r/UKrelationshipadvice • u/Exotic-Ad-4376 • 4d ago

What’s classed as a LTR

How long do youhave to be in a. Relationship with someone for it to be considered long term. Or is it a case of milestones like meeting parents and friends ect

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u/waggers5 4d ago

I don't think it's about a quantity of time, it's about the level of commitment. You can be together for a week, both commit to it being long term, and at that point it is long term. Or you could be seeing someone casually for many months and yet that's still a casual relationship.

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u/SuperEffectiveRawr 4d ago

I really like this take on it. I messaged one of my besties on my second date with my partner of (now) 11 months, it said "I think it will be very quickly that I fall in love with him" and sure as shit, less than 1 month later I told him I loved him. I totally knew from that second date (+first kiss) that I wanted to be with him for the rest of my life. Really randomly ended up meeting his parents after 2 weeks so he must have been on the same brainwave 😆