Do you think most people rush into relationships

I think this could be avoided if you took the time to get to know someone however you never really truly know someone unless you have been with them a long time. To be honest the fact everyone is in a rush to be in a relationship maybe a reason to join in the rush. If one person desires a relationship and the other wants a year long friendship first the one that wants the relationship will most likely find someone else who wants one too. Plus if you know someone too long before dating them you run into the inevitable "I don't want to ruin our friendship." or a lack of attraction because the romance has fizzled out due to nothing happening.

Many people (mostly girls) are in love with the idea of being in love, never mind who the other person is. Once the relationship turns out to be nothing like what they expected/needed it ends. Everyone is just so desperate, why? Seriously what is the hurry? I think people place too much importance on having an 'other half'. No other person can make you whole, so forget it! I agree you should get to know someone before getting in a relationship, but more importantly you should make sure you know yourself. Don't change you for someone else, you can't keep the act up forever.

I think what most people do (at least for those I know) is that they rush into a relationship to get to know the other person instead of getting to know the person first before getting into a relationship. A lot of those reversed type of relationships end up badly because sooner or later the couple realizes a lot of things which they can't accept on their partners. If they had just do it the "right"/proposed way (getting to know first; not necessarily courtship) then they would have time to learn things they need to know and it's for them to decide if they are still willing to push through with the relationship.

Yes I do think some people rush into things like this just to say they have someone. I am not sure if you truly need a year to know if it is worth a relationship or not, but I can say it does take more then a few weeks. People are always changing... and now a days, you just can not go by their first impression. Too many people out there tend to be something they are not when meeting someone. I would think that maybe a couple to 3 months you should know for sure if they are someone to get serious with.

I am a Filipino and courting is a big deal for most of the Filipinas. I courted my gf for almost a year. From my experience, It helps a lot because you got a lot of time knowing each other and a lot of time to accept your partner's true self.

YES! I definitely feel like people rush. I see people all the time deciding to get married after not even a year of marriage, and they wonder why it doesn't work. Personally, I have been in several 1 1/2 year long relationships, and right before a year mark I felt like I was definitely going to marry the person, but after about a year goes by you truly start to see the person for whom they are. Also, people change, too. When it comes to just relationships, it does help to know the person for a while, or start out as friends. Once you decide to take that next step, everything just flows naturally.

I agree with you Everything just seems to be a rush these Days Where is the time to get to know one another properly It is not so much the Relationship, it is the getting married, living together, having the Children and things like that A Relationship you can get out of if you think it is not working out right but a Marriage, it is a lot harder to get out of specially when there are Children to People do not seem to take time with anything any more these Days

I agree that most people rush into relationships but I think the reason why many people do this is because they don't know how to handle being single because sometimes being single can be pretty lonesome which makes them want to settle for someone even though obviously it will not really work in the long run. They have to learn that being single can be fun too and when the right time comes, love will eventually find its way to them.

I think that it depends in the recovery stage of the person from a broken relationship. No matter how years past by if the person have not yet recovered totally and accepted the break up relationship, it will not work still the problem will be there and he cannot live peacefully by heart. They say that to much rush in a relationship would lead to a fast break up one because the only thing that matter to them is the emotional feelings and others use this rush relationship to replace ahead their broken relationship. So when they are in rush, the more and unexpected problems will arise in different aspects of life and situations and the strength of relationship is needed to overcome all the trials. IT is better to have a smooth sailing and totally recovery from past emotional set back and correct some mistakes by improving oneself, Then, a good relationship and possible right partner may be attained not just for a cause but because it happened in a proper time and place.

maybe because they are too old to wait for their fate, that is if they agree to believe that we are created with a better-half in our side and our only problem is to seek them out in the millions of person you encounter everyday. perhaps this people that change after involving themselves into a relationship is that they aren't ready yet for any serious commitment and cannot understand what consequences and troubles really mean.

I don't call it rushing into relationships really. I think people tend to fall into a relationship whenever they feel that there are sparks, magic, and the works. Sometimes these feelings are fleeting, sometimes, they last. There is really no timeline as to how long you should know a person before entering into a relationship with that person. It's about being open and comfortable even in a matter of months, days. :-)

In my opinion, it is not a matter of "several weeks" or "several years". Even in some cases they got to know each other with several years time, it is also possible to break up soon after really starting the relationship. The key point is: if they are really ready to start it. It is good if they can seriously consider the negative points of each other, instead of merely focusing on the nice aspects. If they are really responsible for what they said, then there should be no problem at all!

I agree with you.now a days people rush into the relationships so early.we all know it might be attraction,infuctuation.i do think one should spend 3 years before commiting any relationship.thats what i have experienced in my life. the younger generation should understand it

Im not one of them (lol). I have been single for two years and its a choice I have to live with at present. To those people who rush into relationships, maybe they are lonely and finding someone to be with their side would make them feel complete. But jumping from just ended relationship to another new relationship results to disappointment to other people. So my advice is you have to be happy by yourself before you share yourself with someone. Because when you depend your happiness to someone and if that someone is gone, then it means your happiness would be gone too.

I think this could be avoided by doing a lot of things. I mean, I think it's ridiculous when a friend starts dating somebody and then two weeks later all over their Myspaces, and other sites they're posting how much they love that person. I mean, I think you're right that people do it because they're in a rush to find love and I think people are doing it even younger now; which is clear because 13 year olds are mothers, because they're in such a rush to be "in love," and they are so young they don't consider the consequences of their actions.