How long do you need to date before becoming someone's girlfriend?

[Anonymous]

A few days

A few weeks

Months

Years

[TheorionMage]

When making plans you COMFORTABLY start making plans as a "we" rather than he & myself.
When you elect to decline obvious courtship overtures from envious alternate Suitors... and HE DOES ALSO.

In my youth, we termed it: "Going Steady" and there was no question IF you had something to plan for on the weekends. The BEST times were when you were in one another's proximity. 'He' was your's and YOU considered your intimate contact to be HIS alone. To do otherwise, it would be insulting and provocative.

[OfMiceandMen]

I need to date someone for a few months before I consider us to be boyfriend and girlfriend.

I'm likely different than most, if we decide to have a 2nd date and keep seeing each other, I consider us exclusive.

I find it disrespectful to keep seeing other people while you are attempting to get to know the person.

[FifiJones]

Girlfriend signifies being a friend, not someone who misuses nor who abuses you. As such, it's a matter of her inclination, not of time. From first date, easily.

The rest is how quickly it gets sexual, which it isn't really meant to be quickly. I'd rather a reliable girl friend that would work and live with me. To marry is trivially easy, the rest is about pregnancy (takes some months, say 12 per child), childbirth and about raising those babies/children.

[sage2021]

Well, if neither of you play games with each other, everything comes into place fairly soon. You just know you miss each other, so you become a couple pretty fast.
If a guy waits too long to text her or call her, that's when the games begin. Don't make that mistake.

[coachTanthony]

4 months, 22 minutes, 30 seconds. Write it down.

[OlderAndWiser]

When you agree to date exclusively.

[Jdjfjcjj]

It's got to be months for me because unlike others that see each other often after first date, max id ever devote would be 2 days in a week but at many only 1 time. Still going to spend time with friends, maintain all activities I did before. If someone wants more time, they have to earn it.

[TheSpaceGnome]

Dating is the decision to become a couple, so if people are dating, they are already a couple, before that is just friendship.

People should give up conventional "dates" with strangers, and hookup culture entirely, its a bad way to date.

[Anonymous]

Around 1-3 months is considered “normal” for most couples.
If you've been dating someone for a week or two and you're wondering when most couples have the exclusivity talk, don't worry. Many long-term couples made it official after a few months of casual dating.

[Linbay]

Me and the father of 3 started dating after 2 weeks, and here we are after 17 years 😊. i think it depends on feeling and the sixth sense you get from that person. When I saw my partner i knew he was the one ( and trust me i had lots of pass by relationships)

[art84]

My brother and his ex wife dated for about a few months before becoming boyfriend and girlfriend. It wasn't until both were comfortable and knew that they liked each other and wanted to be a couple.

[ArrowheadSW]

Usually it seems like a few weeks, assuming you both hit it off well after meeting.

[Biancam13]

Usually at least a month, in my experience.

[DavidBibs]

I think after a good amount of multiple dates / intimacy - both people should be able to tell the direction of their interaction and future.

[mommymommy]

Not after "just hanging out" that's for sure. If you haven't gone on at least one date, maybe two, then you should not be "in a relationship", as if labels are all the matter these days, right?

[crossdressingrihno]

When both sides have expressed their intention of being in an exclusive relationship.

[Anonymous]

What difference does it make? You can leave either one lol. Think about it...
I don't know sometimes I think most people don't think.

[smilelots]

It will be different for every one ,, some days some weeks and some never right.. but you will know and why wait.

[Cubus]

In my country you are a couple when you start dating.

Anything else would be bizarre as it would create a legal gap.

[NostalgiaSenpi]

Depends on the couple and their personal views. I've seen people get together in less than a month.

[Jamie05rhs]

I'd say a couple of months. But you can have a pretty good idea after 1 month, I think.

[Lonelydudewantsagirl]

Well if women gave me a chance I would say just a few days is all it takes.

[Nikki1989]

A month or two.

[DizzyDesii]

At least a month. No more than 3

[exitseven]

A few weeks if it is going really good

[Anonymous]

1-3 months maybe 6.. but no more than that..

[Gabriel-Chicanito]

Smxs, it takes x t' win somebody..

[Anonymous]

At least a few months.