View Full Version : How long were you together before he 'popped the question'
Greenhorn
28-08-2010, 15:47
And, if he hasn't,
how long have you been together?
I'm just curious....:detective:
It's been 3 years in december (no kids) and no sign of a ring :(
How did you bring it up?
:hissy:
We'd been together 3 months.
ExDF popped the question after 4 years (no kids, but found out I was pregnant 2 months later)....never made it down the aisle though *COUGHthankgoodnessCOUGH*
DP and I will be 5 years this November (no kids) and deffinately no sign of a ring in my near future. We always talk about it in a joking way, and have discussed it many times. He doesnt really want to get married ever, and Im not THAT bothered either way.
Best way I used to jokingly bring it up...during 'tickle torture' (which is his odd way of showing affection) he would try and grope me and Id break out into 'If you like it then you shoulda put a ring on it' :D
Fingers crossed for you though :fingerscrossed:
Thermolicious
28-08-2010, 15:58
*snap* Pinkvanillaz 3mths here too.
2 years but we had a 6 month old
Less than a year. We met Aug 02, got engaged June 03, got married April 04.
It wasn't something that either of us brought up - we both felt since early in our relationship that we would get married one day, and one day he decided to send me some flowers at work and pop the question - it was a lovely surprise, but not a shock, cos we had already started to talk about when we might get married.
oleander
28-08-2010, 16:06
We had been dating for 9 months when DF asked me to marry him. We were friends for a couple of months before we started dating each other.
I made it clear I wasn't interested in getting married for a while, if ever, and he asked me anyway. I also made it clear I wouldn't be moving myself and DD in with him unless I was going to get married because who wants to give up the single life and put up with a man on a daily basis unless they really have to?
I think some guys (and girls) think if they are already living together and have children together then it's a done deal and they don't need to get married. Well legally after a year of living defacto they are as good as married anyway so why go through all the effort of a wedding?
After 8 months he proposed and we were married 2.5 months later. Shotgun wedding much :p.
meatpopsicle
28-08-2010, 16:17
5 weeks. Yeah, our parents and friends freaked out, but we knew what we were doing. We had a long engagement, though (2 years) and moved in together after 6 months.
*eta* I was 21, he was 24. We've been together for almost 18 years now.
Was about 5 years... I asked him this morning if having DD made him hurry up and he said it made him wait to ask coz he didn't wanna seem he did just because I got pregnant so would of been 4 years.
With my ex I waited 4 years.. have been with current DP for approx 18 months, no sign of any ring yet.
OP, why don't you propose if it's what you want? I've been reading some success stories here on bubhub of women proposing to their partners :)
Im actually surprised alot of people got engaged so quickly...I always thought that was a very American thing Lol
Congrats to you all though :)
Greenhorn
28-08-2010, 16:41
I'm worried he'd say no :o lol
aaannndd I'm a bit traditional... :D
puddlejumper
28-08-2010, 16:44
6yrs
ThereIsNoPlaceLikeHome
28-08-2010, 16:45
Engaged after 18 month then married a just over a year later.
I would drop a few hints if I was you, maybe talk about 'when we get married' etc to gage his reaction ;)
glitterstixx
28-08-2010, 16:45
6yrs
yep same here...it was nearly 8 yrs by the time we got married
Ruby Sneakers
28-08-2010, 16:48
2 days shy of our 6 year anniversary but it was for a good reason (we were on Paris - the entire overseas holiday was planned to propose to me.....which is hugely out of character for him so it was so lovely)
2 days shy of our 6 year anniversary but it was for a good reason (we were on Paris - the entire overseas holiday was planned to propose to me.....which is hugely out of character for him so it was so lovely)
Awwww thats adorable!!
Ruby Sneakers
28-08-2010, 17:07
Awwww thats adorable!!
Heheh it was!! It was a year in the making and he even organised to ask my dad for permission to ask me.... (to which my dad now has the biggest amount of love and respect for him)
His wording of the proposal could have gone a wee bit better "so u know how I love u? Waddya recon???" hehehe but if he had been any more romantic I think I would have picked him to have had a brain injury lol!!
It was lucky the ring made it at all... Our luggage saw more countries than we did lol
I love our story hehehehe
Little-Pink-Hen
28-08-2010, 17:12
about two months we decided to get married, we kept it a secret from family and friends though until we were ready, a year after we were together we announced we were engaged and dh brought a ring and did the official proposal
trishalishous
28-08-2010, 17:15
3weeks :) we met in feb 01, just before my 19ths bday, had a 1night stand on June 30th, were engaged july 20, married in oct 01. (our Aussie wedding was jan 07)
we've been together 9 1/2 years now :)
We had been together 4 years before the proposal. We'd bought a house together after 2 years, we had a year long engagement.
