How long would you wait until your SO popped the question?

[bcdphie]

Originally Posted by ZTAngel

I agree 100%. I met my fiance when I was 20 years old. If we had done the 2 year rule, we would have been married as soon as we graduated college. NO WAY! I wasn't ready and neither was he. We had been dating for a little over 5 years when he proposed (this past April). We wanted to wait until we were older, financially stable and had lived together for a year (in other words, knew that we could put up with each other as roommates!).

This was exactly my situation. I was barely 20 when I started dating my husband, and at that point in time, marriage was the furthest thing from my mind. We dated for 6 years before getting engaged (maybe a little longer than I would have preferred). However, in Canada, we were still below the average age of marriage. I believe for women it is 30 (I was 27), and men 31-32 (my husband was 30).

[Kevin]

Originally Posted by bcdphie

This was exactly my situation. I was barely 20 when I started dating my husband, and at that point in time, marriage was the furthest thing from my mind. We dated for 6 years before getting engaged (maybe a little longer than I would have preferred). However, in Canada, we were still below the average age of marriage. I believe for women it is 30 (I was 27), and men 31-32 (my husband was 30).

I got so much crap for waiting 6 years to propose.

Most of the people I know think 1 year is too long to wait.

[Jimmy Choo]

I don't think there is a time. I've been dating my bf for almost 7 yrs. As long as you know that your significant other is committed to you long term, that's all that matters.