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Recently I’ve read several blogs about how long or a minimum amount of time a couple should date before getting engaged/married.
In her article My Best Friend’s Wedding, author Jaime Baranyai talks about watching her best friend fall in love:
As soon as Beth met Stephen, I could tell they were meant for each other. I could hear it in her voice, and I could see it in her smile. After all the crazy conversations about guys we had over the years, the ones about Stephen were completely different — good different. So that’s partially why I wasn’t completely shocked when they announced their engagement after knowing each other for only two months. Although I didn’t expect the announcement that soon, I was expecting it. But one thing I’ve learned is this: When it comes to love, time doesn’t mean much. In fact, it’s quite irrelevant. Because when it’s right, you just know.
I always thought people who rushed into marriage were impulsive, irrational, prone to falling in love, maybe even… desperate? When it came to falling in love, I was about as level-headed and logical as it gets (well except for being a hopeless romantic deep down inside, but I swear that must be a gene all women carry).
I admit I’ve criticized people in the past for getting engaged too quickly - “Two months is too fast! You barely know each other!”
Then it happened to me - I knew I was going to marry Mr. Bee right off the bat. So now… I’m a believer. 
Do you believe that most people “just know” when they meet the one? Did you?
i think it goes both ways. i absolutely knew Mr. Daisy was “the one” from the outset. but i also know people who fell in love more slowly (i.e. started as friends).
I’ve heard people say they just knew. And one girl I know got engaged after a month. And 3 months to their wedding date, he called it off.
I think whats the rush if you know this person is going to be with you forever. When me and my fiance get married we’ll have been together 10 years.
When A and I met, I knew he was “the one”. Granted, we were each other’s first serious boyfriend/girlfriend, but it just all clicked. We are waiting until we are financially stable, and we don’t want to rush into anything. We are still young. (20 & 22 respectively), and I’m okay with waiting until the time is right…but I know this is the man I’m going to spend the rest of my life with.
We almost knew only 2 months into the relationship. But neither of us really admitted it. I was really ready when we moved in together (3 months later)- but we decided to wait a few years to settle in together. Although I consider myself a romantic, something like marriage is too important to me, and partially, I needed to treat it like a business incase something did go awry.
Mr. Rose proposed to me ten days after meeting me online and I accepted immediately — sight unseen for us both.
He proposed in person 2 months later and presented a ring. Again I accepted.
And here we are, over 5 years later, happily planning a vow renewal for our 7th anniversary.
Trust me, I am a believer.
We knew the first week that we were dating that we would one day get married, but we didn’t get engaged for about a year. It’s fun to tell people that we have known all along. 
I’m hardly a romantic, but I always thought my first boyfriend would be my one and only. I don’t know how much I really believed that it would actually be possible or even how wise it was. But I knew I had high standards and the person I would start a relationship with would have to match those standards to begin with. I wouldn’t say I knew he was “THE ONE” but I had a very good idea that he was it. It still took my 1.5 years to say “I Love You” though, we’ve been together 4.5.
I definately believe! I think 5 days after my fiance and I started dating we had already told each other that we planned to marry~
Now there are just 39 days left until we tie the knot!
I am a believer. I had a class with Mr. Kellie’s Sister and it turned out he used to work for the company I was at…they called him Scooter she said…I was very interested…when he came back to the company I spoke with him one time and thought I am in love with that man…I played it cool for 2 years, but we moved in together after only 3 months of dating. We’ve been strong for 3 years and in one year we’ll be official.
my bf and I both just know. and we’ve been dating for 2 months. We’ve known each other longer however. Since we were both 11. We both want to get married NOW, but our dads want us to wait till we graduate college. We’re both 21, so since we want the blessings of both families, we’ll wait till the both of us graduate. We’ll get engaged soon, he’s saving up for the ring right now, and he wants it to be a surprise….so we’ll see when it happens! The whole “you’ll just know” sounded SO cliche to me, but now i know what they mean.
I never understood it until it happened to me, and one of my best friends asked if my FI (then bf) was “the one” and I giggled through a yes only three months into dating him. We got engaged after dating for 13 months, but in my old standards that would have been rushing it… since I had been in a 5.5 year relationship before.
I believe it, as cliche as it is. My bf and I both knew around our 2nd month though the realization took me by surprise so I decided not to say anything…then when I was talking to him that night I ended up just telling him because I’m incapable of keeping my mouth shut around him. We’re definitely waiting until we’re more stable before moving on with the plans [but we both know what we want in terms of ceremonies...we talked it all out] but it is fun knowing that he’ll always be mine.
I think my BF and I knew within about a month or so of him asking if I wanted to be in a serious relationship with him — we had met eachother for the first time two months before. We probably won’t get married for a long time, but we both went into the relationship looking at getting married and it just happened so quickly.
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Mrs. Bee, New York Age and Occupation: 29, Weddingbee Publisher Fiance's Age and Occupation: 33, Internet Engagement Date: May 7, 2004 Wedding Date: March 5, 2005 Venue: Westside Loft, New York About Me: Yes, my name really is Bee! I love my blogging, wikis, and tabasco sauce!
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