I had decided to marry my wife, after significant deliberation, in less than five months. After that, it was a matter of logistics.
As with so many carefully-planned moves in my life, I was accused of being impetuous, as I requested no council of war, and when you don't ask someone for their opinion, they assune you're just guessing.
EDIT: Well, I did speak with my girlfriend about her becoming my wife. I wasn't romantic about surprising her with a ring in her food (what an awful idea) or anything that would make other people happy.