2 or 3 weeks he told me he was going to marry me and bought ring, 3 months for official proposal and gave ring to me to give our families a chance to meet the other half first... Married 10 months after met was our 4th anniversary yesterday :-)
We got engaged at 11 months married 11 months after that. Within 6 months I knew I wanted to marry him and have his babies.
MyCheekyMonkey
28-08-2010, 17:37
1 year (almost to the day!), then we got married exactly a year after that!
We were together 9 months when we got engaged.
We got together in March 2008. Found out we were expecting DD in June I think. Got engaged Christmas 2008. Had DD in February 2009. Found out we were expecting DS (Found out New Years Eve 2009), started planning our wedding. Got married July this year. DS due any day now :D
We knew we would end up getting married and having kids together :)
We were together for just over a year when DF proposed.
We will have been together for just over 3 years when we get married in Aug next year. :)
waterlily
28-08-2010, 18:45
The first year we got together we talked about getting married then after 2 and a half years DF proposed with the most amazing estate ring. I got pregnant with DD 2 months later.
Mischief
28-08-2010, 19:22
We had been together for 4.5 months. :) we got married 4.5 months later! And have been married 10 years in May!
Still totally in love!
meatpopsicle
28-08-2010, 19:30
Im actually surprised alot of people got engaged so quickly...I always thought that was a very American thing Lol
Congrats to you all though :)
I think it's more of a 'when you know, you know' thing :yes:
sunnymummy
28-08-2010, 19:31
Four years. DH was married before and I wanted him to be divorced before we got engaged.
Lillynix
28-08-2010, 19:40
He proposed after 6 months and we got married 14 months later :)
Dreambeliever
28-08-2010, 20:11
still waiting...:(
lol we talked about love and marrige before we started dating! :eek: it was kind of a done deal before it even began.
My heart knew the first time we met...my head caught up 2 yrs later...
We've now been together for 5 years and are expecting our 2nd child this christmas...:D
But still no ring...he'll get there eventually i suppose :rolleyes:
MrsTiggyWinkle
28-08-2010, 20:18
11 months, first date feb 02, proposed jan03, married march 06 lol 3 years later! The proposal was no surprise tho, we'd talked about it, i knew he was gonna ask me. Very hard thing to bring up tho, OP . Can you talk about 'long term plans' or something like that, that skirts around the topic without actually mentioning the M word?
7rugrats
28-08-2010, 20:44
My first husband proposed after 4.5 years and 2 kids...we married 6 months later on our 5th anniversary...we divorced 6 years and 2 more kids after that.
My second hubby proposed after 2 months (as you get older you haven't got the time to waste :laughing:) we married 18 months and 2 kids later... now 2 years and 1 more bub we are still together.
He popped the question after 6 mths.. :valentine: We were married 1 year and 1 week after we met. We had DD 9 mths after that. :D
We been married for 17 years now.
Took 9 years before we got engaged!!!!
FearlessLeader
28-08-2010, 21:01
well we are up to 10 years and no question has been popped. LOL it's sort of just an assumption now that it will happen one day, we both want to wait till we are done having kids and have them part of the celebration. The longer we're together the less it seems to matter.
We were together 9mths. I was 3mths pregnant with DS. We have been together for 3.5yrs and have DS and one on the way :)
SassyMummy
28-08-2010, 21:12
I drank tonight, and am in that "coming down" stage of the night, where you start to sober up and end up feeling all sad and stupid, so forgive me if my posts are ridiculous...
I predict DP will never ask me. I have been with him for 2+ years. He is nowhere NEAR asking. I suspect he never will.
I predict I'll die an unwed spinster.
raisingthree
28-08-2010, 21:23
2.5 years for my first husband
6 months for my second.
mummythreetimes
28-08-2010, 21:26
have now been married 7 years and have twins aged 5 and expecting our final and 3rd surprise to complete our family!
CheekyMonkey1
28-08-2010, 21:29
8 years! He proposed in the compost bin that we were making! Married 1 year later and are celebrating our 4th wedding anniversary next month.:smiliedance:
My DH and I formally got together in the April, moved in together in late April/early June, he proposed on the 20th of june :) That was 1999, we were married May 2000.
Lastcenturymum
28-08-2010, 21:39
10 months, which seemed a long time to me as I just knew he was the one! And we didn't discuss it, I waited till he was ready. No we were living together or planning on kids at that stage. We were in our early 20's. Sure was worth the wait..been together decades now! ;):p
I drank tonight, and am in that "coming down" stage of the night, where you start to sober up and end up feeling all sad and stupid, so forgive me if my posts are ridiculous...
I predict DP will never ask me. I have been with him for 2+ years. He is nowhere NEAR asking. I suspect he never will.
I predict I'll die an unwed spinster.
