Is 3 years too long to date?

“Each couple is different depending on age and circumstances, but a reasonable amount of time to be engaged is one to three years,” she says. Each couple is different depending on age and circumstances, but a reasonable amount of time to be engaged is one to three years.

Is three years too soon to get married?

A study found that waiting a bit to get married can decrease the likelihood youll get divorced. Specifically, waiting three years or more decreases the likelihood of divorce by 50%. But theres no one-size-fits-all amount of time — couples who waited until they knew each other very well had the same outcome.