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How long until you got engaged?

165 replies

Roo060720 · 14/12/2020 07:27

So just curious to know as I'm hoping soon I'll be engaged.

how long after your relationships started did you get engaged and are you still happily married?

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MrsMarrio · 14/12/2020 08:40

Engaged after 3 years, married 4 years later. Been married 3 years now and had our first child in June

RosesAndHellebores · 14/12/2020 08:43

Engaged after 18 months but not announced until 6 months before the wedding so a year between proposal and marriage. Have been married for 30 years

BeingATwatItsABingThing · 14/12/2020 08:45

Together just over 2 years when he proposed on my 21st birthday. Married 3.5 years later and had our second anniversary last month. 2 DDs.

Roselilly36 · 14/12/2020 08:46

We got engaged, 4 mths after we met, been married 26 years & have two DS’.

InTheNightWeWillWish · 14/12/2020 08:53

Engaged at 4.5 years, married at just less than 6 years together. Been married for 4 years and still happy. Celebrated a decade together in lockdown 1.0.

AriesTheRam · 14/12/2020 08:54

3 months first marriage,9 months second

elQuintoConyo · 14/12/2020 08:54

Engaged after 11 years, married at 12 years, DC came at 13 years. Together 22 years in all, I'm 45.

We've lived in 3 different countries and have had both great adventures and tragedies along the way.

I remember my grandmother asking, 'do you think you will get married?' and I answered, 'GM, it's only been 8 years, I have to be sure!' how she laughed! She got married within a year and had 10 children, married 60 years.

IndieRo · 14/12/2020 08:55

Together 21 years, got engaged at 7 years and married at 8 years. Married 13 years now.

LittleTiger007 · 14/12/2020 08:56

Engaged after 7 months married at 9 months. First marriage in my 40s, when you know, you know.

fibeee · 14/12/2020 08:57

Engaged after 2 1/2 years. 4 years married and still together

mistermagpie · 14/12/2020 08:58

First time it was about 9 years and we split before our second wedding anniversary.

Second time we had been together for two years and have now been married for six.

HemlockStarglimmer · 14/12/2020 08:58

Three months or so. Kept it quiet until we got the ring a month later. We lived far apart at the time.

HemlockStarglimmer · 14/12/2020 09:01

And yes, still happily married. 18 years later.

Aozora13 · 14/12/2020 09:01

Engaged after 1 year, married 9 months later, DC1 9 months after that Blush married 5 years now with 2 DC and still going strong.
It’s been quite quick but we were mid/late 30s when we met and I’ve kissed enough frogs already!

Happyhusband · 14/12/2020 09:01

Engaged at 2 years, married at 6, just had our 20th anniversary of getting together.

SockQueen · 14/12/2020 09:03

Engaged after 3.5 years, married just under a year later. Coming up to 10 years married in 2021.

Mum4Fergus · 14/12/2020 09:04

We never got engaged...both knew we wanted to be married so just skipped to the main event..

maureenfrombarnsley · 14/12/2020 09:04

Engaged after 15 months
Married 17 months later

Currently 7 years in and going well touch wood 😊

MrsBungle · 14/12/2020 09:05

Engaged after 3 months and married within a year. Been married now for 16 years. We got engaged quickly but we’d known each other for a few years and I was late 20’s and had had plenty of relationships to know whether this was right or not.

Alarae · 14/12/2020 09:06

Engaged at 3 1/2 years, married at 5 1/2 years, first DD at 9 years and still going.

Had a wobble this year but having our daughter, lockdown with no family nearby, potential PND (never diagnosed but I had a couple of bad spirals but not sure what was PND and what was lockdown) its just been hard in general.

We've still together though. Hopefully will remain that way.

LubaLuca · 14/12/2020 09:08

I think we were together for about 3 years when he asked me to marry him, then we got married about 9 months later. Still together 20+ years on.

Fizbosshoes · 14/12/2020 09:09

We got engaged after 11 months, and married 8 months after that. We'd known each other as friends/colleagues for 4 years before that. Been together nearly 20 years

Theraindropontherose · 14/12/2020 09:10

Knew we would be married within a month of meeting but we were only 17! Properly engaged at 19, married at 21, that was 1993. Still very happy.

Rldx2 · 14/12/2020 09:21

Met in 2012
Baby in 2014 😬
Engaged 2014
Married 2016
Followed by another baby in 2017
Bought house in 2018
We may have done things in funny order but we're very happy 😊

MulledGin · 14/12/2020 09:28

We decided that we were going to Marry within 4 weeks.
Got engaged after 7 months
Married 18 months since first date

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