Stace, he's still young and this whole 'family' thing is still fairly new to him - of course he will ask you one day! A lot of men are slow, especially young ones. I've been with DP for 18 months and am waiting for a damn proposal and he's in his thirties :hair:
I have been engaged twice. First time it was after about 6 months and coincided with us moving in together. We were married two years later and split after 13 years. The second engagement happened only a couple of months in but we broke up before making wedding plans.
Bell & Bug
28-08-2010, 21:50
1.5 years :)
DailyDiversion
28-08-2010, 22:27
2 days shy of our 6 year anniversary but it was for a good reason (we were on Paris - the entire overseas holiday was planned to propose to me.....which is hugely out of character for him so it was so lovely)
Same here, also 6 years and I was also proposed to in Paris :bee:with a diamond ring he bought in Antwerp.
On our one year anniversary :) but we'd talked about it for about 3mths before that. Don't know how the convos came about though
Lastcenturymum
28-08-2010, 22:34
I drank tonight, and am in that "coming down" stage of the night, where you start to sober up and end up feeling all sad and stupid, so forgive me if my posts are ridiculous...
I predict DP will never ask me. I have been with him for 2+ years. He is nowhere NEAR asking. I suspect he never will.
I predict I'll die an unwed spinster.
Wanted to send you some hugs too. Don't beat yourself up.
I guess it's hard when you have moved in with someone first. As said, he IS young. So are you, and you have lots of living to do :sunshine:
fireflies4
28-08-2010, 22:51
8months.
Been engaged for 4 years in December.
Wedding better come soon lol
Df wants to elope not have a huge wedding and I'm the same.
Georgias Mummy
28-08-2010, 23:01
I think that you should never rush a guy into it. After all you don't want to get married and then wonder was he ever going to ask, leave it let him surprise you. If you become insecure about it and dwell on it, its going to put pressure on your relationship.
If your UTD maybe suggest that baby will have your sur-name as you dont want to be called Mrs SOmebody your not.. A easy way to bring it up, and see if he is interested in the 'one day' or not.
Good Luck, don't put a time line on it there is no point. The point is that you are together and stay together. Would rather wait and be married once than get it wrong.... When your both ready then it is time.
He obviously loves you, he is there is he not !!! :) xx
fireflies4
28-08-2010, 23:04
Agree on what Georgias mummy said 100%.
Df and I discussed it, I didn't think much of it at the time cause it was still early on and he didn't seem the type just yet. He surprised me when he proposed, I had no idea.
As long as he loves you that's all that matters really :-)
4fullstop
29-08-2010, 00:20
We'd been together 7 years, have now been married for 6.
I don't get why - if you want to marry someone, you can't ask them. I get it's traditional for the guy to ask, but if YOU really want to, why wouldn't you propose to them? That's just me though. I was never too fussed about getting married - I knew we were both committed & wasn't concerned about making it "official" :)
Good luck though!
8 years and 8 months. Got married 4 months later, pregnant with our second (not a shotgun wedding).
Mmm Dessert
29-08-2010, 03:20
We'd been together nearly eight years and had DS and DD when DH proposed on Xmas Day 2008. We just celebrated our first anniversary last Wednesday - we got married when I was 12 weeks pregnant with DS2.
(not a shotgun wedding).
what's wrong with a shotgun wedding :p.
BayleysMum
29-08-2010, 07:37
I have known my partner for 11 years and have been dating him for 6 years now. We have our third baby on the way and still no "real" proposal...(long story).
I used to care a lot about it and cry heaps but now it doesnt bother me at all. I love him, he loves me and we have an great little family.
I know couples who never got married and have had wonderful relationships for 30 years whereas I know many others who did get married and ended up divorced. I dont believe it is about whether you get married or not but whether or not you are committed to each other.
We will probably get married one day as my almost four year old has been asking questions about marriage and my last name and I am sure they will continue as he gets older. But I am in no hurry and if we never do get married well then that is fine too. I may just change my last name when my boys go to school.
I hope you are feeling okay. I definitely no how inadeqaute you can feel when he hasnt proposed but it really isnt everything. His love for you is more important!
Lots of love!
belizeli
29-08-2010, 09:16
Im loving the stories of quick engagements! Its so cute :)
We were together 2 yrs and he proposed on a Sth Pacific cruise.. Unfotunately we had partied it up at the themed party night and the nervousness & alcohol combined with his sea sickness which hit on days 2/3 made for a very unromantic aftermath hehe I felt bad for our steward who had to clean up in that smell! DH gave him a huge tip when we left lol
belizeli
29-08-2010, 09:18
I should have added that we married almost a year exactly later on 10-01-10 .. We picked to coolest date a year away lol!
TripleTime
29-08-2010, 10:02
4 months, getting married in 3 weeks just shy of 3 years together with 3 kids & 3 dogs.
We like 3's in this house.
