What is the ideal length of time a couple should wait for marriage?

I think it depends on how old the couple is in the first place and if they've ever lived under the same roof.

If they are under 25, I say wait for a few years. People go through so much change up until then - it's best to get that change over with first.

Also, I think a couple who lives together before marriage will know each other more thoroughly than a couple who lives separately for the same amount of time.

"Waiting" for marriage is something only young people seem to do, mostly because they lack life experience and are filled with uncertainty about their future. When you're a bit older, you don't really 'wait' for it, you just do it. By then you have a settled confidence in yourself; something which comes from an accumulation of life experience and a practiced ability to understand the motives of others.

Where's the "why marry?" Option?

I have no interest in ever getting married. I'm not religious and to me it is just and empty charade that most people do because they feel like it is the logical step to take once they have been together for a prolonged period of time.

It depends on the couple. Each couple is different and I don't think that what works for one couple will automatically works for another. In my opinion only the couples knows when they're ready. In fact, for having lived it, you never feel completely ready. I think that if you can project yourself with someone in the future and if you can smell his farts then you're ready.

My parents got married within 7 weeks of there relationship, not many people approved but 25 years down the line there still happily inlove so i dont think it matters

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