How long after dating someone would you get married?

Question

I think it needs to be quite a long time (3-5 years) and to fully know the person that you intend to spend the rest of your life with!

Look at the Hollywood couples that get married after 2 months- it never lasts!

I have been dating my boyfriend for 4 years now. I know he is the one, but we are in no rush. We live together now, so we know what living with each other is like. Everyone says we act like a married couple anyway.

A lot of people younger than me are getting married...its just strange to see it!

Answer 1

It depends on your ages and how long you knew each other before you get engaged. We dated 2 1/2 yrs. before marrying as we wanted to remain virgins until marriage - glad we did! Oh, I was 19 yrs. 10 mos. and he was 21 - we've been married 43 yrs. this Aug.. The hardest "business" in the world is to stay married and make a happy home to raise kids in!

Answer 2

1 1/2 to 2 years

Answer 3

There's no such a thing as a time frame. What works for a couple doesn't work for the next. My boyfriend's parents had only been together for a month when they got married. They've been together 27 years now. There's ppl who can fully get to know each other in 3 months, others hide their true selves and you don't get to know the person for a few years.

Oh and comparing regular couples to Hollywood couples isn't really a fair comparison. They deal with the pressure and problems of anyone else, plus the speculation and harrasment of the media. Makes it extremely harder.

Answer 4

My dad and stepmother dated for about 6 years in the previous getting married and have been married for about 4 years now. I additionally understand of a pair who dated for 6 months in the previous getting married and has been married for a minimum of 6 years now. It extremely relies upon on the guy and woman in the relationship, in the event that they're dedicated, in the event that they truthfully look after one yet another, and in specific circumstances self assurance subjects might nicely be thrown into the subjects. some people will date for 10 years without getting married, yet others will date for some months and experience they're waiting to get married. i might say, the longer 2 people have been at the same time, the extra perfect. That way, they'll understand their companion extra perfect, and their flaws.

Answer 5

dont base ur life on hollywood movie love is not like real love they have a script the perect words the perfect hairdressers etc etc and the love scenes have to b choreographed with 50-100 folks watching ive had friends know instantly this is the one and after few months still married 42 years later few are best friends common interests like two peas in a pod now married 5 years they even finish each others sentences dont dtress the time limit thing u will know when its right for u

Answer 6

This is a very interesting question. there is no specific lenght of time you should last in a courtship that would result into marriage. I heard of a couple that dated for about ten years and decided to get married after they thought thay had already understood each other but about a week after their marriage they started having seroius problems, I also had a couple that only knew each other for aboout 3 months and decided to get married and today they are the best of couple.
the study of a spouse is not something that you might be successful with within the short period of courtship as someone could decide to pretend and do it perfectly only to show his or her true colors after you are wedded. God Almighty is the only One that could help you.

Answer 7

I think about a year minimum. However, long term engagements frequently do not work either. Cannot tell you the number of friends and relatives I have had who dated for years, then married and in a few months got divorced. There is no magic number. I married my husband 6 months after we met and we are happy for 10 years now.

Answer 8

I would think the longer the better but my husband and I only knew each other 5 months before we got married, he was 31 (never married) and I was 26 (never married - and no, I was not pregnant) we just knew we had found the one, maybe our age had something to do with it. We have been happily married now for over 12 years - all relationships are different.

Answer 9

It would depend on the chemistry between us. It normally doesn't take long to realize whether or not someone is the type of person you want to spend most of your time around. I would say at least 6 months. Then again im 34 so ten years ago I may have said 5 years lol.

Answer 10

Should date about 18 mos. and be engaged about a year.
No, 3 years is MAX - any longer than that and girls will be crying as to why they aren't getting engaged or why their guy won't marry them. And, no - living together is NOT like being married, far from it. A guy gets used to just having what you are giving, and has no need or want to get married. If that's a girl's choice, too, fine. But if she wants to get married, she should move out, regain her independence, and then see what happens.