There's no need to have a 2-3 yr engagement because the engagement time is for planning the wedding. I'd say you should move in together for another 6 months. During this time you will get to know each other lot better. I think you should always move in with someone before you marry them because true colors shine when you're with the person day in and day out. Have your first fight if you haven't already. If you want to move forward moving in together is definitely forward. After you live together for a while your families will most likely be more receptive to the idea of you guys getting married. I'm sure you'll have some objections to you moving in together but if it's what you guys want then go for it. They'll except it sooner or later don't worry. Then get engaged for a year or a little more..enough time to plan the wedding and then get married. People who get engaged and then stay engaged for 5 years are just wasting time. They say they want to see the next step in commitment but being engaged is really just time to plan the wedding. If you're not planning then you really aren't taking the next step in commitment. So I'd say move in together for a while then get engaged after 6 months or more. If you really think each other is the one then there's no hurt in waiting and getting to know each other a little more =)

I'm marrying my fiance in a month.. we got engaged under a year ago, but we've been together for 7 years. When we'd only been going out about 3 months we started talking about marriage. We felt just how you're saying you and your girlfriend feel. Luckily we did end up together.. but I really think if we had gotten engaged then, it might have put too much pressure on one or the other of us and changed the dynamics of our relationship.

If you really feel you want to stay with her, there's no harm in giving it some time. I agree with another poster - living together first is a good way to get to know each other deeper and affirm your feelings. For me and my guy, if we hadn't worked out a lot of issues before becoming engaged we might have felt pressured to stay together rather than making the conscious decision to stay together.

Whatever you decide, good luck!

I think you should live together for a year first. Also discuss what expectations she might have in a husband vs a boyfriend. A lot of people expect a husband to act a certain way and it doesn't come out until after the paper is signed. Like Married men shouldn't go out drinking with friends, they shouldn't have female friends, those kinds of things. I always recommend taking it slow. But if it doesn't work out its acceptable to divorce in today's world. Hell most people I have have been divorced at least once and a lot have been divorced 3 or more times. my grandma 6, mom 2, boyfriend 4, list goes on.

I can't stress this enough - you need to live with your girlfriend for at least a year. It's not just playing house, it's getting into each others space, head, and habits.

Besides, you're bound to have some fun in the process ;-)

Proposing now seems rushed. Wait, and make it special and a huge surprise. You will both remember and treasure the days to come if you savor them.

Besides, as it was mentioned before, people can change. What feels right now, in the lust of the moment, may change. Make sure you're good before you leap, and you'll get to know each other that much better.

Congrats on finding your one, that's wonderful!

There is no purpose to get engaged so early. Move in together, try it out for a year or two, then get engaged. The purpose of engagement is to show your intentions to marry, to wait for such a long time for marriage seems odd unless you are either in school or in the military. Just move in. Then get engaged and she can plan everything. Since you said you "think" you are each other's "The One" then wait until you know for sure. Weddings are expensive, but Divorces are even more expensive.

My husband and I meet on April 4th and got married July 26th of the same year. I had been previously engaged to a different man for a year after dating for 2 but I just could go through with the wedding. When you know you just know and before I knew I hated that phrase. As far as your family and friends go.... they are supposed to be the people that love and care about you the most and if they truly do then the should be there and support you (you may have to explain that to them). With my family whoever didn't like it didn't get invited to the wedding.... I do NOT recommend that tactic. Now my family and friends love my husband but they have yet to forgive me for inviting some of them and not others to my wedding. Good Luck!

Propose and then have a long engagement. My fiance and I got engaged young and have been engaged for 2 years already and aren't getting married until next September. Also, I would move in together before getting married, you learn a lot about the person!

I think it's too early for you both to know. you're still in the honeymoon stage of the relationship where you think the other person can do no wrong. well just give it a few months and you'll start to get on each other's nerves. now if you can deal with that and still move forward, then it's meant to be. but right now you're not thinking clearly and your judgement is clouded by lust and romanticism. someone once said you should get through 1 cycle of all the holidays and bdays in 1 year and then think about marriage.

Ok whoa whoa whoa calm your self!

1.Do you love this girl im guessing YES!

2.Take it slow!

3.Move in together then think about how your living arrangements are now!

4. When you get married you make a commitment

5.Be sure that you can stand being in the same room when you guys fight!

Just consider moving in together then talking about marriagee! Take it slow don't jump into this

As for telling you families and friends! If they don't accept it tell em they can kiss it where the sun never shines!

If you two are truly going to be together why get married. Just wait they will still be there. You do not want to be two years down the road going damn I am missing out on a lot.