Met in october, engaged in janurary, married august of that year. Yeah it was quick, but we were not the type to date for the sake of dating, for us dating was with the specific purpose of finding a spouse, and we also chose not to live together before the wedding. I had just turned 18 three weeks before the wedding and DH turned 21 three weeks after it.
People said we would be divorced within a year. We have just passed our one year anaversery with no regrets, and a baby on the way.
He proposed 3 months after we started "officially" going out.
We had known each other for about a year, but WE "definately" did not like each other! :laughing:
He finally got the ring off layby, and proposed on one knee about 9 months. We were already living together.
AND that engagement, was 15 years long!!
We got married in 2008.:laughing: We planned a long engagement. NOT that long, but life kept getting in the way, and finances didn't like us much!:laughing:
We met in March 2000.
I was dating another guy but my Aunt whom I was living with at the time hated the guy and introduced me to this 'lovely young man' in her TAFE class. We swapped e-mails and became friends pretty quickly. Anywho the guy I was dating dumped me after cheating on me, then I had a few dates with another guy who turned out to be an addict :dizzy: and I swore off men. Future DH asked me out a few times but I kept turning him down, until he showed up at my Aunts with a huge bunch of roses, then I didn't have the heart to turn him down.
First Date June 9th 2000
3 weeks into our relationship he told me I was the girl he was going to marry, I thought it was sweet of him to say so but jeez he was 17! I thought 'we'll see if you still feel that way in a few years!'
Moved in together November 11th 2000
He proposed 2nd June 2001
Apparently was going to propose on our 1 yr anniversary but after asking my dad's permission couldn't wait another week. :laughing:
Married December 13th 2003
First Child born July 2005
I guess that was pretty quick. I have friends who haven't even moved in with their boyfriends after 5 years of knowing him, let alone been married to him and had his baby! I think I'd freak if DD got engaged to a guy she'd only known for a year. :o I'm lucky mum and dad loved DH from the start so they were thrilled!
mixinitup
01-09-2010, 10:06
was together for 4 months and he asked, I said no because I was too young, then asked me another 3 times since then, the last time was 6 years ago and I said yes, but still haven't got married yet. Have been together for 14 years now.
DanceInTheRain
01-09-2010, 10:22
Just over a year and I was newly pregnant. We haven't set a date, I want to do it when the time is right. We have been busy having a baby and building a house :)
I was married before so the thought of being married again kinda makes my heart race. I mean I love my df with all my heart but I'm scared of changing the awesome thing we have. I almost declined when he preposed... But how could I? We had a baby on the way and I am 100% committed to him but I just have my own personal hangups about marriage thanks to my loser ex. However our relationship is totally different and our wedding will be too- when it does happen we are thinking a beautiful, intimate destination wedding :D
DO you really want to know?
Really??
Honestly???
11 years. Yep. 11. YEARS. We were pretty young when we started going out (17 and 19) and it just didn't happen until I was nearly 29 and he was 30. We both finished uni, travelled a lot (both on our own and as a couple), moved in together and bought a house together before the time was right.
We got married within 6 months of him proposing though. Once he'd decided to do it, it was full steam ahead.
Boobycino
01-09-2010, 10:37
A few months he asked me to marry him. We did set a date twice...
But hey here we are 4 years together no ring, no wedding, one baby, ttc...
Im about ready to just sign the paperwork and then we are married.
Hopefullyamumma
01-09-2010, 10:42
I'm still waiting for this to happen - its been a little over two years since we first started dating.
DP and I met over the internet and before we officially met (but we had been talking for well over two months by this stage - and I was about to move to be with him!) he asked me to marry him - I told him that I couldnt answer that until we had actually met! :o
He has told me many times before that I would be his future wife and not to worry as he has big plans for us. All I think about that is good one - tell me that and then make me wait!:thumbsdown:
Lately everyone has been asking when we are getting married and friends find it funny to ask him if he has proposed yet. So last night after he got off the phone (having been asked the 'have you asked her yet' question) he told me that it would never happen and that he doesnt want to waste time or money on something as silly as a wedding just so that we can have a 'piece of paper'.
I cried haha. :crying:
Way to pull a girls heart out and throw it away!
I'm hopeful that he was maybe just throwing me off so I dont expect it so much when he does it!
8 - 9 months and married 6 months later :)
MrsLozza
01-09-2010, 11:10
2 years :)
6 years here too and 1 child.
Although, we did get married as a surprise at our engagement party only a few months later (organising a wedding in a few short months is totally doable!).
I was 7 weeks pregnant at our wedding with our second child.
We started talking of getting married after being together a week and moved in after 3 months... so we knew from very early on but we are still only young.
Now been married 2 years this month.
6 years here too and 1 child.
Although, we did get married as a surprise at our engagement party only a few months later (organising a wedding in a few short months is totally doable!).
I was 7 weeks pregnant at our wedding with our second child.
We started talking of getting married after being together a week and moved in after 3 months... so we knew from very early on but we are still only young.
