To ask when you got engaged?

[Nosyparker1]

I've been married (think young & shotgun) had 1ds there.
Been with now dp for 3 years and have a dc and been talking engagement. We both want too but will be both our second marriage so should we wait?
Just wondering when people felt it was the "right time"

We got engaged after 3 years of being together. We had been living together for about 2.5 years.

Engages after two month married exactly a year and a day after getting together :)

Been together 14 years, married 3 years in August

Got engaged on 10th anniversary

Married 15 months later

Sadly no DC as at the end of the road with fertility treatments, we can't have children

We met in 2011, moved in together 2013, engaged 2014, married 2015, baby 2016 (not that you asked that bit 😆).

I was 23 when we met and he was 25 neither had been married before or had children.

November 2011.

Sorry to hear that banana

Go and see a solicitor.

Engagement is not a thing in its own right, but if you're still married you can't really make wedding plans.

We got engaged after 8 months, and actually got married the day we'd been a couple for 11 months.
(Met April 2014, got together 9th may 2014, started ttc July 2014, found out we were having a baby in November 2014, got engaged 13th January 2015, and got married 9th April 2015.
We'd already discussed it and both agreed it was what we wanted. Then when we knew we were having a baby, we both knew it was important for us to be married first. So that's what we did
People thought it was quick, that we were having a baby, and married within a year of being together, but for us it felt right, and that's all that matters.

Met DH in 1981, couldn't stand him. Started going out with him in April 1983 (we were 19 and 21) were living in 2 different towns. Got engaged 6months after I graduated (was dragged up a hill in the freezing cold having been on call as a junior doctor every other day and night for 2 weeks and told it would be worth it when we got to the top) engaged Jan 1987 married June 1987
Kids 1993 and 1995
Widowed 2012😥 . Was very happy marriage.

After five years. Then it took another 3 to get married. We always knew we would some day so it didn't seem like a big deal. we are pretty lazy

My friend on the other hand went from meeting her DH to having her DD in two years because she was 34 then and felt they would have to try quite quickly for children. My waiting around wouldn't have been right for her and DH, her speed at marriage and a child not right for us in our early twenties. I wouldn't worry too much about time limits as it has to be right for you - that's all that matters.

Musical I am really sorry to hear that.

If you do an Internet search for "divorce missing person" there is a gov.uk page with really helpful info about your situation. Although obviously a solicitor will be able to give you more help, but the website will give you an idea. If it's over 5 years since you separated that will make life easier for you!

Got engaged after 5 years and 2 DC. Getting married soon, just 8 weeks after the official engagement (we've had the wedding booked for ages just didn't let on!)

we got engaged after a year but had a really long engagement, mostly because we always seemed to have more urgent things to spend money on (I already had my DS, then we had DD, private renting and the small fortune spent on several house moves etc)

My parents had been together exactly 25 years before they finally got married after a two month engagement, having had 8 children. I was assistant manager of the local pub so had the 'pleasure' of working both Mums hen do and Dads stag do.

Dh - met at nearly 19. Lived together at 26 (saves for mortgage) engaged after 13yrs together and married on our 15th anniversary. Tho sadly dh died just after our 4th wa - was together for 19yrs and ttc for 4yrs - diagnosised as unexplained fertility and was on NHS ivf waiting list. 2w after dh died received a letter stating our turn for ivf

Double blow :(

Met new partner almost a year later. Had the children chat. He has 3 in their 20's. He was willing to ttc - but I lost my NHS go as he has kids

We moved in together after 6mths. Started to save for Ivf and sadly failed

Engaged after 3yrs but as we have spent £27k on 5 private ivf we havnt got married yet

A baby was more important to us. 5th attempt worked and I'm currently hoping to pop as 38w preg

Hope to get married once bubs is walking so ideally late next year

We got engaged on the one year anniversary of our first snog . Got married 6 months later.

Oh Blondes, congratulations!

We have been together since 19, but from 21-25 lived a few hundred miles apart. Then 3 years nominally living together, but with DH travelling at least 3 weeks out of every 4. Decided to get married at 28, married at 29, DS born just under a year later.

My grandparents on the other hand got married three weeks after they met. Happily married for over 50 years.

Aw, congratulations Blondes

Thank you :)

engaged after 4 years together, last valentines day in thailand. I think he waited a while to make it special as this was our first big holiday together too. Just found out im pregnant so will be getting married after baby is born