Good morning girls! Hope everyone had a nice weekend. Thank you futuremap for making me BOTW! I am really excited to get to ask questions this week. You will be a tough act to follow!
So they say age is just a number in the grand scheme of things, but I am always so curious when I meet other couples about their 'relationship timeline.' I always love hearing how old they were when they met, how long they dated before getting engaged, etc... so with that being said, my first question is...
What is your relationship timeline? How old were you and FH when you started dating? How long were you dating and how old were you when you got engaged? How long will you be engaged and how old will you be when you get married? And finally, are you happy with your timeline, or do you wish things would have happened any differently?
I had just turned 19 and FH had just turned 20 when we met. We dated for 6 1/2 years before we got engaged on January 23, 2013 and I was 25 and he was 26. When we get married we will be engaged for 1 year and 8 months, and I will be 27 and he will be 28.
Looking back of course I am happy with how things turned out, but 2-3 years ago I was that girl dying to get engaged. I just felt that we had been together for so long and were ready! I joke with FH and tell him that if it was society's 'norm' for girls to propose that we would have been engaged 5 years ago, lol. But in all seriousness, I think things do happen for a reason. We bought our house and moved in together and then FH proposed. I think this worked out for us in the long run, and the timing will be good for us when all is said and done. I also never wanted a long engagement, we always spoke about having a 1 year engagement, but as all of you girls know, things happen once you start planning and sometimes it just makes sense to wait a little bit longer. I am also happy that we met young because we have grown together and developed into the people we are today right by each other's sides. I look back on my pictures from college graduation and there he is! I think it helped form a special bond with us.
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My FH and I were both 15 when we started dating (10th grade)! We had been dating just shy of 10 years before we got engaed in November, we were both 25 at the time. We are engaged exactly 20 months before the wedding, I will be 27 and he will be 26! I have to say it's been a long journey but we have grew and learned a lot. My engagement is a bit longer than I would have liked but I wanted summer and this summer was out of the question! I don't think I would change a thing, the timing is just right now we are established etc and ready!
FH was 27 when we met and I was 23. We were dating just over a year before he proposed (he was 28 I was 24) and when we get married he will be one month shy of being 31 and I'll be 26! We're having an exactly two year long engagement! Since we're paying for it all ourselves it just made better sense. Plus... we wanted the 12/13/14 date :)
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Posted by StephanieXO
What is your relationship timeline? How old were you and FH when you started dating? How long were you dating and how old were you when you got engaged? How long will you be engaged and how old will you be when you get married? And finally, are you happy with your timeline, or do you wish things would have happened any differently?
I was 25 when we first started dating, FH was 24. We dated for a little shy of 3 years before getting engaged on 06/30/13. We are not certain how long we'll be engaged at this point - we haven't set a date yet!! (AGGGHHHH). I will most likely be 29 when we get married.
I wish we had gotten engaged sooner - I knew a long time ago I wanted to marry FH. But, guys always take forever!
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I wish we had gotten engaged sooner - I knew a long time ago I wanted to marry FH. But, guys always take forever!
lol.. ain't that the truth!
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FH was 23 and I was 28 when we started dating. We got engaged on our 9th anniversary when he was 32 and I was 37. We will be married on our 10th anniversary. He will be 33 and I will be 38. We would have been married this fall, since we both wanted a short engagement, but we also wanted to keep 'our date' so we're waiting for March.
I am happy that we took our sweet time with the course of our relationship. We moved in together (I left NY to move into his apartment in Dallas, TX) after dating for just a few months. So, we had a lot to learn about each other (and about successful cohabitation) and a long way to grow in our relationship. We bought our house 4 years ago and are just now talking about starting a family. A part of me wishes we had gotten married sooner, because my father would have been there. But there's no sense dwelling on that regret. I just want to have a great party, celebrating the life we've built together!
StephanieXO
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I agree! No sense in dwelling on things. Sometimes I say 'I wish we were getting married this year.' but at the same time, I am like, what's the point? an extra few months or an extra year is not going to change anything.