Now been married 2 years this month.
:iagree: Organising a wedding in a few months is totally doable. We decided a date for ours and we had just 3 months. Thankfully, EBAY came to our rescue, with almost everything. :laughing:
w got engaged after 6months of dating then had 2 kids and got married just after being together 6yrs lol long long engagement
twoandtwo
08-09-2010, 19:16
Engaged after just shy of a month and married 3 1/2 months later. I was in a relationship for nearly 5 years with 2 kids and I never thought i'd get married to him or anyone.
When you know, you know :)
CMCandAmelia
12-09-2010, 19:07
Engaged at 2 years 8 months...
to be married next october
so would have been together
4 years 10 months :thumbsup:
1 and a half years he popped the question, and married 6 years later after 2 kiddies :) been together 9 years in april 2011
Been together 5 1/2 years, he proposed on our 3 year anniversary and we got married 3 weeks ago!
A's Mummy
12-09-2010, 19:29
Been together 8 years and still hasn't :laughing: :rolleyes:
summastarlet
12-09-2010, 20:25
We were together for just over 2 years when he proposed and presented me with a ring. I had actually tried on and admired this ring when we had only been together about 6 months (he told me then that he would marry me one day). Then we didn't get married for another 2 years.
4 1/2 years & counting.
With baby number 2 on the way (EDD Early Feb)
FINALLY gave up my little unit in town after paying ridiculous rent for somewhere I never stayed at 3 mths in.
Few mths after that started trying for our son (6mths to conceive this one wasn't trying or preventing.. 1st go).
We've discussed it for one day when this one is old enough to be able to walk along with us.
4 years, 2 months and 6 days. lol Count much? I nagged him for ages about it. Well not NAGGED him. We had the ring for nearly 18 months in the sock drawer. We had DS and I thought he would have popped the question then but :no:. Then thought he would do it at Xmas :no: then when we went on our first family holiday :no: I pretty much gave up after that. I told him he had 12 months to do it or I was just going to start planning the wedding. Then two months later he took me out for my first mothers day to a beautiful seafood restaurant. Then after lunch we went up to the local look out where he told me he had a surprise and got down on one knee. After I cried and said yes, I said "well what am I going to nag you about now you have proposed?" :laughing: There's always the wedding plans lol
CinderElla88
17-09-2010, 20:54
4 Years, it has now been 2 years since we got engaged and we are planning to get married next year
Jadiekins
19-09-2010, 19:56
He popped the question, after 6 wonderful years together.
We've been together now 7 years, coming up to 8 February 18th next year. :)
Disney Baby
27-09-2010, 11:10
DF proposed on our 1 year anniversary which was only a few weeks ago, but we had been good friends for almost 3 years before we got together.
We would have prob gotten married sometime early next year, but we both have a sister due for a baby then, so we will prob get married sometime late next year (unless I get UTD before then as he is so set on being married before kids).
almost 2 years here, no kids at the time and we still lived with our parents, dh was only 22 at the time and i was 24
Happymumzy
27-09-2010, 11:35
together for 4 years, i just kept bugging him! :laughing: in the end i took him down to the jewelers and showed him a ring, 2 weeks later he proposed! (we had always talked about it but he needed a little push)
we have been together for 9 years now and engaged for 5, but still aren't married! :laughing:
every time we start planning another baby comes!
winterbaby
27-09-2010, 11:40
We had been together 6 years, no kids. I was 16 when we met so no rush. I told him I wouldn't wait 7 years that if I did I would leave :laughing:.. I wouldn't but he didn't want to find out, now been together 9 years and have a beautiful little girl.
pregception
27-11-2010, 12:35
4 weeks.
We're getting married mid next year and we've now been together for 1.5 years.
:smiliedance:
luvmyboys
27-11-2010, 15:15
About 2 months, just after he met my parents. We had a longish engagement though, been together now 17 years and married for 15.
Pippy the Hippo
07-12-2010, 11:43
Aww. I'm like you... almost 3 years and no sign of a ring!...
Eco Goddess
07-12-2010, 12:05
We have been together 9.5yrs and still aren't engaged:rolleyes: But, we bought our house together almost 7 years ago and started TTC 2 years ago and now have a gorgeous little boy:) DP is my soulmate and best friend and although I would like to get married one day and he has said he would too, we just arent in a hurry (clearly!)
After 8 years.......I popped the question to him :yelclap:
9yrs for us, & I asked him -proposed with with a PowerPoint presentation listing the pros & cons of a surprise wedding. He looked at the email & didn't say no straight away so I started planning. We've been married for nearly 2 years now and fell pregnant on our wedding night after 2 years of unsuccessful TTC!!
I think some times you just need to take it into your own hands.. It might be romantic to have the perfect proposal, but we've got a great story!!
