According to recent data, most couples date for two or more years before getting engaged, with many dating anywhere from two to five years. Once the question is popped, the average length of engagement is between 12 and 18 months.

How long is too long to still be dating?

Some couples wait six years before making it official, while others date for just six months—it all depends on your unique circumstances. (Though, if youre one of those people who wants to put a number on it, one study showed that most couples decide to marry after about 2.8 years of being together.)

How long is too long to date without engagement?

Give Yourself Time to Know Your Partner Through the Good Times and the Bad. As a baseline, Ian Kerner, PhD, LMFT, licensed psychotherapist, couples therapist and author of She Comes First, suggests that one to two years is often a good amount of time to date before getting engaged.