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FH and I began dating in Oct 2011, so just under 2 years ago, He was 30 and I was 27 (although both our birthdays are in Nov so then we were 31 and 28). FH Proposed one day after my Birthday a year later (Nov 11th 2012) so I Had just turned 29 and he was 32, which is our ages still now. After our 20 month engagement period we will be 30 and 33 when we tie the knot July 4, 2014. We have a long engagement to save up for the Wedding but it's pretty funny we will be engaged longer than we dated!
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FH and I met in high school but didn't start dating until we were 26. When he proposed we were dating for 2 years and were 28 and we'll be married when we're 29.
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What is your relationship timeline? How old were you and FH when you started dating? How long were you dating and how old were you when you got engaged? How long will you be engaged and how old will you be when you get married? And finally, are you happy with your timeline, or do you wish things would have happened any differently?
FH and I met when we were in high school. After that we lost touch for about 6 years. We were both 23 when we started dating in November 2011. We were both 24 when we got engaged on March 2013 and we will both be 26 when we get married on October 10, 2014!
I sometimes wish we were getting married in 2013 as opposed to 2014 but only because I'm so excited about planning things and now I have to wait what feels like forever to see everything together! Other than that I wouldn't change anything else.
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We met on August 9, 2010 at work on his very first day. He was sent to my location for two weeks so that I could train him in his new position. We were both 26. We were friends for about a year before we officially started dating. We got engaged on October 3, 2012 at age 28. We will both be 30 on our wedding day on October 10, 2014.
I think we met at a perfect time in our lives. I wouldn't change a thing :)
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When we first started dating I was 23 & FH was 24. We were dating for 21 months before we got engaged. We will be engaged for 20 months and I will be 27 and FH will be 28 when we get married. I think our timeline has been PERFECT! It has been the ideal pace for us and I can't wait until we say I Do!
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Fh & I met January 2008. I was 20 and he was 21. We got engaged after 4 1/2 years of dating (the day after my birthday) I was 25 & he was 26. When we get married I will be 26 & he will be 28.
We have been through so much together & I honestly think its perfect timing for us. Of course I wish it was sooner just because I cant wait to behis wife but in the grand scheme of things its perfect.
ETS: we will be engaged 20 months when we get married.
I was just a few days shy of 18 and FH was 19 (almost 20) when we started dating. We dated for just over 8 years before we got engaged (I was 26, and he was a month shy of 28). By the time we get married, we will have been engaged for 2 years and almost 3 months. I will be 28 and he will be 30.
Part of me does wish that we had gotten engaged a little sooner. Eight years is a really long time to wait, after all! But he changed careers along the way and he wanted us both to have full-time jobs before starting a life together. In a way, it's also good because after all this time together, I know all of his idiosyncrasies and I know how to deal with them. And they don't stop me from wanting to be with him. At this point, we already feel like we're married anyway!
StephanieXO
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I love hearing everyone's stories! It is nice hearing about different dynamics!
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Posted by LadyReeRee
FH and I met in high school but didn't start dating until we were 26. When he proposed we were dating for 2 years and were 28 and we'll be married when we're 29.
This is almost our exact story! FH and I met in high school but didn't start dating until we were 24. We dated for 4 years and were 28 when we got engaged and we will be both 30 when we get married!
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We began Dating in July 2008, FH was 37 and I was 31 going on 32.. We got engaged July 11, FH just turned 40, I was going on 35.. When we get married I will be 37 and he will be 42..
I secretly wish our wedding was still 9/13/13, I am grateful that I got more time to plan but I hate that Sandy ruined our first date picked.. As far as our timeline.. I am honestly happy with it.. It progressed the way it did, when we started dating FH made it clear that he never wanted to even get married..lol. But i knew that if I was ever to get married it would have been to him.. I couldnt see myself with anyone else.. I NEVER even brought it up so when he asked me to be his wife and move in I knew it was meant to be..:)
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FH and I met in August of 2010 we were both 22... we started dating exclusively within 1 month and although we consider our 'dating' anniversary the 20th of August, we met the first Sunday in August so next Sunday is only 3 years together but we always go to say 4 because it feels like forever! We got engaged Sept 2nd last year and we were 24 and when we get married next year we will be 26. I think the timeline is perfect! I wish our wedding could be on the 20th of August or the first Sunday but our venue was booked so I am kind of bummed about that because I like to just celebrate one day but it's not the end of the world. I love our time line and I can't wait for more years together to celebrate!
