Because the age post made me curious...

maybe984

How long have you been with your FI/DH?

I started wondering this after seeing all these young couples, and I'm starting to wonder if my FI and I dating for about 7 years before getting married is a rarity (especially on this board!)

elizabethandandrew

I have been with him a year and a half this time.  This is our second go around at dating

He and I were high school sweethearts, broke up for ridiculous high school reasons, and reconnected again after almost 10 years to find out we supposed to be together

leggwilliams

Four years in January but we've been friends for 7 years

shan87

We met in HS and maintained a LDR for 5.5 years. We have been together for 6.5 years and our 7 yr anniversary will be 2 months before our Wedding. I joked with FI and said he had 10 yrs and then I would leave. We were by no means the longest in my family 1 Uncle was 10 yrs and My Aunt just got engaged after 14 yrs.  

Full Disclosure we did take a 6 month break during our 6.5 yrs.  

tpender13

FI and I have been together just over 7 years.

saintpaulJess

Interesting!  It will be three years for us in December.  Four and a half by the time we get married.

drdifabio

Joe and I have been dating for almost 6 years.

maybe984

Dude! So far, I am NOT alone in the dating-a-really-long-time club!

Did anyone else get the "Well, you know... if you've been dating this long... that means he's never going to marry you!" speech from tons of friends, family, and even complete strangers starting at year 3?

JennyLange

FI and I have been together almost 7 years (7 in January), and it will be almost 8 when we get married. Good to know we aren't the only slow pokes!  

I Want Cake

FI and I have been together for 5 years last July.  By the time we get married, it'll be nearly 6 years.  I've got a friend who was with her boyfriend for 11 years before he proposed.  I don't think I've got that kind of patience.

I have noticed on the international boards that there are a lot of really young posters, many are still teenagers.  Kind of makes me wonder how many of these engagements will actually pan out.  I know when I was that age marriage was the last thing on my mind and all the guys I knew back then, well, sucked.

Rebecca7911

We have been together for over 4 years!

acw016

We've been together a little over a year but I honestly knew almost immediately. I've had a few serious relationships but nothing has ever felt this right.  Sounds cliche but we've pretty much been inseparable since we met

dcprep

Our three-year anniversary of dating was on Sunday   We got engaged after about 1.5 years of dating, and married just shy of the three-year mark.

ETA: We met and dated for a while about four years ago. We broke up but stayed in touch -- that is when our friendship grew. We decided to give a relationship another go in October 2007, and we both knew within a few weeks that this time it was for real

tpender13

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_minnesota-minneapolis-st-paul_because-age-post-made-curious?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:81Discussion:5089fecf-ebe5-4745-9443-97dd3a10ee6bPost:1c3a7c63-90aa-4b1f-99d2-743667735686">Re: Because the age post made me curious...</a>:
[QUOTE]Dude! So far, I am NOT alone in the dating-a-really-long-time club! Did anyone else get the "Well, you know... if you've been dating this long... that means he's never going to marry you!" speech from tons of friends, family, and even complete strangers starting at year 3?
Posted by maybe984[/QUOTE]

OMG, we were at a party at FI's boss's house a few years ago. The boss was hammered, and was RELENTLESS in trying to get FI to propose. He kept on offering him more and more to get him to ask me right then and there. I think he got up to $5000, a $2/hr raise, and he personally would DJ the wedding. (He owns a DJ company but hasn't actually DJ'd in YEARS; we tease him about it all the time.) Man, I wish that offer still stood...

PoliceWife104

Our 5 year in this November & we've been engaged for 4 1/2 years.  We knew we were meant for each other, but wanted him to finish school & us to be a little more settled before we took the plunge!  It was a long engagement, but seeing where we were then & where we are now, it was worth it!  = )

AmberRose16

FI and I have been together for 4.5 years. We dated a little our senior year in high school and reconnected 2 years after we graduated. By the time we get married we will have been together for about 5.5 years!

EmilyCMN

We have been together 3.5 years and we have another year until the wedding. Feels like this is just how it has always been though... I wouldn't have it any other way and I can't really remember life without him.

Bimbi284

It was 5 years on our wedding day, but we were engaged after 2.5 years of dating...and had a loooong engagement because of school priorities (he wanted to get his masters out of the way, I wanted to start my doctorate).

