I was saying that a 100 hours should be a minimum. Various friends have said they need to date for &quot;at least &#x27;x&#x27; number of years&quot;, before getting married. To each his own.<p>The goal is to try to get to know the person to such a degree that you can decide intelligently whether you <i>truly</i> want to spend the rest of your life with them.<p>I personally think dating for 3 years or more is excessive, and prefer something shorter. But I would, <i>at the very least</i> have an intense dating period of 6 months or more, before deciding on something as important as marriage.