Took my DH 5.5 years to propose, I was just beginning to get slightly frustrated but his parents divorced when he was young and I think it scarred him a bit, so he wanted to wait and make sure we were absolutely rock solid, which I understand. We got married just over 2 years later (in Thailand!!)
um 5 years and 1 child :rolleyes: oh and a bit of a kick up the butt too lol
Californication
07-12-2010, 14:30
6 weeks. I thought he was joking when he asked in an intimate moment, so said maybe. He asked another 2 times and I still said maybe! Then the next day he told me he was serious, so I said yes!
We moved in-together about a month after that, had the engagement party 5 months later (which was also when I got the ring - he got our puppy, got down on his knees and asked me "will you marry us" which was just so cute), and got married 13 months after he first asked me.
We've been married for 3 years and 9 months and have a 15 month old son.
It runs in the family - his Dad proposed to his Mum after 4 weeks and they were married for nearly 25 years before she passed.
we talked about it after 1 yr, i said we would move in together and see. before 2nd yr anniversary told him i wouldnt mind being engaged by next birthday - he proposed on our 2nd yr anniversary ( month or so before my bday). go married 18 months later.
Four and a half years.
He'd been talking about wanting to have kids before he got too old. I kept telling him that I wouldn't have kids before we were married.
Then we were talking one day about how my best friend and sister were moving overseas to live, and I said, well, they have to be at the wedding, so we have to get married before they go, do you think September would be a good time of year? He said yes, and that was it, we started planning the wedding. Got married 10 weeks after I got the ring (which we chose together, so that was nice) :D
I guess we knew we would get married after about a year, but that was what got our butts into gear.
I'm still over the moon about it!!! Not even four months :] Needless to say, his Mum wasn't thrilled - she already hates me :D :hyper:
He proposed after only 3 months.
We celebrated our 2nd wedding anniversary last month :)
macncheese
13-12-2010, 23:22
3 weeks! and he had not even met me in person yet!
We met online and that night exchanged numbers and three weeks later he asked me (over the phone mind you :rolleyes:) But something in me felt right so I accepted but had a long engagement! 3 years later we married!!
he asked me again in person with a ring when we did meet.. which was 5 weeks later!
From first date to wedding date 18 months :cool:
We started dating, moved in together after only a month. He had moved back home, I was house sharing with 3 rotten, drunken friends so anything was better than what we were in.
7 weeks after our first date he proposed. I said yes. He asked with no ring. We was laying on the bed just talking about stuff and he just blurted it out.
We went ring shopping after his next pay and I got to pick! :smiliedance:
Then we wondered what the parents would say. I thought mine would flip as Dad is old school, ie the guy asks Dad for permission to marry his daughter etc and DH thought his parents would be ok. Turned out to be the total reverse!
We got married just under 12 months later from our engagement and will celebrate our 3rd anniversary in March.
minniebaby
17-12-2010, 13:46
We were together for 4 years and 5 days, he asked me 5 days after our 4 year anniversary on 10/10/10, and now we have just found out we are expecting our first baby too! Been together since we were 18, in 4 years we moved out together, bought a house, got engaged and am now expecting a baby lol
Lemonhead
20-12-2010, 23:33
2 years. 5 more years and 2 kids later we still haven't actually bothered to do it haha.
peanutbutter&jelly
20-12-2010, 23:36
A year :) We'll have been together for 5 to the day when we finally get married :D
I'm starting a slightly related thread :D
4 weeks.
We're getting married mid next year and we've now been together for 1.5 years.
:smiliedance:
you was together for 4 weeks WOW fast movers
Orris Apjoko
21-12-2010, 00:05
you was together for 4 weeks WOW fast movers
Yeah.. That has gotta be true love!
OP- 1 yr exactly. It was about 4am and i woke up to DF moving around lots and i thought he was um... self pleasing... i said "what are you doing" and went to roll over to look at him when he yelled "no, look at the wall, ill explain in a minute". A few minutes later and he gets out of bed and crawls around the bed and popped the question. I was like wtf? OK :thumbsup:
6 years before he popped the question and 11 when we got married :)
DaughteroftheForest
21-12-2010, 00:36
With Poo head, I think we'd been together 7 months or so. I was pregnant and we'd talked about getting married before the baby came, but I didn't want to so he said he'd settle for us being engaged.
He proposed in a glass elevator outside DS's favourite toy store. We were 7 stories up and DS was freaking out. I SO wasn't expecting it just then.
But we never got married, in fact we broke up the day before our wedding date, although the wedding had been canceled months earlier. Thank God.
Met hubby when i was 24 and he was 21. He proposed on our 6 year anniversary (12/5/05), got married 9 months later (4/2/06), pregnant with DD 7 months later, and now preg with twins. Built 2 houses in between and had and lost our beautiful Alaskan Mallie, Nanuq. But its been a wonderful journey.
Daughteroftheforest - I had a giggle at your signature. Love it.