Steph0871

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_minnesota-minneapolis-st-paul_because-age-post-made-curious?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:81Discussion:5089fecf-ebe5-4745-9443-97dd3a10ee6bPost:1ba169eb-1579-485f-a939-c82dfc85827f">Re: Because the age post made me curious...</a>:
[QUOTE]<strong>It was 5 years on our wedding day</strong>, but we were engaged after 2.5 years of dating...and had a loooong engagement because of school priorities (he wanted to get his masters out of the way, I wanted to start my doctorate).
Posted by Bimbi284[/QUOTE]

<div>awwww.</div><div>
</div><div>Actually, had FI and I gone with our original date (Friday, Nov 12th), it would have been our 6 year dating anniversary!  Instead we went with the Sunday before, the 7th.  Close enough for me :)</div><div>
</div><div>We started dating pretty much the day we moved into the dorms freshmen year of college, but he didn't 'officially' ask me to be his girlfriend until November.  Facebook didn't exist yet, so we had to have a real conversation to make it official. haha</div>

kaylas16

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_minnesota-minneapolis-st-paul_because-age-post-made-curious?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:81Discussion:5089fecf-ebe5-4745-9443-97dd3a10ee6bPost:7d283f45-1c9c-48cf-9d60-e4a65a179dfc">Re: Because the age post made me curious...</a>:
[QUOTE]  Facebook didn't exist yet, so we had to have a real conversation to make it official. haha
Posted by Steph0871[/QUOTE]


<strong><font color="#800080">haaaaa love it!!

FI and I have been dating just over 4.5 years.  I think we may have gotten married a bit sooner but he is finishing up school down in Mankato...plus we are still young so no rush</font></strong>

KateJ10

Wow you guys are marathoners! We have been dating a little over 2.5 years, so I guess that makes it a little over 3.5 years by the time we get hitched

Enchanted616

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_minnesota-minneapolis-st-paul_because-age-post-made-curious?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:81Discussion:5089fecf-ebe5-4745-9443-97dd3a10ee6bPost:75fada8e-92d9-4770-849c-37242246053c">Re: Because the age post made me curious...</a>:
[QUOTE]I have noticed on the international boards that there are a lot of really young posters, many are still teenagers.  Kind of makes me wonder how many of these engagements will actually pan out.  I know when I was that age marriage was the last thing on my mind and all the guys I knew back then, well, sucked.
Posted by I Want Cake[/QUOTE]

That kinda rubs me the wrong way.  We are getting married young, and I don't think that somehow decreases my chances of my marriage "panning out."

Anyways, we were only together six months when we got engaged.  It was quick, but it was the easiest decision I've ever made.  We will be together over two years by the time we get married. 

lboerner88

We have been together for 4 years

AmberRose16

Just this past weekend my FI and I went to his grandparents 50th wedding anniversary. His grandma was 17 and his grandpa was 21 when they got married. They only new each other 3 months before they got married (no she wasn't pregnant lol) and they are still deeply in love. Just thought I'd share that fun fact with everyone...

acw016

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_minnesota-minneapolis-st-paul_because-age-post-made-curious?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:81Discussion:5089fecf-ebe5-4745-9443-97dd3a10ee6bPost:9e952b80-4bcc-4041-9368-9c80385de117">Re: Because the age post made me curious...</a>:
[QUOTE]Just this past weekend my FI and I went to his grandparents 50th wedding anniversary. His grandma was 17 and his grandpa was 21 when they got married. They only new each other 3 months before they got married (no she wasn't pregnant lol) and they are still deeply in love. Just thought I'd share that fun fact with everyone...
Posted by AmberRose16[/QUOTE]

Awww :) Same with mine except they were 18 and 19 and ran away to California the day after the wedding! My grandfather passed away a few months ago after 67 years of marriage.. My parents were married exactly 11 months after they met and my sister got engaged after 5 months and married 6 months after that. Guess we are an impatient bunch!! :)

kmfors

We have been together a little over a year.  We were engaged after 9 months. By the time we get married we'll have been together a year and 10 months.  Oh and we're both 26 years old!

SuperRNluvsChef

FI and I just celebrated our 4 yr in August.  Will be just over 5 yrs by wedding day

katherine.c.johns

We've been together for 6 years.

sbreuer

We have been together 3.5 will be 4.5 when we marry.

jeepbaby54

Been together 4 1/2 years; over 5 years when we get married. We also knew each other for about a year before we started dating.

hkiesling

We got engaged around 3 years and married around 4 years.  Just past our first year anniversary!