cih92 -> Short pre-marital relationship (9/8/2008 10:22:03 PM)
There is a couple at my church and they are now engaged after five weeks of dating/courting. I don't know how well they knew each other before they started dating/courting. Does anyone know of couples who have had very short pre-marital relationships before getting engaged?
GregandJenny -> RE: Short pre-marital relationship (9/8/2008 11:02:42 PM)
I didn't know my wife but 3 weeks before we knew we were getting married
karlie -> RE: Short pre-marital relationship (9/8/2008 11:05:22 PM)
I got married 8 weeks after we began dating, but, we knew each other for several years before we became romantically interested.
Szaftoo -> RE: Short pre-marital relationship (9/9/2008 9:13:32 AM)
We got engaged in four months, however, to be sure it was right we set the wedding date for about a year away.
josie423 -> RE: Short pre-marital relationship (9/9/2008 9:28:04 AM)
I wouldn't recommend this for everyone, but my husband and I knew eachother for 3 weeks before we got married. It's been close to 2 years now and it's great! My parents got married after 5 weeks and it's been 23 years for them!
Quick is not always a bad thing. Some people just know. When are your friends planning on getting married?
monamie -> RE: Short pre-marital relationship (9/9/2008 9:31:12 AM)
He asked me to marry him three weeks after we met. We were married 6 months later. I was still in high school (we were 17 and 19). That was 29 years ago and we're still married.
catlady11 -> RE: Short pre-marital relationship (9/9/2008 9:43:13 AM)
We were aquaintances for 2 years, got engaged three weeks after our first date and married a year later. He knew he wanted to marry me after 3 days. We just celebrated our one month anniversary!
laura... -> RE: Short pre-marital relationship (9/9/2008 9:57:07 AM)
My hubby and I married 8 weeks after meeting. It's been 3 wonderful years and I'm looking forward to a lot more. Like Josie, I wouldn't recommend that for everybody but for us it was a sure thing. We knew without a doubt that the Lord had brought us together for the purpose of marriage.
allisonbrett -> RE: Short pre-marital relationship (9/9/2008 2:02:34 PM)
We met Jan 2 and married Feb. 11 so that's what, barely 5 weeks? I don't recommend it for everyone but we were emotionally and spiritually mature and knew exactly what we wanted. We believed God brought us together. We spent that time praying that God would show us any red flags. Still no red flags and it's been 3 1/2 years. We've faced more than our share of trials and difficulties but our marriage has been strong all along. Not all marriages could have endured what we've been through together. [:)]
NoShow -> RE: Short pre-marital relationship (9/9/2008 2:32:39 PM)
We got engaged, about five weeks after first meeting.
Leslie_JnJs_mom -> RE: Short pre-marital relationship (9/9/2008 3:54:18 PM)
I met my husband in September of 1991 and we married that November. We are about to celebrate 17 years together[:D] IT has been a wonderful marriage.
DreadPirateRandy -> RE: Short pre-marital relationship (9/9/2008 6:51:34 PM)
And people tell me I'm rushing it. [8|]
sisrev -> RE: Short pre-marital relationship (9/9/2008 7:26:26 PM)
Met in June, started dating in July, married in December, this year will be 25 years.
MC4JC -> RE: Short pre-marital relationship (9/9/2008 9:55:12 PM)
Hubby and I met online - we knew in 2 months we would marry; however we dated for 18 months before I moved and we married!
margieb711 -> RE: Short pre-marital relationship (9/9/2008 10:18:32 PM)
I'm going to be the adversary of the short relationship before marriage subject: My ex boyfriend wanted to marry me after 2 weeks of dating (we dated from Oct-Dec 2006). At the time we started dating his ex-girlfriend was 5 months pregnant and the baby was born Feb 2007. He just married another woman this past March after 5 months of dating. She's not the baby's mom either... short courtships & marrying throw red flags in my face. I've learned my lesson the hard way. But I'm glad I'm not his wife! [;)]
imMrBill -> RE: Short pre-marital relationship (9/10/2008 9:29:07 AM)
Wife and I have been married 38 years and we never even had a date with each other and new each other only casually. She started writing me while I was in the service.Wrote just a few letters back and forth and I proposed by letter. Flew her back to Virginia we were married Oct 16 and on the 19th I went out to sea for 6 months.
SurpassingPeace -> RE: Short pre-marital relationship (9/10/2008 10:13:40 AM)
It was 10 months from our first date until our wedding. We were engaged around 10 weeks. We will celebrate 4 great years of marriage in October. We were both in our 30's and knew what we wanted in a marriage. Some people thought we were almost too business-like in the practical side of the relationship but it really focused us and convinced us we would be a great match. We still are great together.