How long should courtship last before marriage?

I think marriage would stand better chance if the courtship period was longer. On average, I think 2- 3 years is the minimum to get to know someone well, after all you're going to be living with this person, rely on them and be very intimate with them – you really need to know who you're dealing with before you set yourself up for life.

It really depends on the person, others even have been a couple for more than 5 years but still do not marry. I suggest a relationship should be at least 3 years, for you to get to know that person well, and to know if you really want to spend your life together.

It depends on the couple. They should decide how long. People are always filled with rules about this sort of thing, but sometimes after a few weeks, you know, other times it takes much longer to build a relationship that will last. Couples should have the final say. Once you know, though and both parties are in agreement, I don't think drawing out the courtship is advisable. It's better to go ahead and commit. Otherwise, couples get frustrated.

Well it depends on the relationship. I have seen courtship that is only for a few weeks but their marriage last for a lifetime.

i have my ex-fiance, the story was, we were dating for 3 years and we planned to get married soon. he went to work abroad. we still have communications, every year he visit us and we were happy. but, as time goes by, we changed. we communicate less, and we started to talk differently, then suddenly, i felt the urge to break up with him, it was so easy, he agreed easily and boooom, thats the end of our relationship. :(

get this! my courtship lasted 10 years! since freshman year of high school, broke it of just recently......talk about a waste of time

I am a firm believer in the courtship should last as long as it takes you to figure out if you want to spend the rest of your lives together.This way you get to learn each others likes and dislikes as well as dos and don'ts.I wish you luck and have a great day.

I don't believe that the amount of time really matters. I think that it depends on the individual relationship. Some want to wait a while, while some get married after only a short time. I was in a relationship for 1 year and didn't get married and was in another for 4 years and didn't get married. That is a very, very good thing. My best friends have been together for about 4 years and just got engaged.

I don't think there is a perfect time frame for courtship before getting married that will surely give a result for a long lasting married life. There are long engagement that ended with a year or two after getting married. While,there are whirlwind romances that lasts a lifetime since the day they get married. Have a great day and enjoy mylot

Courtship can be as long or as little as one needs to be able to feel and know if it is time for marriage. Not entirely sure if even after living with a person for x number of years if one can really say it is to marry. So it can vary from person to person, as there really should not be a time frame per se in order to marry someone you love and or just have to marry.

Well, I rather go out with somebody for many years and get to know him than to get married right after a few months of dating, some say that the amount of time doesn't matter, but I think it does, who would want to get married to somebody they have been dating for only a few months. You have to be sure what you are getting into before making any plans.

I think it completely depends on the couple, as different couples do things at different rates. Usually though I'd say minimum a year as people really need to know each other in order to make such a lifelong commitment.

I was with my husband just over a year, but I agree with other posts that state it's dependant on the relationship itself and the couples that decide. My husband and I had a tricky situation going on and he ended up moving in with me after about a month of dating, and everything just fit perfectly.