How Long Should You Know A Person Before Getting Engaged?

Thats true.I agree to whatever you said.But though I have not been engaged till now.I feel I would take atleast a period of 6 months before I would say 'Yes-Its the real time'. If you really trust your partner with whom you are going to be engaged then it won't matter how long you take to get engaged.You must feel somfortable to be along.

Congratulations on things working out for you =) It really depends, and boils down to whether you are suitable for each other. I have a god-brother who was with this one sweet girl for 3 years but nothing came out of it. However, upon meeting another girl, 2 months later they were engaged and 3 months later (total of 3 months) they were married! And till now, their marriage is working out great as they discovered something new about each other everyday! It's like something new! However for me, personally I prefer to wait and I find that there is no need to get engaged. Lol, in Singapore, we go straight to register the marriage (that is considered engagement in Chinese, but marriage in the Western world). For us Chinese, we are not considered married until we had the customary tea ceremony and wedding dinner! To me, I would just skip the entire process of engagement, then legally engagement/marriage, then marriage! Rather, I would just go straight to ROM (register of marriage) and have the tea ceremony and wedding dinner on the same night itself! Lol =DD

well, i myself got engaged pretty fast with my hubby... i only know him for about 8 months and we got engaged... 2 months later, i got married... as long as you are pretty sure that he is the one for you, the amount of time that you spend with him doesn't really matter that much... quality is much more important than quantity... i never listen to what other people say about us... as long as we are happy, that is the most important thing... take care and have a nice day...

I agree with you. It really depends. in my case, it took us 8 and a half years before we got married. That was because we waited for him to pass the BAR to become a lawyer. And then of course, we had to save money for the wedding. We know of a couple who just knew each other for 3 months then got married. they have been together for 20 years now.

get to know them as long as you can but dont keep them waiting forever no matter what you may think you know of that person they always can change or become different , thne again people get engaged and become that for years ..like 5 or 8 maybe and then get married , weird i know but , its really a observation of that person...

My fiance and I first started talking through a mutual friend on the internet. We met as soon as my schedule allowed, and then about a week after that I asked him out. We went out, and then not to long after that I actually moved in. I don't regret one moment of it. We have our occasional fights but those are only for stupid things and we always make up for them. I think that it doesn't matter how long it is before you become engaged, what matters is the love you share for one another. I love him with all of my heart and soul, and I know that he feels the same way. We wanted to get married earlier, but we really know that we need to wait. I appreciate this discussion and I hope that you have a very wonderful and equally as lovely day!

i would say it is dependent on the individual. it varies from person to person. for some it may take few months to actuakly know the person they are going to lead the luife with. for some its matter of days.

for at least 4 years, cuz i've seen and read study of people getting engaged early and then getting married shotly after dont last tht long but tht dosent apply to everyone. 4 years seems like enought time to get to know someone well enought to make tht kind of commitment.

I met my husband on the internet and a week later we met in person, 5 months after that my husband propsed to me we got married like a month after... I only knew my husband five or six months before we got married.. I didn't really get to know him before we got married.. I don't know why we got married so quick i think it was because we throught it would be a good thing at the time and that we fell in love with each other..... Which it has turned out to be a good thing for the most part we have found out that we have alot in common and we love the same hobbies.. I really don't think you got to know someone before you get engaged... I think you should know them at least 5 months before you get engaged.. I don't regret anything i don't regret marrying someone that i only knew 5 months we have all of our lives to get to know each other.. I think that it is best if you know someone but you don't know someone when you get married cause that way you learn who they are when you get married and move in together.. I'm really happy that i married someone that i didn't know that long cause it would have been boring to me to marry someone that i have ben dating for 3 years.. Have a nice day

I think , it depends from person to person. Few have the ability to know the other person , very quickly.. But , some times , though a person may have this ability , still , ha may come across some one , whome he or she may not able to access, and might be a bit confused

i dont think there are any rules. i got engaged about six months after knowing my husband. i just knew he was the right person for me. i think some people do rush into marriage without thinking it through, but i also think there is no harm in rushing if you know what you are getting into.

there is not a time to decide when getting engaged..depends on your feelings..

you have to trust yourself on this one. worrying about what others think, no matter what little doubt you have, will always give the doubt monster room to grow. and i wish you the best of luck.=)