He didn't pop the question but we decided to get married at 7.5 months, knew eachother for 6 years. Got married at 9 months of being together. Been married for 2 weeks! All happened very fast but there were so many things that sped the process up for us. Had we not had kids, been moving away due to him being posted then it would have been longer.
Pregception- 4 weeks hey... that's fast... why the rush?
~CupCakes~
21-12-2010, 14:31
we got engaged a little over a year that we'd been together ( we knew each other for about 5 years before) and he asked me over the phone ( lol ) he was on assignment in maylasia! we then got married 2 years later 3 years to the day that we got together :valentine: we had DS in between getting engaged and getting married but we weren't changing our special date for anyone, much to DH's mothers dispize:devil:
We have now been together 8 years, married 5 and have three kidlets :) and im only 25 and he's 26 lots of people think we were to young but we would have it any other way :)
Baldie's Mum
25-12-2010, 14:33
4 weeks.
We're getting married mid next year and we've now been together for 1.5 years.
:smiliedance:
4 weeks! Woah! Spose when u know, you know! How did you meet and know he was it?? We were together for 3 years, lived together for 2 years, engaged for 1.3years, married for 4 years! We met through family. I have known DHs uncle and aunt for 10 years! But never met dh till 7 years ago!
Baldie's Mum
25-12-2010, 14:35
5 weeks. Yeah, our parents and friends freaked out, but we knew what we were doing. We had a long engagement, though (2 years) and moved in together after 6 months.
*eta* I was 21, he was 24. We've been together for almost 18 years now.
Yay for long lasting love at 1st sight!!! What did your parents say!!!
The Girls Only Club
25-12-2010, 16:05
12 years and no plans to propose or get married anytime soon.
Kids have DH surname,I am forever called Mrs C****** and I don't correct anyone.I can't be bothered to change my name to his though.
We are commited to each other and so for us the ceremony isn't important.
HELPihavea2yrold!
25-12-2010, 16:45
I was with my ex for 6 months when he proposed. Had just found out we were expecting a little surprise. I kept saying No because I didn't want to get married just because I was pregnant. We broke up just after DS was born and I'm now approaching the first anniversary of mine and DS freedom!
FertileMertile
26-01-2011, 10:16
I'm worried he'd say no :o lol
aaannndd I'm a bit traditional... :D
I am the same! I could never propose to a guy and what would you present them with? A ring?
I got engaged 2 days ago (yay finally) and it was 2 days short of our 5 year anniversary.
I was actually becoming quite bitter about it all and was wondering whats wrong with me, why hasnt he asked yet :ecomcity: All I can say is its worth the wait!
we were together (properly) for about a year before he proposed.
Engaged after nearly 2years then married few weeks later very fast engagement.
I don't get long engagements why not just get married if that's what your aiming for:)
I brought it up by saying I wanted to be married before children and I don't like living in sin hehe :) good luck :)
we have been together for 8 yrs and still no ring :( im waiting very patiently.. lol
we talk about getting married and he jokes around and says hes not getting married just to bug me... but he has told me he was waiting till the time is right
Hokey Pokey
26-01-2011, 10:39
Not even 3 months :)
But we did not marry for another 6+ years :yes:
Lily of the Nile
26-01-2011, 10:44
This is an old thread. Op has he proposed yet?
We were together 6-7 years before we got engaged, there was no big proposal, he was just like so should we go buy a ring and have party while your sisters here (from o/s) I was like yeah ok.... And he gave me the ring at our engagement party. We were already living together though but I knew it'd happen when I finished uni which I did that year and then got married a year later.
We met new years eve 2002. Were engaged 15th feb 2003.
So engaged 6 weeks after we met.
Married nov 2004.
So married nearly 2 years after we met.
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Seacretsquirrel
26-01-2011, 10:46
We got together in Dec 02, Engaged May 04 Married Oct 05.
5 years later we have 2 ratbags and are very Happy :cloud9:
He proposed at sunset on the roof of the unit we stayed at on the Sunny coast - he asked my Dad that morning (first chance he got to pin Dad down alone) Dad ws so touched that DH asked for my hand and I thought it was lovely too :cloud9:
Lily of the Nile
26-01-2011, 10:50
Dh did that with my parents, their response was 'why are you asking us for? she the one who has to say yes' It was funny because my parents are old and traditional in everything, so it was funny coming from them.
Greenhorn
26-01-2011, 20:38
No proposal yet :(
I said we should get married on the 12/12/12 (as it's the last one for 100 years ;) and he was like 'hmm' soo yeah, he's in no rush ;))
axelandlexismum
26-01-2011, 20:48
Hi we have been together for almost 4 years, we got married in April last year!
He proposed on my birthday 2009 (12th of December) so 2 and a half years together!!!! I had no idea by the way always new it would happen but not when it did lol....
