Is it normal that i need to know a person a long time before dating them?

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Two of my best relationships were with guys I was really good friends with for about a year before dating. I've tried going into relationships knowing a person for a couple months, like most people I know have done, and it just falls apart. I have no idea how they do it.

Sometimes I feel like a year is too long for someone to wait to have a relationship with someone, and maybe I'm not being fair to someone I could potentially be with. But it just works for me; I can get to know the other person better before jumping into something serious and see who they really are before committing. Do other people do this, successfully, or am I doing it the wrong way?

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Based on 37 votes (34 yes)
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  • Anime7
    12 years ago

    I don't think a lot of people do this because after a couple months a person is either in the friend-zone or dating zone. I think it's great that you do this because it's like dating your friends and I'm sure a lot of guys wish that they met a girl like you. My suggestion would be not to change.

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  • redg90
    12 years ago

    i've always tried to do this but it never worked. instead when my guy friend found out i wanted to move to the next step he just dropped the friendship, asshole, we were real close too.

    i say props to you that it works with your relationships! :)

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  • Captain_Kegstand
    12 years ago

    I like it, that way you really know it's a person worth your time before you jump into anything!

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  • Austalien
    12 years ago

    It's a smarter approch to a relationship, I alway's go by the living together rule you really see who they are.

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