Engagements... how long and how old?

Junkenpo · Jun 26th, 2008, 11:33 PM

We've known each other since elementary school, but were never in the same social circles. We didn't hit each other's radar until we were in our mid-20s. We dated long distance for 4 years, he officially popped the question on Leap Day this year, and we're tying the knot this July!

Short engagement because I figured we've known each other long enough, and dated long enough, and I wanted some time as husband/wife before we start having kids. (We're both 30.)

candy2100 · Jun 27th, 2008, 12:56 AM

We dated for 7 months, became engaged and then were married 6 months later..hey, when I see something good, I snatch it up QUICK! We have now been married for 6 years. I was 26, he was 27 ( our birthdays are 1 day and 1 year apart!)

Ladybug09 · Jun 27th, 2008, 01:57 AM

I think any engagement over a year is too long.

wordbox · Jun 27th, 2008, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Ladybug09

I think any engagement over a year is too long.

How come?

katkooty · Jun 27th, 2008, 11:43 AM

I was 15, and my DH was 20 when we first got to know each other.. got engaged at 18... and married at 19ish-20..im now expecting my first child at 22..

Faith · Jun 27th, 2008, 02:26 PM

We were dating for 4 years
We were engaged for a little less than a year
We were both 29 when we married
Our 1 year anniversary is next month

BagLuver · Jun 27th, 2008, 02:34 PM

We knew each other 4 years as co-workers before we dated.
We dated for 11 months before we got engaged.
We were engaged 7 months before we got married - I was 31, he was 42.
We've been married 4 years.

candace117 · Jun 27th, 2008, 05:18 PM

DH and I dated for one year (well, not a typical dating scene as he was in Iraq the whole time and I was home and in college). So I should say...I waited for DH for a year, when he got off active duty and came home to Oregon, he proposed. I was 20 when we met, he was 22...with birthdays shortly after. We were engaged for two years, in which time we lived together and all that stuff, then we got married (I being 23 and he being 25), and on the 23rd of June this year celebrated our first anniversary of marriage. (not a typical celebration as he's down in Texas learning how to be an Army medic, and I was on annual training with my unit...and coincidentally he left to go to the field on our anniversary and wasn't allowed to take electronic devices with him).

All told, I think we've had a typical Army relationship with a lot of time apart, and a lot of love and passion that follows us wherever we are.

guancia · Jun 28th, 2008, 02:46 AM

My DF and I have been together for 3 1/2 years (I'm 25, he's 27). We will be moving in together at the end of August, then we don't plan on getting married until November 2010. We wanted enough time to be together and not have to rush planning, but not too much time, that fam and friends were questioning "why did they even get engaged, if the wedding is so far away?" KWIM?

ash14vwb · Jun 28th, 2008, 11:52 AM

i'm 22 now and have been with my boyfriend for 3.5 years, and we don't plan on getting engaged for at LEAST another year. we both need to start real jobs & to save money to be able to get a place together. i hope to be married by 26 (so at that time we will have been together EIGHT years before marrying). i'm suprised at the early marriage ages of some people here! not that it's a bad thing- i'm just suprised! the people i know usually don't marry until in their mid-20's so that they can build up their careers and save money! now i want to be engaged NOW, lol

log47 · Jun 28th, 2008, 01:10 PM

dated/lived together 4 years
engaged at 24
married approx 10 months later at 25

Lieu · Jun 28th, 2008, 01:59 PM

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Originally Posted by wordbox

Just curious for the married and engaged folks here, how long did you date your husband/fiance before you were engaged, and how old were you when you got married (or how old will you be)?

I met husband in highschool, got engaged 9 years later, waited 3 more years before we tied the knot, waited 2 months after wedding before I got pregnant

Oh, forgot, got married when I was 29

chloe777 · Jun 28th, 2008, 04:12 PM

I met DH when I was 19 and we dated for a year then moved in together and got engaged after dating for 4 years and have been married 3 years this June 14. I was 23 when we got married.

LOL I sound like a math riddle

luvsbags&shoes · Jun 28th, 2008, 04:17 PM

DH and I were together for less than a year but we were friends first. Got engaged and married 9 days after he proposed. Had DD#1 almost a month later and I was 25 when I got married.

bulletproofsoul · Jun 28th, 2008, 04:28 PM

DH and I were together for over 5 years when we got engaged. We had lived together for 4 of them. I was previously married, he had never been married. We got married 6 weeks after he proposed (we worked around his sister and brother-in-law's schedule, since they would have to come from Australia), so we really had to hustle with the planning. We were married May 3rd and I am 32, he will be 45 in December.

Jun 26th, 2008, 11:33 PM	#31
Junkenpo Boom, baby! Location: 2500 miles from any continental landmass	We've known each other since elementary school, but were never in the same social circles. We didn't hit each other's radar until we were in our mid-20s. We dated long distance for 4 years, he officially popped the question on Leap Day this year, and we're tying the knot this July! Short engagement because I figured we've known each other long enough, and dated long enough, and I wanted some time as husband/wife before we start having kids. (We're both 30.) __________________ Love the animals: God has given them the rudiments of thought and joy untroubled-- Fyodor Dostoyevsky] PONDERING: Damier Pochette Melville, mini pochette, Naviglio; Ivoire Epi Alma; Amarante cles or keyholder...

