Ok, so i'm in an amazing but sorta unconventional relationship.....my boyfriend and I have known each other for 9 years. We have been friends this entire time (even when i moved away for 5 years), have had an intimate relationship for 2 years and are now living together as boyfriend and girlfriend. we are both 26 (actually i will be 26 in may) and are finally talking about marriage. We want to get engaged sometime before the summer (i'm thinking it will happen on my birthday) and married in October (he wants to get married around the date of his father's death in order to not feel really sad all the time about that time of year)....i moved in in december...getting engaged (i hope) in may which is 5 months...and then married in october....which is 5 months time.Its fast but I know its right...and I'm so happy.
Did anyone else get engaged/married really fast?
2007-02-01 07:22:06 · 18 answers · asked by lola 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
My husband and I got engaged after 3 months of dating and married 6 months later (I was 22 and he was 26). We'll be celebrating our 15 year anniversary this May and we have two great kids - ages 9 and almost 12 (so, no...we didn't get married because I was knocked up!). Somehow, after 3 months with this man I knew he was it for me (and I for him) and I've never looked back. When you know, you know. Obviously, you do. Congratulations to you!!
2007-02-01 07:29:10 · answer #1 · answered by Shelley L 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My wife have known each other for 3 years just as friends. We decided to try an intimate relationship for the first time in June 2006. We got married Jan. 14, 2007. I feel like it was the best thing I've ever done.(besides having children) I don't think it was too fast because I love her and she loves me. Why not spend the rest of your life with the person you love. If the marriage dosen't work out for some reason, we could at least say we tried. We can take what we learn from this experience and apply it to another relationship. You only live once.
2007-02-01 08:08:21 · answer #2 · answered by carlos b 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honestly I don't believe that is fast. You have had some sort of relationship going on for a long time. Fast is meeting somone and marrying them in a 10 month period. The only thing that makes it a little "fast" is that you don't have much time to plan a wedding. It seems as if you mean fast as in "hasty". I honestly thing that you have waited long enough. Ask yourself this... How will it be different when you are engaged? You think it might be but from experiance, it isn't. If you have been together for 2 years then there is already that same commitment. It just doesn't have the fancy title.
2007-02-01 07:29:35 · answer #3 · answered by Mommy to Boys 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My husband and I knew each other for a year and half. We got engaged, and were married a week later. We've been married for almost two years now, and have an eight month old little girl. I couldn't be happier! Sounds like you've known your man a lot longer so I'm sure your news will be even less of a shocker! LoL.
Best of luck to you!
2007-02-01 07:29:15 · answer #4 · answered by Person 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
After being in a relationship for 2 years, and knowing each other for 9 years, it is not "fast" at all. If you two have already decided to get married - you ARE engaged (engagement is not a formal procedure one goes through, but it is a statement of the intention to get married; sounds like you have made this statement). October is a ways away, you have plenty of time to plan. I myself don't get the long engagement periods that seem to be so popular nowadays. My husband and I moved in together after 3 months of dating, a year later we decided to get married, and were married within 4 months after that. It's like - once you take the "big step" and decide to get married, what's the point in waiting? Where I grew up, there is no tradition of "engagement"; usually, once the couple decides to get married, they fill out an application, and make an "appointment" for an official to marry them, which usually happens within a month or two. My parents started dating in April, put in their marriage application in June, and were married in July; been married for over 33 years.
2007-02-01 07:40:21 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this doesn't sound like a fast marriage to me...you have known each other for 9 yrs., been together 2 are getting engaged in may and married in october...heck you've been together longer than most married couples ! congrats by the way...
my husband and i met on thanksgiving day didn't start dating until the following january and married in july of that same year...that was 25 years ago.
2007-02-01 07:26:25 · answer #6 · answered by ?! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband and I met in November 1981. Got engaged Jan 31, 1982. And married June 1982. And no I was not pregnant. We have been married going on 25 years.
2007-02-01 07:27:27 · answer #7 · answered by c2god2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The K-1 Fiance Visa is a better option. The K-3 Spouse Visa can take a little longer. My then-fiance and I filed in February, our petition was approved in March, his interview was on June 8 and he entered the U.S. on June 24. Now, this is NOT typical, but I'm giving you our timeline to let you know that the time from filing to interview is the luck of the draw as far as USCIS goes. It also helps if the fiance is not from a "high-fraud" country (my now-husband is from England). Some couples we know on VisaJourney applied for K-1 months before us and had their interviews scheduled for the SAME month as ours - so you COULD be looking at over 8 months, but that is also NOT typical. It's either down to the couple just being plain unlucky, or their case is stalled due to receiving RFEs (Request For Evidence). If you get an RFE while your case is under adjudication, you have to respond to it before USCIS resumes your case. So, this will of course slow down the process for some. 6 months from filing to visa is the AVERAGE wait for K-1. If you want to marry in Jamaica, I advise you to contact the U.S. Embassy in Jamaica to see if they allow Direct Consular Filing (DCF). This is even faster than K-1 and K-3, as you submit all of your materials directly to the embassy instead of USCIS, and you stay in Jamaica with your spouse throughout the process. Good luck!
2016-03-15 03:36:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We knew each other as casual aquaintances for a year, then dated for 6 months, had a 6 month engagement and then got married. It's been 14 wonderful years, and I'm glad we didn't rush anything!
2007-02-01 07:25:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Starting dating my husband in February.. married in October. Lasted over 10 years so far.
2007-02-01 07:25:18 · answer #10 · answered by mayihelpyou 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