What age do you think getting Engaged is appropriate?

[Jessica.Rose]

Title says it all, i want to know everyone else's view on it (: I think that its weird to get Engaged at 18 like everyone else who i used to go school with is :p i think about the 20 mark is fine depending on how long you've been with that person for so like 1 year is just too soon and yeh 3 years is ok higher is fine (:

[Conservative,]

Between 21-30. My father was 24, mother 30 when they got engaged (I think). I think you need to at least have a job - and be sure that it will last.

[Jessica.Rose]

thats true i mean i know its not AS big as gettin married and i supose with engagement you can always just say no lol one of the women i work with has been engaged to her boyfriend since they were 19 ... they r now like 30 - 40 and still havn't got married =/ lol they have two kids as well and ones old enough to know whats it means so shes always saying to her dad " why wont you marry mummy?" it makes me kinda upset to see a child ask that :(

[Special]

i'd say at least 28 but it depends on the couple

[Jordy]

When they're ready to get married in my opinion (20+ really). It winds me up a little bit people who get engaged but have little intent of getting married.

I think if you get engaged you should get married within 2 years or it's void, but that's probably just me :P

[Meanies]

i think around 20 upwards
i dont think you have to get married soon after either, can just be done as a commitment kinda thing

[Zak]

I'd say 21. Because I think you're classed as a proper adult then, I also think you should have been with the couple at least 4 years.. and you still like them as much, if not more than you did when you met them.

I doubt I'll get engaged till I was 25, because I don't want to do it too early and ruin my life or make a mistake. Life is for living!

Personally though I don't agree with marriage. Anti-religious.

[Apple]

I would say 21 is the absolute earliest, preferably around 25. It just makes sense that you are with your partner for a long period of time before getting engaged, if you can do 5 years with each over (happily) then you can do a lifetime.

[buttons]

idc about the age
its more about the time you've been together
i say after 6 or 7 years (people date for 2-4 years thinking they'll be together for ever then split up) providing you're both over 22 & have the intention of getting married. i mean 6/7 years is a pretty long time to know if they're the one or not and at least 16/17 year olds won't be getting married but whatever. personally for me i won't get engaged nevermind married under the age of 26..

[Conservative,]

I'll probably be married by 25 tbh. Lol. But then I think dating for 6-7 years is too long tbh. Dating for 1-2 years, then engaged, then another year to organise the marriage.

[BlueEyedSarah]

Depending on the couple and how long you have both been together for as long as they are over 18.

[HotelUser]

I don't think there's necessarily a set in stone age where it's appropriate to get engaged, I think it depends on the maturity and commitment of the two individuals, and how strong the feelings are between them of course.

[Shar]

Depends on the people and the loooove between them. Wait a couple of years and see if it works out first. The earliest age I'd get married is 24 maybe ;p

[Zak]

Gordon thinking about engagement then Jess? :-)

[Rapidshare]

Depends, people have uni, so they dont start dating till after, but after uni they could be working their debt off, so it all depends on each person really.

[Grippz]

My sister got engaged when she was 18. She has been married for over 12 years now so no, being 18 isn't too soon! You just need to be with the right person. Obviously she was :-)

[Jessicrawrr]

20+ (:

[Shockwave.2CC]

Between the ages of 19-30

Any younger is just wrong

[Grippz]

Between the ages of 19-30

Any younger is just wrong


Justify why it's wrong..............

[DPS]

I'd say my age, 20.
But also remember people get Engaged, but dont get married for 2/3 years after that.
People tend to think when someone is getting Engaged there going to get married, right away but that isnt the case.

[SirTezza]

In my opinion, whenever they are ready.

If both of them are adults, over the age of 18 then it shouldn't be a problem. In my native country, England, you can legally get married at 16, but I always think it should be put off until both are adults.

But with that in mind, everyone is different and you may feel ready to get married at 18, and the next person might not be ready until they are 30. Personal choice is the key. If you are in love and you have a steady life to which you can control, then go for it.

I am 22 but I am nowhere near ready for marriage at this point. When I find the person that is right for me I will marry them. Even if I was 18, and I found the love of my life - I would marry her.

[mr.tom]

friends big brother engaged at 17, friend 'engaged' at 14.

friends big brother i see, they have been together a year and are planning to move into together now. they're both 18 now.

but my friend and his girlfriend have been together a year, they are proper serious. they practically live at each others houses. but hmm, being engaged is a bit far imo.

[sophiethenerd]

I think that 25 and above.Life is for living and only when you have sown a few wild oats should you start wanting to settle down and get married.

[Panda]

i honestly couldn't care if a 16 year old got married. there's a lot worse i mean god some people get married just in order for one of them to stay in the country lol