How long should you date before expecting a marriage proposal?

Graham asked:

My bf and I have been dating for almost a year. We both are recently divorce and have been discussing marriage for a few months now. I don’t know how much time should pass before I expect a serious sign of a life long commitment.

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15 Responses to 'How long should you date before expecting a marriage proposal?'

bowpeep - February 18th, 2009 at 10:30 pm
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hubby and i got engaged after a month and got married 1 month 1/2 later.. be 2 yrs in Feb and happy as we both ever been.. both of us been married 4 times before…..good luck
Nikki - February 21st, 2009 at 10:16 am
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Well it depends, are you in love? When you are you can expect an lifelong commitment.

However just enjoy the experience, get to learn his personality in a wide range of things. Make sure your faith is compatible, you have similar morals, politics and childrearing beliefs…

Or just wait for true love to touch you, and then you’ll know the time is right.
duvalicious - February 24th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
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I was with my fiance for 10 months when we got engaged. That was over a year ago, we’re getting married in May and are very happy.
It depends on the situation and your relationship
raven - February 25th, 2009 at 3:27 am
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Recently divorced people should wait at least a year after divorce is final.
manfez - February 28th, 2009 at 12:14 am
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there´s no specific time to wait. It´s when you two are BOTH ready to take the step. If you´re unsure of the future you have together then you should talk about it . Otherwise you may find yourself waiting for a broken heart
starrinights - March 1st, 2009 at 3:52 pm
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Everyone expects something different. I’ve been with by bf for almost 5 years, I love him dearly as he does me and my daughter, and we are expecting a child. We are all very happy where we are at and I don’t need a ring or a piece of paper to know that! I think it depends on you, only you know what it right for you.
ELIZY - March 4th, 2009 at 10:22 pm
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well to start off dont hold your breath and for two why are you so interested in marriage AGAIN? if the relationship is good and secure there should be no rush for marriage besides this poor man just got out of a bad relationship as obviously you did too…are you trying to scare him off before he feels safe with you? if you love each other just be at peace with that for a while dont rush there really is no need!
YO~NO~FUI E - March 5th, 2009 at 8:46 pm
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Sweetie what is the rush? I am in a marriage of 10 years so far but we dated 5 years before we got married. There’s never enough time to learn new things from your boyfriend, spouse. Be safe and wait, besides you just got out of a relationship that was not very healthy I’m guessing so why? jump into another one so soon?~ Take some time for yourself. If you are both ment to be, it will happen sooner than later~
Kaylie - March 8th, 2009 at 11:55 pm
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I don’t think there’s really a definite answer to your question. You could only be dating a little while or a long time before an engagement happens. My advice to you is to be patient and when you both are ready emotionally and of course physically it will happen. It would **** to have to go through another divorce so make sure that you and your boyfriend are doing it for all the right reasons and of course for the simple fact that you two would want to spend the rest of your life together. Hope this helps a little bit!
smedrik - March 11th, 2009 at 2:40 pm
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Being that you have already been in a marriage that didn’t quite work out take you time, really get to know him. It is great to be in love and date, but as you know marriage is a whole new ball game.

Don’t rush to the alter, I generally think around three years is reasonable, by that time you have seen many sides of a person, you have probably had a fair share of opportunities to battle and make up. You have settled into routines and really got ton to figure out your significant others personalty.

A year is often not enough to make a life long commitment, everything is still new and exciting.
??Brown Eyed Girl ?? - March 11th, 2009 at 7:36 pm
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Honestly, there isn’t a set amount of time that is out there for people to get engaged. This person i went to high school with got engaged after a month!! She didn’t know the guy before hand either. My brother got engaged 3-4 years after they started dating. My cousin just got engaged and i know him and his now fiancee were dating for a few years. But there is no set amount of time.

But if you do need a time….i say a year and a half-2 years. That gives you enough time to get to know one another, to make sure that you can make it together.
castle h - March 12th, 2009 at 4:26 am
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Expect nothing or else you’re setting yourself up for disappointment.

Unless you’ve got a back up guy in the wings, just bide your time with your current boyfriend and hopefully all will turn out as you hope.
EQ - March 14th, 2009 at 7:47 am
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We dated (including living together) for five years before getting married. I would have preferred shorter, but that’s the way it worked out. My husband had had a previous bad marriage and wasn’t in a hurry to remarry.

If you’re both recently divorced, I can’t understand why you would be in a hurry to rush into another marriage. Less than a year of dating someone–especially on the rebound–isn’t very long. Better to take the time to understand what went wrong with your previous relationship and what reason you have to believe this one will be better.
YORKIES ARE THE BEST - March 15th, 2009 at 6:01 am
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I would say at least a year to make sure you REALLY LOVE each other but now a days it more like a month and then you get married but times have changed
al b - March 16th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
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as a recent devorce, you can’t epect the same swept of your feet courtship you might the first time around, I’m sure you appreceate there are issues and fears that he, and you each have to deal with. Why do you want to get married, do you really LOVE this guy (you never indicated your feelings) or are you just afraid of being alone. If you’ve discussed marriage, Then you must know his feelings on it, If this isn’t in line with what you want, then you might want to think about moving on.