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In a relationship how long should you wait for a proposal?
There is no good generalized answer for that. It depends entirely on the individuals and their backgrounds. For instance, in the Mormon faith it's seen quite often that a man will propose sometime in the first 3 months of dating & the wedding will often be in the next 3 months. I tell people insider church about how we dated for a solid year, than spent another year before the wedding & they are shocked by how long it took us! Outside the church people are surprised by how short it was.
The longest I've seen it go for people outside my faith seems to be about 7 years before they get married (up to 10-15 if they are not co-habitating) or break up. Generally the average has seemed to be about 2-5 years living together and another 1-3 of saving up for the wedding after the proposal.
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All depends on the couple. I know a girl who moved here for work (and to be with a guy she met online), got kicked to the curb by him, met someone new a couple weeks later and got engaged that week. I know other couples who were together for years without getting married. There's no one size fits all to this question, but in general, it's something you should approach in convo if it's important to you to get a feeling for how he feels.
Depends on the couple. You shouldn't "wait" for a proposal in my opinion. If it's right for both of you, you'll know and it'll happen; no one just proposes out of the blue without consulting their girlfriend because that's reckless and immature. Typically it's discussed at length first. In my experience, friends that were "waiting" for proposals ended up getting strung along by a guy that wasn't interested in marriage and kept saying he "wasn't ready yet".
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It all depends on where you are in life. That's answer is different at different phases of life. There's nothing wrong with being ready to settle down fast though our society seems to shame short engagements and young marriages now.
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When it feels right. However I told my boyfriend he couldn't propose until we've been dating dating 5 years and living together for at least 1 year.
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There is absolutely no specific time frame that could be generalized for most couples.
Some people get married within a month and stay married for 40-50 years. Some people will date for 10 years without getting married. There is no definitive answer. -
When you've talked about it and both see it leading that route, my parents got engaged after 3 months... married for 32 years.
Propose after you've had the chat, but prepare to walk down the isle after 2years -
3 years 14 days 15 hours 69 minutes 2 second maximum
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As long as you feel right. Some people are in a relationship for 5+ years before one of them proposes
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In my country it can take years, they doesn't want to get married young so. I would say it's around 10 years.
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We've been together 5 years without a proposal. I'm happy to wait for another 5.
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I'd never get on my knees to propose marriage to someone. No thank you ✋ & That's if I ever was to get married.
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you know, you don't have to wait, you could propose to him. If the only excuse you have is that it might hurt his manhood, go for it anyway.
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I'd honestly say about a year or two at the minimum.
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I believe after a year and if you think you are truly in loc with the person
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A year at least maybe more depending on several things
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I was with my wife for two years before i proposed
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I would say at least a year.
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2 years after living together
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For me 2or3years
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5 years maximum...
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Till it comes
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