About how long does a person have to have been in a relationship with someone before you would consider it to be a “long-term” relationship?

About how long does a person have to have been in a relationship with someone before you would consider it to be a “long‑term” relationship? Published on 14 February 2017 → Survey conducted on 14 February 2017 on 4711 GB adults

All adults

Region

Gender

Politics

Age

Three months

Six months

17%

Nine months

One year

33%

One and a half years

Two years

Three years

Longer than three years

Don’t know

16%

Three months

Six months

17%

Nine months

One year

33%

One and a half years

Two years

Three years

Longer than three years

Don’t know

16%

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