Rama's Anniversary Pole: Dating Before Marriage

[Rama]

I'm in a pole-like mood and now I'm curious since today's my anniversary.

How long were you with your spouse before you got hitched?

[butlerfan]

Happy anniversary!

[Rama]

We got married on 9/9/13, which was 9 years and 9 months after we started dating. :)

[daisy818]

DH and I were on the fast track - we got engaged after only 4.5 months, married 11 months later, bought a house in between. But we were not exactly young'ns when we met - I was 31 and he was 38, and we'd both seen enough of what was out there to realize quickly that we had something different and special.

[Rama]

Sept 9, 2016 10:11:41 GMT -5 butlerfan said:

Happy anniversary!

Thank you!

[Rama]

Sept 9, 2016 10:12:01 GMT -5 daisy818 said:

DH and I were on the fast track - we got engaged after only 4.5 months, married 11 months later, bought a house in between. But we were not exactly young'ns when we met - I was 31 and he was 38, and we'd both seen enough of what was out there to realize quickly that we had something different and special.

Okay, but I think this is super cute???? It's like destiny.

[butlerfan]

Started dating 10/7/02, got engaged 5/5/03, got married 6/11/05.

And when we started dating it was because we were set up by friends on a blind date. I made my friend promise to never set me up on another blind date again if I did this blind date.

Needless to say she had kept the promise.

[ironbaby]

Sept 9, 2016 10:11:54 GMT -5 Rama said:

We got married on 9/9/13, which was 9 years and 9 months after we started dating.

I would have murdered him.

I was ready to walk at the 3-year mark. He asked 9 days before.

[PirateCat]

Sept 9, 2016 10:11:54 GMT -5 Rama said:

We got married on 9/9/13, which was 9 years and 9 months after we started dating.

How well-timed!

We started dating in 2002 and I really wanted to get married in 2012 but we didn't get our shit together until 2013 so it makes my math harder. 

[Deleted]

I was 15 and he was 16 when we started dating in 2007 and engaged in 2011 on 11/11/11. Had a long engagement while I finished college and married 9/27/13.

[Deleted]

Sept 9, 2016 10:16:32 GMT -5 @veritas said:

I was 15 and he was 16 when we started dating in 2007 and engaged in 2011 on 11/11/11. Had a long engagement while I finished college and married 9/27/13.

You got engaged on my wedding date.

[ceejay]

We started dating in college in Feb 2007. Got engaged September 2008 and were married June 2009.

[shopgirl24]

I said not married but after our wedding next summer we'll have been together for 3yrs before tying the knot.

[Deleted]

We met 6/5/2010 ?, moved in together 10/1/2010, engaged 5/4/2011, married 11/11/11.

So just under 1.5 years.

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Sept 9, 2016 10:13:52 GMT -5 ironbaby said:

Sept 9, 2016 10:11:54 GMT -5 Rama said:

We got married on 9/9/13, which was 9 years and 9 months after we started dating.

I would have murdered him.

I was ready to walk at the 3-year mark. He asked 9 days before.

They were littles when they started dating. . Lol.

[ironbaby]

Sept 9, 2016 10:26:34 GMT -5 @wallflwr926 said:

Sept 9, 2016 10:13:52 GMT -5 ironbaby said:

I would have murdered him.

I was ready to walk at the 3-year mark. He asked 9 days before.

They were littles when they started dating. . Lol.

I was old.

And pragmatic.

[teraiin]

First date 7/13/07 (Friday the 13th), engaged 7/13/10, married 7/16/11

I was ready long before 3 years (4 if you count engagement) but he's younger than me and we were both in the midst of college at separate colleges lol

[diamondsndaisies]

DH and I have known each other since childhood but we officially started dating in August 2011, engaged 12/21/12 (the day the Mayan calendar said the world was supposed to end-he said it was his backup plan. lol) and married 5/31/14.

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Sept 9, 2016 10:30:22 GMT -5 ironbaby said:

Sept 9, 2016 10:26:34 GMT -5 @wallflwr926 said:

They were littles when they started dating. . Lol.

I was old.

And pragmatic.

Like shuffleboard old?

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Sept 9, 2016 10:32:58 GMT -5 diamondsndaisies said:

DH and I have known each other since childhood but we officially started dating in August 2011, engaged 12/21/12 (the day the Mayan calendar said the world was supposed to end-he said it was his backup plan. lol) and married 5/31/14.

Stop changing your picture. It's confusing.

[teraiin]

Is this where I mention my VERY FIRST encounter with DH was him wearing his karate outfit carrying an ornamental sword? 😜

[teraiin]

Sept 9, 2016 10:34:21 GMT -5 @wallflwr926 said:

Sept 9, 2016 10:32:58 GMT -5 diamondsndaisies said:

DH and I have known each other since childhood but we officially started dating in August 2011, engaged 12/21/12 (the day the Mayan calendar said the world was supposed to end-he said it was his backup plan. lol) and married 5/31/14.

Stop changing your picture. It's confusing.

Whenever someone changes their picture I have to go "do I even know this person???" Which is why I will forever be the side-eye dog photo lol

[Deleted]

One of my friends got married on my first anniversary. I was annoyed to be going to their wedding on my 1st anniversary and thought it was odd they would pick my exact date but it is what it is. I remember complaining about it on the knot and they jumped me over there lol.

[pinkcat]

Happy anniversary!! We got engaged on our 5 year dating anniversary and married 9 months later.

[PirateCat]

Sept 9, 2016 10:35:58 GMT -5 @veritas said:

One of my friends got married on my first anniversary. I was annoyed to be going to their wedding on my 1st anniversary and thought it was odd they would pick my exact date but it is what it is. I remember complaining about it on the knot and they jumped me over there lol.

I don't have any idea when anyone else's wedding anniversary is, except for my parents'. 

[ironbaby]

Sept 9, 2016 10:33:25 GMT -5 @wallflwr926 said:

Sept 9, 2016 10:30:22 GMT -5 ironbaby said:

I was old.

And pragmatic.

Like shuffleboard old?

As old as you, geezer.

[marshian]

Rama, @veritas, @wallflwr926 - All the nice numbers lining up makes my head happy.

We started dating as college freshmen in 10/2003, engaged the summer after we graduated in 8/2008, and married 12/20/2009.

Yes, we took 5 years to graduate. It was back when engineering majors were allowed to extend their time since the number of credits is insane. I believe the credits haven't changed, but now most universities are forcing them to do summer classes. I have many feels about all that.

[ironbaby]

Sept 9, 2016 10:34:41 GMT -5 teraiin said:

Is this where I mention my VERY FIRST encounter with DH was him wearing his karate outfit carrying an ornamental sword? 😜

H was wearing eyeliner, and I was dressed as a cat.

I do not know how we ever managed to go on a date.

[PirateCat]

Every few years, we have to share our anniversary with that Christopher Columbus guy, ugh.

[ironbaby]

We started dating 10/10/10. We had been friends for almost 3 years.

We dated 3 years before getting engaged and were married 7 months later.