GF and I have been dating for 4.5 years, and we both know we arent ready to be married. Some days it seems she thinks we could be engaged, but Im not doing any of that till Im out of college an settled down for some time.
I dated my wife for 5 years, we got engaged for another two before getting married. We joined our checking appts and bought a house somewhere in the middle. Our parents were impressed.
There is no right formula no matter what some people like to say