What is a long time to wait to get married?

it just depends on how quickly you fall in love....I knew the 2nd time I talked to my fiance on the phone that he was the One. we've only been together 6 months.

Honestly it depends on the couple. My brother and his fiancé have been together 8 years total (in April) and almost two of those they've been engaged. I've been with my fiancé for just a month short of 2 years we've been engaged for 1 year on our 2 yr anniversary. My own parents who have been married 35+ years were engaged 6 wks before they got married and had only dated 2 months before they got engaged. However they'd have a fit if I didn't also add that they'd known each other all their lives.

I think for most people it should be at least a year together and at least a year engaged (that's mostly for wedding preparation time). Although I know that you can decided way before a year that that person is the one you want to be with. I was with my fiancé umm... about 3 months when I knew he was the one. And he swears he knew I was the one long before that.

Good Luck in all you do. :)

Well, there is no hard and fast answer, sorry if that's not what you want to hear. I knew my husband for only 6 months, but we knew it was fast - it was just so right and effortless from the start, and we knew we should get married, plus we are older and know what we want. But I think typically a good rule of thumb is to be together 2-3 years. Less than that, you run the risk of not having enough experiences together. Longer than that, you must wonder if this is right for both of you. That's the best answer I can give, but if it's been 3 years and 6 months, don't just end it, it really does depend on the situation.

I would think anytime longer than three or four years. For a mature couple seriously dating, a year and a half to two years of dating is usually enough to know each other well enough, as well as one another's families, to know that you suit each other well. Then, to be engaged eight months to a year, however long it takes in your area to plan a wedding.

It's best to take the time before you get engaged, not get engaged quickly, then see if things turn out okay.

Also, if things go longer than three years, for example, the individuals may just not be a match for marriage, even though they may love one another, and want different things.

Hi. Are you kidding? There is no "magic number!" I must agree with the first poster. I know you said you don't want to hear..."everyone is different," but that is the only honest answer.

I was engaged after 1 year of dating and we were married 8 months later. We did not live together prior to marriage. We have been married 30 years! Also, we were young...both of us were 21. So I guess we blew the myth off of most all the statistics:

~ marrying young won't work;

~ not living together prior to marriage.

There are others I know of who dated 3-4 years, lived together for 5-6 years prior to marriage....and now they are divorced!

I know others who ran off and got married after only a few months and they are still married!

The length of time that you know someone obviously has to factor in to the longevity of a marriage, but it's really up in the air and far as how long you need to know that person.

well the average length of a relationship is 1-2 years before a proposal... and the usual length of an engagment is anywhere from 1 year to 18 months. Alot of it depends on age, income, maturity, life goals, education completion. I hope this what you were looking for. Good luck.

I think you need to be dating someone for at least a year and a half...this seems to be the time when some of the lust leaves your relationship. If you can make it through that, you're probably OK.

In my case, we dated 3 years before getting engaged, but we were young. We were engaged when I was 21 and just graduated college. The time was right for us.

me and my fiance knew each otherfor about 10 months then started dating and were dating 6 months before he popped the question..getting married this april

are you kidding? there's NO time limit. Some people are married too soon and it doesn't work, some people get married after years of dating and still it doesn't work. you should get married when it's right for you and your partner not when anyone thinks you should.