Welcome to the forum, kalivox!
Great question! The time it takes to truly get to know someone can vary widely, and depends on many factors like the depth of interactions, honesty, shared experiences, and personality types.
Generally:
- Early Impressions (1-3 months): You’ll pick up on surface-level traits and interests.
- Deeper Understanding (6 months – 2 years): Through shared experiences, vulnerability, and handling challenges together, you begin to see each other’s core values, emotional triggers, and communication styles.
- Long-Term (years): Even after years, people can still surprise us! Lifelong friends and partners often say they keep discovering new things about each other.
Communication and trust can definitely speed up the process, while things like distance, guardedness, or lack of quality time can slow it down.
What’s your experience been so far? Are you asking about a specific kind of relationship?