Now expecting bub number 2 in 8 wks....
Good luck hope he pops the question soon
finallyready
26-01-2011, 21:02
7 yrs and a mortgage (no kids).
i had given up! Now married 3yrs with a beautiful 11mth old!
A year and 8 months, our first bubba was 2 months old :)
*babygirl*
26-01-2011, 21:28
We've been together for 6.5 years and no ring but we're not in a hurry. He told me once we have a house he will Marry me. He doesn't want to get marries before he can offer me and our babies a home. Which I understand.
Greenhorn
27-01-2011, 07:24
7 yrs and a mortgage (no kids).
i had given up! Now married 3yrs with a beautiful 11mth old!
Thank you for hope!!
:hyper::freakingout:
Emsmum85
27-01-2011, 09:35
Been together 5 years last October, have a little girl who will be 4 in May. No sign of engagement yet.
CLMcLean
28-01-2011, 11:48
my DH and i started dating in high school at the age of 16. By the time we graduated high school i knew he was it for me and we moved in together at 20. He proposed the year we turned 21, we got pregnant 4 months later (conceived my 21st birthday) and got married in October of 2006. We have been together 10 years in April 2011, and married for 5 years October 2011
tired*mummy
30-01-2011, 11:35
3 & 1/2 months.
People were shocked & said it wouldn't last. Our 11yr wedding anniversary is next month so :p to them :laughing:
scarymarygoldfish
20-02-2011, 14:25
I also made it clear I wouldn't be moving myself and DD in with him unless I was going to get married because who wants to give up the single life and put up with a man on a daily basis unless they really have to?
:laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing:
scarymarygoldfish
20-02-2011, 15:03
We met in Jan 2002. In May 2005 I said "let's get married!", he said "I'll think about it". That's as romantic as it got :laughing:. We married Oct 2005 and are still blissfully in love :goodvibes:.
Eco Goddess
20-02-2011, 16:35
DF and I got engaged last Monday (valentines day!) after 9yrs 8months!
scarymarygoldfish
20-02-2011, 23:47
DF and I got engaged last Monday (valentines day!) after 9yrs 8months!
Yay you!!!! Congratulations!
HowCrazyCool
20-02-2011, 23:58
Nearly 3 years... and counting:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:
TimTamsandTea
21-02-2011, 00:20
Together for 9 years before proposal.
I never raised the issue of a proposal.
We had discussed marriage in very generic terms.
I simply didn't want dh to commit to marriage because he felt obliged to.
We understood that we would share a future together and that children would be part of that future, but marriage wasn't a prerequisite.
I was somewhat surprised (but pleasantly so) when dh proposed.
pradamummy
21-02-2011, 00:39
Was with df 1 year and 3 months and he proposed our dd was 3 months old been 4 years all up stillno wedding and i don't think he ever had plans to fulfill his proposal =/
pradamummy
21-02-2011, 03:07
ps. I don't bring it up anymore it causes an argument everytime with him yelling :(
falimako
21-02-2011, 03:37
We started dating on September 14th 1996 when we were 14 years old. Right after high school finished, he moved interstate for uni and everyone guessed that was that. But after 6 months, he moved back to Adelaide because we missed each other so much. Six months later, in January 2001, I found out I was pregnant. He offered to marry me then, but I said no. We saved as hard as we could and moved in together 10 weeks before our son was born. We had $2000 in cash and thought we were rich!
He proposed 2 weeks later, in august 2001, and DS was born in September. We got married on our six year anniversary in 2002.
So now we have been together for 14 years (half our lives!), married for 8 years, and more in love than ever.
I am a high school teacher, and my students love hearing that story because they all want to think they'll be with their boyfriends forever! Haha!
I am a high school teacher, and my students love hearing that story because they all want to think they'll be with their boyfriends forever! Haha!
Oh, the innocence of youth! ;)
I was with DF for a bit over a year (November 2009) when I found the ring, I begged him to propose before Christmas so I could show it off. I wish I'd never found the ring because once I knew it existed, I was a brat about it which gave him cold feet lol! He finally proposed on Mother's Day last year and we're getting married in April 10. :)
sweetpea82
27-02-2011, 01:38
After 1 year of meeting him, he proposed. A year later - wedding. A year later- baby. Something exciting every year! Things move quick!
vegemite
27-02-2011, 01:59
DF and I got engaged last Monday (valentines day!) after 9yrs 8months!
Congrats!
My DH and I got engaged on the eve of our fifth anniversary, got married 18 months later. This year we will celebrate 10 years together. We moved in together after only three weeks, wasn't planned but just happened, we knew very quickly that this was it. We made a choice though that we would get engaged once we bought a house and that is what we did. We'd been in our house two months when he proposed.
DH and got engaged one year after we started going out, and married fours years after that on the same day. (Very convenient cos we only have to remember one date!)
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