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ute4ever · 05-12-2008, 08:23 PM

Not how long you two were acquainted, but how long after the first actual date.

myboynoah · 05-12-2008, 08:25 PM

Unofficially, 4 months, officially 9 months.

TripletDaddy · 05-12-2008, 08:27 PM

About 10 months from first date to engagement.

We were engaged for about 4 months.

We hit our 10 year in July.

Flystripper · 05-12-2008, 08:33 PM

5 years split up by a 2 year mission. Married 11 years this June.

cougjunkie · 05-12-2008, 08:35 PM

Started dating summer of 1999, we were married summer (september) of 2002. We were engaged in May of 2002.

marsupial · 05-12-2008, 08:35 PM

Well, this is tricky for us to answer. Our first date was in Dec. 1995 and we were married in Dec. 1998, but two of those three years danimal was on his mission. So, if you counted our first post mission date to engagement, we're talking about two weeks (and 5 of those days were spent with me in California and him in Utah).

UteStar · 05-12-2008, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by marsupial

Well, this is tricky for us to answer. Our first date was in Dec. 1995 and we were married in Dec. 1998, but two of those three years danimal was on his mission. So, if you counted our first post mission date to engagement, we're talking about two weeks (and 5 of those days were spent with me in California and him in Utah).

A lot of that would depend on if he locked his heart away while he was on his mission. If he had his heart locked, then you only dated a few weeks...but if his heart was still burning full of love for you on his mission, then you 'dated' for about 2.5 years.

il Padrino Ute · 05-12-2008, 09:18 PM

The better half decided that it would be significant for us to be married exactly one year after we met. So we did.

We had our 18th anniversary in March.

BigFatMeanie · 05-12-2008, 10:20 PM

First met: Sometime in May (or perhaps late April - it was just after BYU's Winter semester ended). We met at the wedding of a mutual friend
First official date: Sometime in June after the friend got back from the honeymoon.
Engagement: 4th of July
Total dating time before engagement: maybe 3 weeks?
Total knowing each other time before engagement: maybe 2 months?
Total engagement time: 5 months. It was 5 months too long. I was stupid and wanted to wait until December after Fall Semester was over. Mrs. Meanie wanted to get married right away before Fall Semester started. I should have listened to her.

il Padrino Ute · 05-12-2008, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by BigFatMeanie

First met: Sometime in May (or perhaps late April - it was just after BYU's Winter semester ended). We met at the wedding of a mutual friend
First official date: Sometime in June after the friend got back from the honeymoon.
Engagement: 4th of July
Total dating time before engagement: maybe 3 weeks?
Total knowing each other time before engagement: maybe 2 months?
Total engagement time: 5 months. It was 5 months too long. I was stupid and wanted to wait until December after Fall Semester was over. Mrs. Meanie wanted to get married right away before Fall Semester started. I should have listened to her.

Another successful BYU fast-track marriage story.

View Poll Results: How long from the first date to the engagement?
More than 2 years	10	20.83%
More than 1 year	7	14.58%
9-12 months	6	12.50%
6-9 months	12	25.00%
3-6 months	8	16.67%
6-12 weeks	2	4.17%
Less than 6 weeks	3	6.25%
Voters: 48. You may not vote on this poll

05-12-2008, 08:23 PM	#1
ute4ever I must not tell lies Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,103	How long did you date your spouse before becoming engaged? Not how long you two were acquainted, but how long after the first actual date.

05-12-2008, 08:25 PM	#2
myboynoah Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Memphis freakin' Tennessee!!!!! Posts: 4,530	Unofficially, 4 months, officially 9 months. __________________ Give 'em Hell, Cougars!!! Religion rises inevitably from our apprehension of our own death. To give meaning to meaninglessness is the endless quest of all religion. When death becomes the center of our consciousness, then religion authentically begins. Of all religions that I know, the one that most vehemently and persuasively defies and denies the reality of death is the original Mormonism of the Prophet, Seer and Revelator, Joseph Smith.

05-12-2008, 08:27 PM	#3
TripletDaddy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Orange County, CA Posts: 9,483	About 10 months from first date to engagement. We were engaged for about 4 months. We hit our 10 year in July. __________________ Fitter. Happier. More Productive. "Everyone is against me. Everyone is fawning for 3D's attention and defending him." -- SeattleUte

05-12-2008, 08:35 PM	#5
cougjunkie Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Utah Posts: 5,741	Started dating summer of 1999, we were married summer (september) of 2002. We were engaged in May of 2002. __________________ LINCECUM!

05-12-2008, 08:33 PM	#4
Flystripper Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Valencia CA Posts: 1,384	5 years split up by a 2 year mission. Married 11 years this June.

05-12-2008, 08:35 PM	#6
marsupial Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: M-I-S-S-I-S-S-I-P-P-I... Isn't it so fun to spell? Posts: 1,701	Well, this is tricky for us to answer. Our first date was in Dec. 1995 and we were married in Dec. 1998, but two of those three years danimal was on his mission. So, if you counted our first post mission date to engagement, we're talking about two weeks (and 5 of those days were spent with me in California and him in Utah). __________________ "Mormon men are inherently sexy..." -Archaea

05-12-2008, 09:18 PM	#8
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	The better half decided that it would be significant for us to be married exactly one year after we met. So we did. We had our 18th anniversary in March. __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

05-12-2008, 10:20 PM	#9
BigFatMeanie Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: South Jordan Posts: 1,725	First met: Sometime in May (or perhaps late April - it was just after BYU's Winter semester ended). We met at the wedding of a mutual friend First official date: Sometime in June after the friend got back from the honeymoon. Engagement: 4th of July Total dating time before engagement: maybe 3 weeks? Total knowing each other time before engagement: maybe 2 months? Total engagement time: 5 months. It was 5 months too long. I was stupid and wanted to wait until December after Fall Semester was over. Mrs. Meanie wanted to get married right away before Fall Semester started. I should have listened to her.