
When a couple gets engaged, the first thing that happens is the stress. Planning a wedding is incredibly, incredibly stressful, and many might be tempted to just shorten it all and get the wedding over with so they can move on to being married. Apparently most couples manage to resist this urge. According to a Huffington Post survey, the average length of an engagement is 13 to 18 months. Despite this desire to rush to the altar, most couples do wait. And they are smart to wait.
A short engagement (six months or less) really only makes sense if you have already been with your spouse for a long time and the marriage is just a formality. Otherwise, especially for couples who have been together a year or less, a long engagement -- more than one year -- is very important.
Here are five reasons to be engaged for more than one year:
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