How long did you wait before you got married?

Australia
August 2, 2007 12:57am CST
I have been married for 2 years and my husband i waited for 2 years to get married. (He asked me to marry him the second day i knew him). I was just wondering how long all the other couples out there waited and what where their reasons??
11 responses
• India
2 Aug 07
i m been searning some from last 1 yrs n when i got my bf he had his own life where he had to do his studies first n seetle n than marry so he told me to wait still 2yrs so from all together i m waiting for tree years but than to settle down now is now right so i think i will wait n than when i m settle for my future than i ca get married n than till these 2yrs timwe we both will get seltte for our whole life n i think i can wait for him for whole of my life also
@redmike (153)
• Philippines
3 Aug 07
that's sweet...
@ckw622 (57)
• Malaysia
8 Aug 07
I knew my wife since we studied in college. At first we were just school mates. But then we were getting closer. After many nights of going out till early morning the next day, we were very close. But something happened, we were not married until 7 years later.
@limcyjain (3516)
• India
2 Aug 07
I am married for around 10 years now and we waited for one year from the date of our first meeting till we tied the knot. We both wont have any objection if it was earlier but it was basically because we let our families decide the date of marriage mutually. They got the date fixed after getting our horoscopes checked.
• Malaysia
8 Aug 07
I was having a relationship with my husband for seven years before we actually got married. It was such a very long time and many things happen during our relationship. I was studying at that time and didn't want to get married too quickly as I wanted to concentrate on my studies. My husband on the other hand was not ready too, because he wants to save enough money before getting married. But our love years are the most loving and sweet memory to remember. I feel so grateful about it.
@jothis (518)
• India
3 Aug 07
To marrie within 2 days after meting is extra curious. My native place is India Here we have the custom first the guy visit girls home to meet her & after that the guys family informs whether they are willing or not for the marriage. If they are willing then the girl's family enquires about guy and his family & then finally it leads to marriage. This atleast take one month. This is the custom. Other wise in love marriages there is no time limit it can happen suddenly
@zabawaus (1730)
• United States
2 Aug 07
I waited 3 years to get married. and i was 29 when i got married. because i never felt ready to make this decision.But my plan was getting married before 30 so i succeeded.
@redmike (153)
• Philippines
2 Aug 07
2years is enough I guess. but for us we have decided to get marry after 5yrs to see how strong our relation was.
@wolves69 (755)
• United States
2 Aug 07
We knew each other for seven years before we even dated and during that time, I was more of a bigger brother (she was 8 years younger), and wouldn't have even considered dating until her Mom encouraged us to go out. When we did finally date, we discussed marriage soon after, but didn't get married until two years later. We've been together 12 years. Her Mom said she knew I was the one for her for many years, but I wouldn't let my heart open fully since I was too close to the family..... Neither of us have any regrets.
• United States
2 Aug 07
I was 19 when I married my first husband..he was 23...I had met him when I was 17 and we were engaged a few months after first dating..we waited two years from the engagement. Sadly, within the first year, he made the mistake of cheating on me...I had the idea of only marrying once, forever..the white picket fence, two kids and a dog..the whole American dream...I stayed married to him for 9 years..sticking it out..hoping I could let the "indescretion" would fade...it didn't...we had a child in the last two years of our marriage, who is now 20...we make great friends..but not in a marriage..we are cohabitating right now, though on a strictly platonic basis, as our son is attending a College that runs 30,000.00 a year...even with his grants, loans, etc..it still runs alot of money..so since we remained good friends for the sake of our son...we intend to see it through..I don't think I'll continue to cohabitate with him though, because one thing doesn't change...his inability to clean the house!! Good luck to you!
• Philippines
2 Aug 07
I will wait until I am ready. Emotionally, physically and financially wise. Because it is hard to start a family with any of the three lacking. I think its not right to have too when you are still in the getting-to-know-more stage or getting married right after college or even highschool. Because I think all you have during those time is infatuation or spur of the moment thing. That you just gotten away with some romance flick and decided to get married the next year.
• China
2 Aug 07
Sometimes people wait to marry because there are so many things needed to be prepared.Not just use time to test the other if he or she is really crazy about you.So how many years?It depends on.I haven't married,i think i would have to wait for at least 8 years ,because i am still a sophomore. Well,best wishes!