How long were you going out with someone before they proposed to you? and how old were you when they did?

Question

how long were you engaged before you go married?

details would be nice,

was it a traditional wedding?

just curious thanks

Answer 1

We met through friends 6 1/2 years ago.  We have been together for 6 years this December.  We have lived together for a year and a half.  He asked me in front of family at a Christmas party last year.  I was 21 when he proposed.  We will be getting married in September of next year in a small simple ceremony with close friends and family in attendance.

Answer 2

Here is one for you and very different if I must say. I met my husband in March 2006 over the computer we didn't get to meet before he left for boot camp and I moved to a different state when he was in boot camp but the military stationed him were i moved by chance. We finally got to meet Aug 2006 after that we got engaged and married in Nov 2007. From the start till we got married we maybe seen each other 2 months all together.I  know people say it wont last because we don't know each other but we do. And our love grows more and more each day. I hope this helped you.  

Answer 3

We were engaged after 1 year, but didn't officially got married until 7 years later. We opted not to have a traditional wedding since it would be too much for us considering how our culture does things. Our wedding was private and only a few knew about it. If it were up to our families we would have end up having them pay for our wedding, 2 day ceremony at home, reception at some restaurant with the entire neighborhood in attendance, not my kind of thing.  

Answer 4

My husband and I were only engaged for 5 days, and had only been dating for 4 months. We found out he was getting shipped to Iraq and he proposed. It definatley was not a traditional wedding. It was in my mom's livingroom with 6 other people. Most of my family and friends did not know I was getting married until after the wedding happened. We had a JP do the ceremony and it took 60 seconds. One week later he left for Iraq, and was gone for 15 months. We did not even dress up for our own wedding. I loved it though and wouldn't trade it for a traditional wedding any day.

Answer 5

oh my. we were together roughly 7 years. He asked me to marry him last February, we got married last October. I was 26. It was a fairly traditional wedding although we got married in the groom's faith (presbyterian) instead of mine (Catholic) because his dad (who is a pastor) married us! It was lovely! :)

Answer 6

We met in church in beginning of July. We were dating by July 25th, he proposed on October 14th and we were married Feb 24th. It was a very traditional ceremony. We were 18 and 19 and we've now been married for 18 and a half years! We're the parents of four healthy and happy kids!

Just because we were young didn't mean it wasn't going to work out. We talked about everything to know we wanted the same things in life, we share similar upbringings and values, both wanted 4 children, etc... When we fight, we NEVER call one another names. We agreed that we would never go to bed angry. We also agreed we were in this marriage for life - that is our intention. We are even more in love now than we were back then. We grow together and not apart. We still have a date at least 1 time a week and we make time for family and friends and encourage each other. So far, so good! He is my very best friend and my rock.  

Answer 7

We met in Jan of 2005 got engaged April on 2007 and are getting married in 26 DAYS on sept 6, 2008!!! We are both 26!

Answer 8

well it was 4 years for us, I was 22 he was 27.  We had been living together for 3 1/2 years at this point and since we were together for a month we knew we'd get married and had been discussing our wedding plans already.  he just hadn't put the ring o0n my finger.

Our wedding will be i guess semi-traditional.  I'm doing the white dress, the veil (not over my face though) NO CHURCH! I am atheist and will not be in a church but his brother is a lutheran minister so we are having a religious ceremony.  Although the religion will be kept VERY minimal, no prayers will be said, no promises to "god" made.

The reception is at a nice restaraunt.  I'll have the cake, the dancing etc. although we are looking into doing a fun funky first dance with the birdal party instead of boring old slow dances.

Answer 9

The long story is:

We "met" at work back in 2006, but we never really talked. We were both in long term relationships back then.

Last summer my then-boyfriend broke my heart (yet again) and I decided it was over.

A few weeks afterwards, I got tired of "mourning" the loss of the relationship, and it was time to "move on". I got all 'prettied' up, and halfway through the day he came up to me and flirted with me openly. When I asked what his girlfriend would think if she saw him, he sobered up and said they'd broken up the month before.

I left it at that, went back to work, and he came looking for me later, asking if I wasnted to "hang out".

I told him yeah, as long as we didn't consider it a date... I wasn't ready for that yet. He said, yeah, just hanging out, cause he wasn't ready for dating either.

I gave him my number, so he could call whenever he wanted to meet up, and he called me later that night.

We talked on the phone for Three hours!

By the end of that call we were finishing each other's sentences and basically feeling like we'd known each other for ages!

He said he wanted to see me, and I told him "some other time", cause I was not sure I could trust myself.

Well, later on that night I changed my mind, and texted him "Do you still wanna see me?"

He replied immediately "Yes!!!"

IAnywho, he came over that nigh, and a month and a half later, we were talking about marriage, and kids...

He proposed the next week, we got the marriage license the next day, and three days later were legally married...

So, to answer your questions:

we were going out 1 1/2 months, I was 23 years old when he proposed and when we got married, we were engaged for 4 days before we got married....

This Saturday, (August 16th) is our 1 year Marriage Anniversary!!! I can't believe it! I'm SOOOO Happy!  