Jun 27th, 2008, 12:56 AM	#32
candy2100 Member Location: Fantasyland	We dated for 7 months, became engaged and then were married 6 months later..hey, when I see something good, I snatch it up QUICK! We have now been married for 6 years. I was 26, he was 27 ( our birthdays are 1 day and 1 year apart!) __________________

Jun 27th, 2008, 01:57 AM	#33
Ladybug09 So Sweet! Location: Born in the USA	I think any engagement over a year is too long. __________________ Ladybug

Jun 27th, 2008, 05:18 PM	#38
candace117 Pirate Trash Location: Hardcorvallis	DH and I dated for one year (well, not a typical dating scene as he was in Iraq the whole time and I was home and in college). So I should say...I waited for DH for a year, when he got off active duty and came home to Oregon, he proposed. I was 20 when we met, he was 22...with birthdays shortly after. We were engaged for two years, in which time we lived together and all that stuff, then we got married (I being 23 and he being 25), and on the 23rd of June this year celebrated our first anniversary of marriage. (not a typical celebration as he's down in Texas learning how to be an Army medic, and I was on annual training with my unit...and coincidentally he left to go to the field on our anniversary and wasn't allowed to take electronic devices with him). All told, I think we've had a typical Army relationship with a lot of time apart, and a lot of love and passion that follows us wherever we are. __________________ "With so much drama in the L-B-C, it's kinda hard bein Snoop D-O-double G."

Jun 28th, 2008, 02:46 AM	#39
guancia gimme more! Location: Ontario, Canada	My DF and I have been together for 3 1/2 years (I'm 25, he's 27). We will be moving in together at the end of August, then we don't plan on getting married until November 2010. We wanted enough time to be together and not have to rush planning, but not too much time, that fam and friends were questioning "why did they even get engaged, if the wedding is so far away?" KWIM? __________________ I gots loads of time to plan a wedding! Bring on the purses!

Jun 27th, 2008, 11:43 AM	#35
katkooty Member Location: Dubai	I was 15, and my DH was 20 when we first got to know each other.. got engaged at 18... and married at 19ish-20..im now expecting my first child at 22..

Jun 27th, 2008, 02:26 PM	#36
Faith He makes me smile! Location: Long Island	We were dating for 4 years We were engaged for a little less than a year We were both 29 when we married Our 1 year anniversary is next month

Jun 27th, 2008, 02:34 PM	#37
BagLuver Member Location: Atlanta, GA	We knew each other 4 years as co-workers before we dated. We dated for 11 months before we got engaged. We were engaged 7 months before we got married - I was 31, he was 42. We've been married 4 years.

Jun 28th, 2008, 11:52 AM	#40
ash14vwb coach + coffee = ♥ Location: jersey girl	i'm 22 now and have been with my boyfriend for 3.5 years, and we don't plan on getting engaged for at LEAST another year. we both need to start real jobs & to save money to be able to get a place together. i hope to be married by 26 (so at that time we will have been together EIGHT years before marrying). i'm suprised at the early marriage ages of some people here! not that it's a bad thing- i'm just suprised! the people i know usually don't marry until in their mid-20's so that they can build up their careers and save money! now i want to be engaged NOW, lol __________________ chase a dream ~ find your strength ~ know your heart still contemplating sabrina.. ~ happy holidays to all! ~

Jun 28th, 2008, 01:10 PM	#41
log47 Member	dated/lived together 4 years engaged at 24 married approx 10 months later at 25

Jun 28th, 2008, 04:12 PM	#43
chloe777 Autumn greetings Location: LA the state	I met DH when I was 19 and we dated for a year then moved in together and got engaged after dating for 4 years and have been married 3 years this June 14. I was 23 when we got married. LOL I sound like a math riddle __________________

Jun 28th, 2008, 04:17 PM	#44
luvsbags&shoes Member Location: CANADA	DH and I were together for less than a year but we were friends first. Got engaged and married 9 days after he proposed. Had DD#1 almost a month later and I was 25 when I got married. __________________ My COACH Collection http://forum.purseblog.com/picture.p...pictureid=9737

Jun 28th, 2008, 04:28 PM	#45
bulletproofsoul Chanelegant Location: Viva! Las Vegas	DH and I were together for over 5 years when we got engaged. We had lived together for 4 of them. I was previously married, he had never been married. We got married 6 weeks after he proposed (we worked around his sister and brother-in-law's schedule, since they would have to come from Australia), so we really had to hustle with the planning. We were married May 3rd and I am 32, he will be 45 in December. __________________ Please feel free to view my wedding photos! (New link with professional photos) http://picasaweb.google.com/bulletpr...ndGinaSWedding