We dated for almost 5 years before we got married but we were babies when we started dating ( 16 and 17)
We have been happily married for 14 years in Feb.
Met on Black Friday Dated for 3.5 years engaged 1.5 years (wanted a Thansgiving wedding and I didn't think I could pull it off in a few months so we waited the extra year) married 5 years +1 day to the day we met. 13 year anniversary is coming up end of the month
Dated for 12 years before getting married. We started dating when we were 16 and 17 respectively, got engaged May 1993 - 2 months shy of 6 years, then had to wait another 6 years before we could get married. The extra 6 years was b/c DH was still in college and I had gone back to school in order to get a career.
So, we have been together for 22 years and have been married for 10 years. And we are more in with each other with each passing day.