Answer 10

We met in July, 2007.  First date, August 4, 2007.  He proposed, August 22, 2007.  Married on May 17, 2008.  I was 28 when he proposed, 29 when married.  He was 32/33.

That's right...18 DAYS!!!

Quite traditional wedding with 90 guests.

My fave pic - http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=97...

Answer 11

Me and my husband were together about four months before he proposed. I was 20 and we got married about two months later. We had a traditional outside wedding. I think if you know you want to be with that one person, why wait? Good luck.

Answer 12

well i can say ig your going out for 6 months and you really see sparks flying then one day when your not expecting it h**l propse to you  you can be any age well not any but 20+ ok and if you r ready for your wedding you can wait like 2 mon ths to get everything ready

Answer 13

Four and a half years (closer to five years)

I'm 24 now, and i'll be 25 1/2 when we finally get married.

Answer 14

We were only dating for a couple of months when he proposed to me, but we were friends before we started dating.  I was 18 when we got engaged, he was 20.  We had a really long engagement, 8 1/2 years, well worth the wait though.  It wasn't really a traditional wedding, but it was still beautiful!  We had a non-denominational wedding, not in a church, but a hall that doubled as our reception (just made it easier for everyone) We still had the tuxes and white gown and everything though.  We only had around 80 people attend, which worked out perfectly for the food and cake, hardly any left overs! We tried to keep expenses down and all in all we only spent about $8000 but that included everything, rings and all.  We will be married for a year on the 25th of this month!!  And it just keeps getting better and better!!  : )

Answer 15

My fiance' and I had been going out 1.5 years when he proposed. I was 18 at the time, and next year when we marry at nearly 21 and 24 (a longer engagement for saving, careers, etc) we'll have known each other six years, been friends five, been together nearly four, and engaged two.

We're having an offbeat, beautiful, and elegant English Garden wedding with 200 guests, and a 15 person wedding party for a budget of $5,000. The "offbeat" aspect comes into play from the personalized touches we've included to reflect our personalities and heritage, and the traditions we've kept and those we chucked out the proverbial window. Think "Pride & Prejudice" (Keira Knightley version) with a twist.

Answer 16

We knew one another a year, and dated for two years before we got married, when I was 28. We were engaged about eight months, just long enough to plan the wedding.

We had a very traditional wedding with about 200 guests.

Answer 17

We were engaged after dating for four and a half years of dating, and got married a year and a half later.  We were 23 and 25 when we got engaged, 24 and 26 when we got married.

We had a BIG, traditional church wedding and reception with all the "bells and whistles."

Answer 18

We were together 9 years, 11 months when we got engaged.  I'd just turned 30 a week before.  

He made arrangements with my manager to allow me to take off on a Friday and met me at work Thursday night.  We went to the airport, but I didn't know where we were going.  But I suspected it might be Vegas.  Sure enough - that's where we went.  We checked into Caesars and he had arranged for the room to be set up with bouquets of flowers and rose petals and the hotel sent us a bottle of champagne.  But I was so tired, I told him I didn't know if he had planned something that night - I needed to go to bed!

So we went to sleep and I woke at about 5am.  I was too excited to go back to sleep!  He held me and traced "W-I-L-L Y-O-U M-A-R-R-Y M-E-?" on my back.  I traced "Y-E-S-!" on his.  :)  It was so intimate and perfect.  :)

So now it's been a year and 8 months since we were engaged.  We'll be married 2 months from now.  We're planning a very small traditional wedding.  About 15 guests, church wedding, just taking everyone to Morton's for dinner afterward.  I can't wait!  

Answer 19

My fiance and I met Sept 2004.  We started talking about marriage about a year into it, but continued to just date.  January 2008 we bought a house.  June 2008 he proposed.  We're getting married Halloween of next year.

So we were together for 3 years and 9 months when he proposed and by the time we get married it will be a little over 5 years that we have been together.

We are now 24 & 25 and when we get married I will be 25 and he will be 27.

We're having a big traditional wedding with about 175 guests, the only twist is that it is on Halloween so I'm doing a masquerade theme with lots of pumpkins and fall leaves.  And our reception is in a historic mansion.

Answer 20

I just turned 19 when we met. I was starting my freshmen year of College.

We met January 2006.

We got engaged at the beach on August 4th 2007. I was 20. He was 22.

Get Married August 31st 2008. 2 months before my 22nd birthday.

We are having a very traditional wedding with 160 guest.

Nice Church, reception with full bar and Dj.

Answer 21

My fiance and I have been together 2 years and 7 months.  I am 28 years old.  We were together 2 years exactly when he proposed, we will be engaged 8 months when we marry, and we will marry next week!  We are having a non-traditional wedding, the ceremony is on the beach and the reception is at a resort in Clearwater, FL.  We will have about 50 guests.  We are so excited!

Answer 22

Lets see... We were together for 2 years 7 months when he proposed in front of his entire family (just had our 3 year anniversary yesterday!)  We are getting married March 09, so it will be 11ish months of being engaged.  Um we met when I was 16, he was 19, I will be married at 20, and he will be 23.  It isn't a REALLY traditional wedding, just 50 people, all family and our closest friends.  Our two dogs are going to carry our rings, it will be adorable! Are you planning a wedding?