How long did you know your partner before getting married?

[Kathryn41 3,205]

Knew of each other as causal acquaintances for about 1 1/2 years; was in a relationship/engaged for 16 months before getting married so total of just less than 3 years in all but just under 1 1/2 years involved..

We joined the same online special interest group Spring/Summer 2001; became 'familiar' with each other's postings. After 9/11 he and another friend established a 'meditation' group to help deal with the effects of September 11. I joined that group September 2002 and got to know him a lot better. November 2002 he 'jokingly' proposed when he found out my sun-sign and rising sign. In January 2003 I had computer problems and PMed him because I knew he worked with computers. We started to talk - a lot - and 'fell in love' online. Decided we needed to meet in person to see if this was for real, so met in April, 2003 in person for the first time. Became engaged in May 2003, started the K-1 process in June 2003; obtained K-1 visa in March, 2004; moved to the US in May 2004 and were married June 2004 - on the anniversary date our I-129f was accepted and the day before my birthday.

Edited December 15, 2012 by Kathryn41

[Dr. Obvious 49]

I dunno. We met online in 2001. We dated other people during 2001-2003 before we actually met in person. Maybe we talked online 6-9 times a year. Really, it wasn't that serious before we met. I can't say we discussed many deep topics during that time. We exchanged pics and we both thought the other was hot, but oh well, he/she is in another country. Not worth wasting time with.

I would say it is better to count the day we met IRL onwards. We met in July. We decided marriage was the only way things were going to work out in December. I moved to Germany in May and we got married in August. So, a little over a year from start to finish.

[Tigre&Tigresa 11]

Met online April 2009

Became boyfriend/girlfriend August 2009

Met in Person August 2010

Engaged February 2012

Filed K1 September 2012

Edited January 30, 2013 by Tigre&Tigresa

[I AM NOT THAT GUY 5,715]

We have been married five years, and still getting to know each other.

[X Factor 1,110]

About 14 months - and happily married

[Rose13 30]

Met online 2008. Married 2012

[abbi627 43]

Met online January 2012

Met in person September 2012

Getting married March 2013

[Damian&Kelly 16]

Met online: Summer 2005

Met in person: June-Sept 2006

Engaged: Oct 2007

Filed K-1: Feb 2008

Married: July 25, 2008

[MeredythB 38]

Almost 6 years from the first meeting to the marriage.

09/2005: First meeting (in person)

02/2006: Second meeting (in person)

Spring 2006: LDR becomes too much and we break up (can't remember exact date)

03/2009: Get back in touch

10/2009: Third visit

02/2010: Fourth visit

07/2010: Fifth visit (surprise proposal)

12/2010: Sixth visit (wedding date decided-March 2012)

05/2011: Seventh visit

06/2011: The stick turns blue!

07/27/2011: Elope to SC

08/01/2011: I move to Ireland

01/14/2012: Sophie Louise arrives!

Edited March 22, 2013 by MeredythB

[JstaRebel 48]

Met in Providenciales. She was my housekeeper, and I was never home when she cleaned my apartment. She changed the cleaning day through my secretary to a Saturday, and we met. She told me my Spanish was horrible and offered to teach me Spanish. Thats how we got to know each other. We were together two years before we got married.

Edited March 23, 2013 by JstaRebel

[FlipgalRN 19]

We dated for 2 1/2 years before getting married

[pluis 2]

We'd known and face-to-face dated each other for about two and a half years and lived together for 5 months before getting married.

[J & L 10]

Talked online for 5 years and then met. We've almost been together for 3.

[charleysnow 2]

Met online: Febuary 27th 2012

Became a couple: May 22nd 2012

Met in person: March 21st 2013

Will get married: around October 2014

So about 2 and a half years

[berber_wife 90]

We've known each other for two years. We're looking to get married about a year from now, which will make it three years total.

I believe in dating for a long time before marriage, plus we are planning on doing a CR-1 so we want to make sure we have all our ducks in a row so we can send off the petition right after we marry.