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re: How long did it take you to know your spouse was marriage material? Study says 172 days

Posted on 12/9/25 at 9:11 am to
Posted by Locoguan0
St. George, LA
Member since Nov 2017
7024 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 9:11 am to
quote:

One of my friends is getting a divorce after 15 years. He was the one who filed.


About 50% make it to year 20 in the U.S..
Posted by Sugarbaker
Peachtree
Member since Jun 2023
553 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 9:14 am to
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My husband went home & told his mom after our first date (we were 15/16) that he could see himself marrying me. She laughed at him.


This sounds pretty similar to our situation. He says he knew almost immediately at age 16.

I knew he was different from the outset, and even though we broke up two or three times over the years, I always wanted him around and we always stayed friends. (Much to the chagrin of whomever else we dated.)

Married 32 years now. His mom finally decided I was right for him about 20 years in.
Posted by Strannix
C.S.A.
Member since Dec 2012
52852 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 9:22 am to
30 minutes for me, we dated several years. I knew it immediately
Posted by SuperSaint
Sorting Out OT BS Since '2007'
Member since Sep 2007
148185 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 9:41 am to
I’m pretty sure my wife is still on the fence, understandably of course.

And we have three knuckleheads.
Posted by HoustonGumbeauxGuy
Member since Jul 2011
32675 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 9:44 am to
The first night when she invited her best friend (female of course you pervs) to have a threesome with me and we all fricked until the sun came up
Posted by Go_Dawgs
Member since Nov 2012
1048 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 9:49 am to
Within a month or two.

Still remember the day I told my parents I was going to marry her.

Been together 20 years.
Posted by SquatchDawg
Cohutta Wilderness
Member since Sep 2012
19123 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 10:03 am to
About 1 year. Women can hide crazy for a while but you’ll know within a year.
Posted by Thecoz
Member since Dec 2018
3838 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 10:16 am to
Met my wife at a party in college… that night I told some of my friends I was going to marry that girl.. .…I was a married student.. still married 47 years later..

My father met my mother at a mutual friends party while he was on leave in the Air Force.. proposed to her in a letter.. she said yes..she got on a plane and left New York City to fly to Waco .. nun had to be a witness.. married until they both died a few months apart while in their 80s..
Posted by TheJunction
Mississippi
Member since Oct 2014
1818 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 10:23 am to
6 months seems a little long if you’re talking about people in there early/mid 20s. I knew after our first date that I could see myself marrying her - wasn’t a huge believer in the “you’ll know when you’ve met the right person” until that moment.
Posted by CSATiger
The Battlefield
Member since Aug 2010
6802 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 11:59 am to
we were engaged 3 weeks after we met, got married a year later, 43 years ago
Posted by Stat M Repairman
Member since Jun 2023
1019 posts
Posted on 12/9/25 at 12:09 pm to
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for a person to decide if the person they are dating is marriage material.


Folks don’t realize that at the time this decision is being made things are the absolute best they’ll ever be.

All down hill from this point. Enjoy it while you can and don’t be afraid to punt.
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