bloomers...

Seems like a lot of people are getting married in their late twenties to early thirties...

But there is not a really set age...just when you find that special person that you can't live with out...and they have to feel and treat you the same way...

Good luck!!!!

Answer 8

Its really not about age, in my opinon its about where you are in your life... how long have you been together. How are your financials, are you out of school? is he out of school? A lot of things factor into wanting to get married, sometimes love isn't enough.... i think when your ready you'll know. All the cards have to fall in the right place, but Ideally I would wait till your at least done with school, it will be a lot easier that way. Good Luck

Answer 9

I got engaged at 19 and got married 6 weeks later. Not because I "had" to. I just knew that I loved my soon to be husband. We have been happily married for 16 years now.

Answer 10

When you meet the right person, feel comfortable and ready. It differs per individual.

When I was 22 I met and dated a guy for almost 2 years who wanted to marry me - and I just wasn't ready - didn't feel he was truly the one for me.

Not even a year later, one month after meeting my now husband, we got engaged. I was 25, hubby was 33. We've been married over a year now and together for 3 years total. :)