I'm definitely going to use this phrase now!

Punctuation.

And spelling (*you're)

More spelling: fiancé (male) vs fiancée (female)

I guess im the only one who understands context clues. :/

My parents met in February of '99, got married that November and are still happily married to this day! Doesn't matter how long you know someone, if you're sure, you're sure (:

I'm with 18. According to current divorce statistics, 40% of married couples will be sure they can't stand being in the same house anymore and call it quits. Divorce is a painful and expensive procedure, and if I were OP, I'd hold off on the actual ceremony until they've lived together for a while and decided they're actually a good domestic team. Marriage is an investment, so you'd better make sure it's a worthy one. Still doesn't excuse OP's sister and possible future BIL from their stupidity, however.

38- While it may work out for some people, it doesn't work for everyone. I agree with 18 and 53. The reason why divorce rates are so high these days is because people are either getting married too young or too soon in the relationship. Just keep in mind OP, that there's no need to rush when it comes to marriage.

#53 You reminded me of that old dumb joke. "Why are divorces so expensive?" "Because they're worth it."

Give it time... I'm not saying that because I'm a mean asshole. I'm saying that because I did pretty much the same. Met in March, got married in November. It was a total clusterfuck and of course ended in divorce. But not immediately.

Well, 58, that joke wouldn't have such staying power if it weren't true!

18, 53, 57: The main reason the divorce rate is so high is because people won't take the time to work on their issues. Not because they marry "too quickly" or "too young" my parents got married young and they've been through some rough patches, but they've gotten counseling instead of just calling it quits. This idea that if you just don't want something anymore you can just dump it is what damages marriages the most. Marriage IS an investment. It's a commitment to stay and work out your problems with someone instead of just dropping them when it gets rocky. Just saying.

71, I agree that marriage is an investment. That's why I think OP needs to take his time and do some serious research before he signs the dotted line. There's a high correlation between young marriage and high rates of divorce. And part of the reason for that has nothing to do with all those twenty and thirty somethings throwing their hands in the air after one fight and calling it quits. People can change drastically between their early and late twenties. My ex was a high-achieving scholarship student when I met him. When we broke up, he was a depressive, unemployed alcoholic who refused to get help. Would you have preferred for us to be married, with me continuing to support his habit because we were "just going through a rough patch?"

I agree with 71. It is so easy to get a divorce that people don't spend the time to try and work things out together. It's really sad.

Or maybe, the reason that the divorce rate is so high today is because people are only concerned with making themselves happy at all times, and aren't willing to put any work into anything. People have always gotten married young and fast.

There are many circumstances where marrying someone within one year of courtship could lead to a lifetime of happy marriage. My brother and SIL married within a year and they're still extremely happy with each other after 6 years. However, it is also true that MOST people who rush into marriage end up unhappy/divorced. When you've only met each other for a short period of time, you're in that infatuation phase where every little thing your partner does is adorable. Also, it's way easier to hide/overlook incompatible habits in such a short period of time. Therefore, if the OP's sister was just concerned that he might be "rushing into things," I can see where she's coming from. If she and her bf are just jealous, however, then they seriously need to re-evaluate their own relationship instead of poking into other people's business.

It depends on the couple whether it is too fast or not. My parents knew one another for seven months before they married, and they're up for their 27 year anniversary soon.

my parents were like that too, meet in may for married in December of the same year, this December will be 25 years and they've been through a major tragedy together, they are still very much in love. I don't think it's for everyone but sometimes you honestly just know that's the person you want to spend forever with make it work for better or for worse.

Only one congrat?

My mom and dad got married rather quickly as well. However my mom admits that she should have gotten to know my dad a bit more before marrying him. No they had not gone through a divorce or anything either.