An engagement is when two people involved in a romantic relationship intend to be married. If you are not living with your partner until you are married, your status would continue as single until you are married.

Is being in a relationship considered single?

In legal definitions for interpersonal status, a single person refers to a person who is not in serious committed relationships, or is not part of a civil union.

Does a fiance count as a spouse?

A fiancee is nothing more than a potentiality. The couple is “engaged” to be married, but not yet married, not yet husband and wife, and so they have no legally recognizable status that is any different from people who are not engaged to be married.

What considered single?

You are legally single if you are not legally married. You are socially single if you are not in a romantic relationship that other people regard as serious. This is a much more slippery matter than the legal definition.

How long should you be engaged?

“Each couple is different depending on age and circumstances, but a reasonable amount of time to be engaged is one to three years,” she says. Each couple is different depending on age and circumstances, but a reasonable amount of time to be engaged is one to three years.