Me and my boyfriend have been together for a year and a half. We have been living together for a year. We are both in our mid-twenties and he just graduated college.
I am ready to get married and we have talked about it but nothing yet. How long were you dating before you got engaged?
2007-09-07 10:59:39 · 49 answers · asked by crystaldawn1315 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
Just over 1 year before engagement and 2 before the wedding.
2007-09-07 11:03:33 · answer #1 · answered by lizardmama 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The more time you have together without that binding contract the better. You still have a lot of planning to do like your music seletcion, dresses ect. A year and a half feels like a long time but I waited two and a half and still we haven't set the date yet. I think that the longer the better. My brother was engaged for 8 years before they got married and I'm sure that they will stay married the rest of there time. If your still happy together don't rush it you both want to be together so stay together you don't have to be married. Unless you want to have kids or you just need a few new toasters or blenders place mats or all the other stuff you get on that day.
2007-09-07 11:13:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 years
2007-09-07 11:02:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK. I'm going to let you know something, and also the whole planet, if they were reading this on a computer they had. This is real, and I have no motive or reason to make this up, or lie with filler. I meet this beautiful blond gal, with blue eyes, who captivated my heart. She was driving a rare blue import, sports convertible. THIS was Wednesday afternoon. I married her in Las Vegas, on Saturday, 3 DAYS LATER!!! It lasted 11 years!! Due to my stupidity, it ended. Nothing, of her doing... Just MY thinking that I could do anything I wanted. Well, I did. And I lost her. It was the biggest mistake I'VE EVER MADE. There'll never be another. To make it worse, she's a friend now, WITH someone else. He's a nice guy. I like him. It's not his fault. I was the the idiot. Not him. Moral of the story, If I knew then, what I know now, we'd still be together. Gawd, I still love that woman. My punishment is eternal. A year, a month, 5 years, one week?? The choice is yours. I'd sell my soul to the devil, to get her back. It'd be worth it when it's over. Moral of the story. You only have one opportunity to grab the proverbial, brass ring. If your's isn't receptive, maybe it's time to do some harsh thinking. Meanwhile, I'm out here, free as a bird, serving my hard time, until the lid on the box closes.
2007-09-07 11:28:07 · answer #4 · answered by Dennis B 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 1/2 years
2007-09-07 12:02:03 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband and I were talking marriage during our first month of dating. Our philosophy was, if you know it's right, why wait?
We moved in together after a month of dating and the actual ring proposal came 6 months later. However, most of our wedding was already planned by then, I had my dress, etc. My husband had just needed the time to design my ring and find a jeweler that would do it to his exact specifications (it's Piglet (from Winnie the Pooh) holding a half karat heart shaped diamond), which took a little while.
You just have to decide for yourself how long you are willing to wait if marriage is in fact something that you really want in your life. If he just graduated, I would venture to guess that he's just wanting to get settled into a career and establish some kind of routine before jumping into wedding planning and having a whole bunch of stuff to figure out all at once. If you guys have already been talking about it, I would think that it should come fairly soon.
Good Luck to you both!
2007-09-07 11:09:51 · answer #6 · answered by jpiglet86 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I met my wife on October 1, 2003 (I was 26 and she was 21). We got engaged February 4, 2004. We got married May 29, 2004.
We are very happy and we now have a house, a 17 month old daughter, and a second child on the way.
Some couples are ready almost immediately, while I have known others who were still not ready after several years together.
The amount of time is not the important thing. The important thing is the readiness for a life-long commitment. Marriage is not to be taken lightly. If you are ready, go for it, but if you are not 100% sure, take your time.
2007-09-07 11:05:34 · answer #7 · answered by Matthew Stewart 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well me and my boyfriend had a very interesting start, with people all ready in our lives. We were together for 3 months before he asked me. I don't think it was planned he did not have a ring. We moved in together right after that. We got married 2 days after our 1 year. For some people more time is better for others it is right now! I was with my ex for 4 years and never got married, we talked about it but it was not right. You could just ask him...I almost did.
2007-09-07 11:07:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
We were dating for a year before the 1st engagement. Broke up for three months. Back together for 7 months and engaged again- that was 3 years ago and we are still engaged, just no money to get married ;)
2007-09-07 11:02:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
My husband and I moved in together after 3 months of dating, waited a year to get engaged, and got married 4 months after that. Our 1st anniversary is this month; we're in our 30s. I think you guys are still on track time-wise; if you're talking about it, and he is thinking along the same lines as you are, you will probably be getting engaged soon. Good luck.
2007-09-07 11:05:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