How long were you with your SO before you got engaged?

We were together 3 years before we got engaged. We were engaged for two years (while I was in grad school), and just got married. I completely understand about wanting to at least be engaged by the time you buy or move into your new house...even though you've already been together for a long time, you want to make sure the relationship is one that's leading toward a "forever" committment. Sounds cheesy, but it's true.

Coming up on 5 years in August! I'll be 23 and he'll be 27. Poor baby still even has trouble saying the word 'marriage' sometimes.

But, we have been living together for 4 1/2 years, so we pretty much act like a married couple anyway. :-P We even treat our two dogs like our children.

I'm hoping this year is the year, though! He's got a good, solid job and we've been talking about selling our house. Crossing my fingers!

13 years we won some money on the lottery he said to me if you can book it for in 2weeks lets do it AND I DID

I was friends with my husband for 6 years before we got engaged we were engaged and dated for a year and this September is our 5 year anniversary.

1 1/2 years.
got married at 22.
been married for 6 years.

I was with my guy for 5 years before we got Engaged

We were together for 3 years before getting engaged. We have been engaged for two years now (i hate the thought of planning a wedding). But we already own a house together. As long as you are happy together, let it happen when it happens. Just enjoy everyday you get to spend together

My husband and I had been together just over 2 years when he proposed We talked a lot about getting married well before he actually asked me. We knew we wanted to be together, and that hasn't changed. He is also in the Army and dating someone in the military is kinda difficult. Being married is MUCH easier, LOL. I won't go into detail about that, but we made an excellent decision to get married and it would not have made a bit of difference if we had waited.

We will be together 11 years come this september and he has says someday. but my situation is slightly messed i i would have probably either been celebrating my 10th yr anniversary or divorced by now... We got pregnant early in our relationship. when he found out i was pregnant he proposed but because i felt he was doing it because i was pregers i said no but i explained why. I wasnt going to get married due to being pregers i want it to be because we love each other. he hasnt asked again since. over the past couple of years his parents split after 37yrs of marriage and i now believe it is because of their marriage that he avoids the idea. someday i WILL get married! i guess time will tell!

We were together about 7 1/2 years before getting engaged. We'll have been together about 9 1/4 years by the time we're married in January. We've been dating since high school but waited to get engaged until we both finished college. Then we waited to start planning the wedding since I was starting grad school and there was just too much going on.

I know what you mean about it seeming everyone else around you is getting married. I'm 24 and he's 25 and a bunch of our friends who haven't been together as long have or are getting married before us. But don't worry about them! Do what's right for you. Sometimes I don't feel like anything will be different, but then I remember that I won't wonder if people will be offended if I say we live together and he can be on my health insurance and we'll get a tax break. All practical stuff of course, but we've been very committed to each other from the start and so getting married is really just a formality for us. Anyways, good luck with your decision!