A new relationship can be exciting and fun, and once you hit the one year mark, most people consider then to be a long term relationship. While nothing significant takes place after one year, it is a good sign that you are in a happy relationship.

How long should you wait to get married after dating?

Give Yourself Time to Know Your Partner Through the Good Times and the Bad. As a baseline, Ian Kerner, PhD, LMFT, licensed psychotherapist, couples therapist and author of She Comes First, suggests that one to two years is often a good amount of time to date before getting engaged.