How long on average does it take a man to propose in Khanewal, Pakistan

 How long on average does it take a man to propose in Khanewal

With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, the consumer frenzy has commenced: heart-shaped boxes of chocolates, roses, and a panoply of frilly cards line shelves across America. And with all the love in the air, something else is abounds: marriage proposals. 

February 14th is among the most popular days of the year to get engaged, trailing only Christmas (December 24th-25th) and New Year’s Eve (December 31st). Winter, in general, seems to induce men and women to pop the question, as 30% of all engagements occur in November and December.

Given that we’re in the heart of engagement season, we wanted to quantify some of the specifics of American proposals. While data on average marriage age exist, there isn’t much out there on the specifics of engagements.

So, we surveyed 1,000 recently-engaged Waddington Way customers (all women), posing questions like: How old were you when you got engaged? How old was your partner? And, how long were you dating prior to your engagement? After compiling these responses, we sorted them by geographic region (West, Midwest, South, and Northeast).

We determined that the median engagement age in the United States is 27.2 years for women, and 28.7 years for men — a 1.5 year difference. Furthermore, the median amount of time a couple dates before the proposal is 3.3 years. But as we found, these numbers vary based on where you live. 

Where do men and women tend to get engaged at a younger age (or older age)? And where do couples date each other the longest (or shortest) before making the ultimate commitment?

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We began by asking our survey responders how long they’d dated before getting engaged. So first, let’s take a closer look at how exactly the results break down: