Relationship duration before engagement in Germany in 2024

In 2023, around 12.9 percent of people in Germany were together for three years before they got engaged. Only 4.6 percent of people were together for eight years before deciding to take the next step in their relationship. Attitudes towards relationshipsRelationships can start in many different ways, from a ‘meet-cute’ (a sweet first encounter that leads to falling in love), to meeting on dating apps or through friends. Around 60 percent of people in Germany said that they got with their first big love between the ages of 15 and 24 years old. A relatively new way for people to find a potential partner are dating apps. The rise of apps such as Tinder, Bumble, or Parship, has revolutionized the dating scene. Over 77 percent of people aged 16-to-29-years old in Germany said that they use online dating services. Weddings bells?Engagements are usually followed by a wedding, so the question remains, what is important to Germans when planning the big day? When it comes to weddings, the biggest topic is often finance and how much people are willing to spend. Some items on which Germans spent the most were wedding rings and the wedding dress. Around 17 percent of people spent between 200,1 and 2,500 on their wedding rings. When it comes to behavior at the nuptials, most people saw it as absolutely off-limits for the guests to wear a white dress. Most people also did not find it terribly outrageous to come to the wedding without a gift.

在2023年，德国约有12.9%的人在订婚前已经交往三年。仅有4.6%的人交往了八年后才决定在他们的关系中迈出下一步。关于关系的态度，关系可能以多种方式开始，从一次甜蜜的初次相遇（一次令人心动的一见钟情），到在约会应用上相识，或通过朋友介绍。大约60%的德国人在15至24岁之间经历了他们的第一次重要恋爱。对于人们寻找潜在伴侣而言，一种相对较新的方式是通过约会应用。Tinder、Bumble或Parship等应用的兴起，彻底改变了约会场景。在德国，77%的16至29岁年轻人表示他们使用在线约会服务。婚礼钟声？订婚通常伴随着婚礼，那么问题来了，在规划这一盛大日子时，德国人最看重的是什么？在婚礼方面，最热门的话题往往是财务问题，以及人们愿意花费多少。德国人在以下几项上花费最多：婚戒和婚纱。大约17%的人为婚戒花费了2001至2500欧元。至于婚礼上的行为，大多数人认为宾客穿着白色礼服是绝对禁止的。大多数人也不认为不携带礼物参加婚礼是非常离经叛道的。