How long did you date before you got married?

some get married right away, and some dont...LOL I met my husband right after graduation, I turned 18, and we dated for 5 yrs, then got engaged--for 1 1/2 yrs... so we dated for 6 1/2 yrs before marriage, then we were married for 7 yrs before we started to have children, and now we have been married for 13 yrs... 2 kids, and will be together for 20 yrs this November...LOL

For me i don't believe on long engagement before marriage. Some of my friends have a long engagement but then they broke up. My aunt met his husband 2 months before their wedding day. So became steady as bf and gf for just 1 month then they were engaged for 1 month. So far they are getting stronger and have a happy marriage. It doesn't mean that you need to have a long engagement for you to get married. Its a mattter of prepareness of self, love, respect and trust that are essential for a marriage to be successful.

My boyfriend and I got together in 2004, and he proposed to me last July. I know, that's a long time to wait - he said it took him so long because he didn't realize he could afford the ring!! Oy. Go to a store!! Geez. Anyway, we have plans to marry in 2010 (but that date keeps changing because his parents have health issues and we want to make sure they'll be well enough to attend).

We barely didn't have any personal date w/ my husband when we were in our courtship stage except that of his 10-day visit to the Philippines where we finally met in person and enjoyed those short span of timebeing together. We meet online on the last week of October and were engaged December that same year. He planned to come to my country on Feb the following year but he wasn't able to make it due to his hectic work schedule so he changed it to April 2007. We had our online conversation for about one and a half year before we finally got married when I came here in the USA last May. I consider ours was quite long engagement considering the span of time we spent before marraige.

My husband and I started dating in highschool and we dated for about 10 years before we finally tied the knot. We both knew that we want to spend the rest of our lives together so we didn't think that it was necessary to get married right away. I am glad that we gave the relationship time to strengthen and grow before we got married. We have now been together for over 12 years and married for three of those and we couldn't be happier.

I have been with my boyfriend since 2001 and I don't plan to get married the next years. However, it depends on you age - I was young when I met my bf. I guess it's not about years it's about how you feel. When it feels like the right time for you you should trust it and go for it! :-D

We met in 1999, got engaged in 2004, and got married in 2006. We were just busy with school and starting our careers (well, I was starting my business).

my hubby and i got engaged after 6 months of dating but we were engaged for 2 years and have been married for 21. we didn't 'convert' we met at church and are still attending the same church as we did then.

I dated my wife for 11 years since 09 Nov 1995 and got married on 11 Nov 2006. We got married in Church and went for Pre-marital counselling a year before the wedding. We got married at 27. I think it doesnt matter how long you date before you settle down, it is how well you know each other and what are the important factors that needs to be resolved. For us, it is more on our faith, we wanted to grow in faith as a Christian before we settle down. We both set our faith as a priority in our lives.

Ours was an arranged marriage and thus there was no question of dating.I was introduced with my husband on 24th of dec06,got engaged on the same day.Our marriage was fixed for 11th march2007.So we hardly had 3 months to know each other.He came over to see me only twice during this period.We used to chat on cellphones.It is going to be 2 years to our marriage on this march and we have a kid who is 1 year old.Our relationship is getting stronger day by day and everyday i invent something new in our relationship.

My husband and I dated seven months before we got married. We have been married ten years in June. The funny thing is my sister is married to his brother, so we are sisters married to brothers. Makes it great for family get-togethers everyone just goes to one house.

I met my boyfriend in the first year of my graduation..i.e in 2005.We were really good friends then.Then suddenly one day he proposed...although I didnot agre then and there but eventually he convinced me into it.we are still dating each other...it is 2009. no plans of getting married in near future...I am still trying to know him more.. It may feel strange but then we all know that even a lifetime falls short to know the person you love !! Mine is only four years old...too short as compared to a lifetime,isn't it? Regards.

Frist of all,I think get marry is a good thing for you and your husband ,perhaps there some difficult for something ,but i think you and your husband can overcomes the difficult ,and ,best wishes. I thing my boyfriend and i also have some difficult, he and i meet online,we have not see each other,just exchange our viewpoint by internet,and it is hart to go on.

I dated my husband for about a little over a year before we tied the knot. And we lived together for quite a while beforehand also. However, we seperated 10 months later and divorced after.

My husband and I were together almost two years when we got married. We lived together about 7 months after we started dating and then got married after that. We didn't have a religious ceremony because my husband is Catholic and I am Presbyterian. My family is pretty set in their ways when it comes to their religion so we thought we would just leave all of it out.

I am dating my girlfriend from September 2003.we were then in our collage.After that I finished my post graduation.now both of us are working and dating .We have decided to marry on 2011.then both of us will be settled. now you just calculate how many years we are dating before marry. Have a nice day!!!