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anonymous
writes:How long should a couple date before getting engaged and then eventually getting married? We have been dating 3 years and 2 months. I am ready to get the show on the road. What is your opinion?
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reader, anonymous, writes (9 March 2008): It's hard to tell. I personally think 3 yrs and no talk of marriage is a bit long but then again, every relationship is different as is each person. The advice that I would give myself (although hard to follow) would be to give it another 6 mts and if the subject is not approachable and you really want to marry one day, you may wish to move on.
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reader, anonymous, writes (9 February 2008): Hope you get an answer to this because I am in the exact same scenario. I was hoping to get engaged for 4 months and get married but the family threw a 'fit'--to put it mildly.
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reader, Asexy +, writes (9 February 2008):
 It's hard to say without knowing your age and his. If you really want to be married and he doesn't, that's a discussion you should have soon. You may need to decide that marriage is more important than this relationship, and leave. Or you may decide that he's worth waiting for. But you should have the conversation, so that you're making the decision with all the facts. Good luck.
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reader, dapone 1  +, writes (8 February 2008):
 I think three years is a long enough period for you both to make this commitment to each other, it may be in your best interest to discuss the way you feel with your boyfriend, before you start to make any plans, then you will be able to make the arrangement together.
Good luck.
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reader, Collaroy  +, writes (8 February 2008):
 Hi,
there is no set time. But if you look at some of the posts on this site you will see that for a lot of woman as soon as they start pushing their men into putting the ring on the finger their man suddenly goes cold. So be warned, a lot of guys freak out when the big M is mentioned.
It also has a lot to do with how old you are. If you are in your early to mid twenties most blokes simply do not want to get married, these days its just too young. If you are older then there is no reason you can't broach the topic at least in a subtle way.
Good luck!
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