How long does it take to truly know someone, before asking them to marry you?

Question

Will six months be enough? One year perhaps? I noticed that usually during the initial phases of a relationship people are on their best behaviour, hiding negative characteristics about themselves and showing the best that they have to offer. With time the "bad stuff" or negative traits come out....gradually. I guess you accept their faults because by then you already love them.

Anyway what would be a good time period to wait before getting married? I know love is important, that's a given. But as the old cliche goes "fools rush in"

Your thoughts?

Answer 1

my current wife and I knew on the first date...  I'd guess my answer would be probably about "a day"

Answer 2

No hard and fast rules about it. follow you heart and intuition. Above all you must be prayerful. Nothing God cant reveal.

Answer 3

It all depends in the person every one thinks different.

Answer 4

well i think there is no definite time to truly know someone before asking him/her to marry you cose it depend on something else on how you both attracted to each other and what is your ability to understand each other ti know what he/she love , care , hate , .... and stuff like that but it is never just an interval of time you have to pass to be truly know someone.

Answer 5

You have to both be open enough to talk about ANYTHING and EVERYTHING comfortably.  You need to be able to not be embarrassed by your imperfections or hers.  You need to know each others likes and dislikes.  You must be willing to commit the REST OF YOUR LIFE with that person, no matter what happens.

For most people that takes a couple of years.

Do not jump into anything or you will ruin any chance of happiness you might have. After you are married, they might see something in you or you might see something in them that is no long cute, but aggravating, and you will have no way out!!!

Infatuation is wonderful, lust is wonderful, but neither is a reason to get married, because they both go away after a while.  When they do, you are left with an empty unfulfilling relationship, that you want out of, but have gotten in to deep to escape.  That is when you start wasting your life away, and you can't get it back once it is gone.  You are only young once!!!

Answer 6

k..i dont think many men fall in love this way so i dont believe in marriage but... a good time to get married is when you truely love someone and i mean REAL,true, unconditional love.When you see yourself with that person even if they were old,wrinkled and possibly fat and dont look how they look how you fell in love with them..If you can see yourself growing old and ugly with someone and sticking by them and staying faithful then thats TRUE love.Think if you won the lottery...would you still stick by her/his side?if so,thats TRUE love...If the person you love was dying of cancer would you stick by them and stay faithful?if so,thats TRUE love.I suggest you ask yourself these qustions and think about it.If the answer is NO to any of these questions then its NOTtue love its LUST and your not ready yet for that type of committment...also you may want to ask these questions to your significant other just to see where they stand.