When does it become "official"/
@TheDemonicAngel (699)
United States
March 2, 2013 7:44pm CST
I'm not too sure about anyone else, but times of "going steady" have changed dramatically. Back in the day, a guy could spend months courting a potential girlfriend and then once they start dating its an even longer waiting game to get engaged and get married.
These days; periods of "courting" aren't very long and I have even heard of people getting engaged after just two weeks of knowing each other. Even more I have heard of people having children with a guy they dated for one week. That just blows my mind thinking about it.
I'm not sure why but facebook has become the way to make your relationship "official. Do you use this step in making the leap from "single" to "in a relationship"?
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5 responses
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
3 Mar 13
I think it depend son the c
ouple. I have an uncle he got married 4 days after meeting his wife. They have been married 35 years now. Then my brother he has been with current gf 5 years. he says they are getting married later this year. i hope so. Great to see you here.
ouple. I have an uncle he got married 4 days after meeting his wife. They have been married 35 years now. Then my brother he has been with current gf 5 years. he says they are getting married later this year. i hope so. Great to see you here.@TheDemonicAngel (699)
• United States
3 Mar 13
4 DAYS!!!
I have been with my fiance almost 3 years; we were good friends for 7 years, when we started dating we were engaged after 3 months; possibly getting married early next year.
@mariaperalta (19073)
• Mexico
3 Mar 13
yep 4 days, and they are still together 35 years later. Great luck on your marrage. Im happy for you.
@jenny1015 (13359)
• Philippines
3 Mar 13
Just like you, I am confused on how people of today can say when they have actually started being a couple. But I guess, some would really have a set date for that special day. And yes, Facebook status has also been their means of updating their relationship status. Unfortunately, I was already 12 years married when Facebook was developed!
@TheDemonicAngel (699)
• United States
3 Mar 13
I did update my status on facebook but I did it months after we started dating.
@chiyosan (30186)
• Philippines
3 Mar 13
I think this just so happens to a few people while they go about having fun and having a time of their lives some do engage in one night stands and this is v the reason they have babies from guys they barely know.
As for my friends, I think some Did have only a couple of weeks of courtship and they will be in a relationship. The making of a God relationship as official is Between the couple and v they often I would gob steady even before they declared the status in face book.
I believe being in a relationship of at least ab year is the safest time to know if you would want to be with the person. Of course b that should be the minimum no. Of months for me. Some just rush into engagement because the woman is already pregnant or that they have already known each other longer than I their being in a relationship.
@MoonGypsy (4605)
• United States
3 Mar 13
well, i know what you mean. me and my husband were friends first, then we courted, then we lived together, then we got married. i don't know about this new britney spears week end marriage thing, and i am still young.
@giex22 (268)
• Cebu, Philippines
3 Mar 13
It is not so nice that a certain website will be the one who tell that your officially on, its so different if a man really court you in front and not just by chatting, or texting vice versa, because you can see the sincerity of a man on how they will court.
Though their are some people who met on website and it so happen to settle with each other 'coz they fall in love. As for me, though your chatting with each other its nice to meet him/her in person and start to getting to know each other.
