While responses are clearly varied, data supports that the average length of a relationship before marriage is between two and five years. Just because couples are delaying marriage doesnt mean they arent creating lives together.

How Long Does a relationship need to be to be long term?

After about seven months together, couples have a general idea of how each other work and may have already said, I love you. Think about it this way: Someone who has only dated around and hasnt been in a committed relationship before may absolutely consider seven months to be a long-term relationship.