How long did you wait before;

How long had you been seeing your current partner before doing each of the following?
 
This week we take a look at another "How long did you wait before" post.

How long did you wait before saying “I love you”?

When it comes to saying “I love you” to a partner for the first time, 23% of the public opened their hearts to their partners in three months, which is the most frequent answer.

A staggering 29% have jumped the gun (?) and said the phrase in a month or less. 

How long did you wait before meeting your potential in-laws?

The responses are split on that one, as both 1 month and 3 months have collected the same percentage (21%).  Just under 14% have met them sooner than that the 1 month mark. 


How long did you wait before going on holiday with a partner?

17% of Britons say they took their first romantic holiday with a new partner is six months in, with it being the most common answer. But one in five people (20%) have gone on vacation sooner than that. 


How long did you wait before moving in with a partner?

One in five people (19%) say they have moved in together when they reached the first year mark – the most popular response. But 29% have moved in together sooner than that, with 5% of those moving in together within a month or less. 

How long did you wait before getting engaged?

14% of couples got engaged within a year, which was the most common response, while 15% got engaged sooner than that. 

How long did you wait before buying a house with a partner? 

The most common answer among Britons is two years (13%). One in three (33%) waited more than that, while 23% of the respondents hadn't bought a house with their partners yet.  

How long did you wait before marrying someone?

One in five people (19%) say they got married on the second year of their relationship. With 15% having married sooner than that. 

How long did you wait before having a child with your partner?

One in 10 (10%) of Britons had a child in 8 years or more, which was the most common answer. 

Two fifths of people in relationships who have children (44%) had been together with their partner for at least five years before having a baby, despite only 13% of the public believing you need to wait that long.

Here's a "How long SHOULD you wait before" graph for comparison, from the same data source. 
Ideally how long do you think a person should have been seeing someone before doing each of the following?

Here's a 18-24 year-olds only graph on the should question: 



I have also recorded a timelapse video of the data visualisation creation process which you can find here: Data visualisation creation process 2. How long did you wait before doing the following 

Source: YouGov.co.uk

Approximately how long had you been seeing (i.e. dating/in a relationship) your current partner before doing each of the following? % of 1,266 people in relationships who have done the following

A week

Two Weeks

A month

3 months

6 months

9 months

A year

2 years

3 years

4 years

5 years

6 years

7 years

 8 years or more

Having sex

20%

10%

18%

12%

6%

3%

4%

3%

2%

0%

0%

1%

0%

0%

Saying I love you

4%

6%

19%

23%

13%

5%

5%

1%

1%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Meeting each other’s parents/close family

5%

8%

21%

20%

13%

4%

6%

1%

1%

0%

0%

0%

0%

1%

Going on holiday together

1%

1%

5%

13%

17%

10%

19%

8%

2%

1%

1%

0%

0%

0%

Moving in Together

1%

1%

3%

7%

9%

8%

19%

16%

7%

4%

2%

1%

1%

2%

Buying a home together

0%

0%

0%

1%

2%

2%

8%

13%

10%

6%

6%

3%

2%

6%

Getting engaged

1%

0%

1%

4%

5%

4%

14%

12%

7%

4%

3%

2%

1%

3%

Getting Married

0%

0%

0%

1%

2%

3%

9%

19%

14%

8%

8%

4%

3%

10%

Having a baby

0%

0%

0%

0%

1%

1%

3%

7%

7%

5%

5%

4%

4%

10%



Ideally, how long do you think a person should have been seeing someone (i.e. dating/in a new relationship) before doing each of the following? %


A week

Two Weeks

A month

3 months

6 months

9 months

A year

2 years

3 years

4 years

5 years

6 years

7 years

 8 years or more

Having sex

17%

12%

22%

11%

5%

1%

2%

1%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Saying I love you

4%

4%

15%

21%

16%

4%

4%

1%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Meeting each other’s parents/close family

2%

3%

16%

25%

19%

4%

5%

1%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

1%

Going on holiday together

1%

2%

11%

21%

24%

5%

9%

1%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

0%

Moving in Together

0%

1%

2%

5%

13%

8%

29%

11%

3%

1%

1%

0%

0%

0%

Buying a home together

0%

0%

0%

1%

2%

2%

18%

23%

13%

5%

5%

1%

0%

1%

Getting engaged

0%

0%

1%

2%

7%

7%

23%

17%

8%

3%

1%

0%

0%

1%

Getting Married

0%

0%

1%

1%

1%

2%

13%

21%

14%

7%

6%

2%

1%

1%

Having a baby

0%

0%

1%

1%

1%

2%

8%

20%

15%

7%

8%

2%

1%

2%

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