Then lived together for 1.83 years (22 months) before getting engaged.

Then were engaged for 1.67 years (20 months) before getting married.

Mind you, I’ve been down this road before, so I’m certainly not in a place where I feel like I need to—or should—rush headlong into anything.The total average time living together before marriage totals to a whole 3.5 years.Some other interesting stats come out of the research - with people having two serious relationships on average before settling down with their 'One'.I don't know whether you've noticed this, but people involved in a dating relationship tend to get to know each other better over the course of that relationship.In fact, they are usually really enthusiastic about doing so.