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how long into your relationship did he propose?

169 replies

Ialwaysgetbulliedonmumssnet · 16/06/2023 14:23

How long had you been together before your partner proposed to you?

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Cheztwix · 16/06/2023 16:09

3 weeks. We waited 3 years to get married though. 21 years on now.

MrsMonkeyBear · 16/06/2023 16:17

6 months-ish. It was a spur of the moment, no ring, no fuss, no grand down on one knee rubbish. Just me making an off hand comment about the venue we were at for a family members 18th birthday and then he asked. We married about 15 months later.

mumtotwox · 16/06/2023 16:18

8 years. Just got engaged in May 😊

Lcb123 · 16/06/2023 16:20

We decided to get married, after 10 years together

useitorlose · 16/06/2023 16:21

He didn't, I did and we'd been together over 5 years and owned a house and enormous mortgage already.

SoyMarina · 16/06/2023 16:24

Please don’t wait for a proposal.
It’s dated and sexist.
We just decided to get married 32 years …no engagement, small wedding.

scoopoftheday · 16/06/2023 16:27

3 months, I said no.

6 months, I said no.

9 months, I said no.

One year, I said yes. We're celebrating our 25th wedding anniversary this year.

mondaytosunday · 16/06/2023 16:30

Six weeks.

RoseDeWittBukatter · 16/06/2023 16:30

Just over 6 years.

tracylamont13 · 16/06/2023 16:33

6 weeks

JellyBelly50 · 16/06/2023 16:33

2.5 years - married 6 months later

Faz469 · 16/06/2023 16:41

18 months

Curtains70 · 16/06/2023 16:45

Just under 2 years

turnthetoiletpaperroundproperly · 16/06/2023 16:53

met my dh. he proposed after 5 weeks. been married 13 yrs Very fast but we were both sure.

CateringPanic · 16/06/2023 16:54

6.5 years, will be 8 years by the time we get married.

We got together young and prioritised buying a house and getting settled first.

Betsybee88 · 16/06/2023 16:54

A year and 5 months

TheWorstWeek · 16/06/2023 16:56

Almost 6 years but we were only 21, almost 22, at the time.

Rosieposy89 · 16/06/2023 16:57

18 months. Two months after we started living together

MooMooSharoo · 16/06/2023 17:00

Me and DH? 11 years. Now been together for 15 years and married for 1.

My DPs? 6 months! Now been together 48 years.

So two very different ends of the spectrum and both long and happy relationships.

Joystir59 · 16/06/2023 17:01

Before our first date

Tigersinthetent · 16/06/2023 17:21

We decided after about 2 years but we lived together from 3 months and discussed marriage/kids early on.

AlltheFs · 16/06/2023 17:23

4 months although we talked about it beforehand.

Mamai90 · 16/06/2023 17:24

Two years.

PoppedNotFried · 16/06/2023 17:24

2 years, but the proposal itself was a bit of a sham, as we’d already agreed that we would get married, so it was just a daft formality and an excuse for us to go out for a meal after to celebrate. We’d have waited (much) longer if we’d have been younger (we were 40 and 37 and wanted to start a family).

WeedSmellDramas · 16/06/2023 17:26

4.5 years. Then had a 2 year engagement.

We got together at 19 though.