How long to wait before meeting?

[queenb86]

Hi everyone, a little bit of advice needed. Im in the UK and my SO is in Canada. We have known each other for just over 12 months and have been in a relationship for around 10 months now. I have met (via skype etc) the majority of his family and him mine, and everything is good However, I think now is the time we need to be planning to meet, im at the stage where I really want to see him, and he wants to see me too. How long did everyone else wait before meeting their SO's??

[Dezface]

A year and a half. But that was circumstance and not desire. Go for it, you've waited long enough

[Mims27]

Told her I love her in February, which is when we became official and we met in May. We knew each other quite a while before that too.
You should definetly go for it!

[JaneEmily]

We knew each other for a year and a half before getting into a relationship. Then it took us a whole year into the relationship before we met face to face. It really depends on the couple, if they're ready and financially able to meet though imo

[kayla_622]

I knew my SO casually online for about 6 months before we met. We were always in the same irc channel and would often talk about comics/tv shows and movies/video games. One day he just asked if I wanted to meet up to see the new Resident Evil movie. I took a chance and ran with it. We met and then met 2 more times before making anything official.

[BlueCat]

From the time we got together online, to the time we met was about 1 year and 5 months. Many circumstances are going to be different though, we had both just finished high school, both still lived at home, I only got my first job about halfway between the two. We both had to tell our parents and essentially get their permission. And since we hadn't been talking for that long before hand (about 4 months) I suppose it was a matter of realising that hey, we really did want to meet up and give this thing a go.

[Moon]

About 7 months, and it was only that long because of our work commitments.

[Unconditional]

To me it's all about being financially able. I won't be ready financially to make a trip until next summer, meanwhile he's good to make it this summer. We've both been wanting to four some time now though.

[snow]

10 months, but only because I couldn't take any other time off than school holidays Go for it

[Petals]

Had planned to meet at 6 months, but snowstorms prevented that... we met at the 9 months mark. We were not officially dating until we met in person because we didn't want to build too much expectations.

[squeeker]

We met in person about 13 months after we met online. We had only been 'official' for a little over 2 months, but the whole year we got to know each other and grew closer.

I think it depends on the couple and if they are ready to meet, have gotten to know each other enough, and skype enough to know they are talking to real people, and when the finances are right... and also might depend on work schedules and school schedules and when you can get a good deal on a flight.

I think you seem to have been together long enough, and skyped and even seen each others families on skype, I think it sounds like you are ready. Be safe and I hope you can plan a first meeting as soon as you are ready to!

[Alsfia]

We had known each other for about 7 months before we met in person, there was another 2½ months before I visited him and we decided to officially date.

If you have the time and the money (or can make time and money) go for it

[bubblehits]

I met my SO December 2013, we have been together for 6 months now and about a month after we started planning for me to visit this July. Had to push that back due to money issues so we aren't meeting until November now. So hopefully I should still be there for our 1 year mark

[CanadianGirl]

We met in person pretty soon after meeting online, since he came up during his spring break. We probably chatted a little shy of 2 months before tickets were bought (met online in late december, met in person in the middle of march). He could afford the trip at the time and his schedule allowed for it. If our plane tickets were as much as yours, we probably would've had a longer wait as well.

[divineorder2010]

We met in March 2014 online and met in person on April 21 2014 thats when we became a couple <3