"What are we?" might just be the trickiest question to answer while dating. The pace at which couples have a clear answer can either be a game of patience or a race against time- it depends on who you ask.

Indian dating app QuackQuack recently conducted a survey and the finding shows that while for some, the talking stage to commitment can be a slow brew, with a lot of messages and meme exchanges spread out over a month, for others, the realisation of "where's this going?" comes as quickly as making a cup of instant coffee.

The recent study by the app gives insight into how long it takes a typical Indian dater to go from chatting to committed- responses of 9,578 singles and couples across Tier-1, 2, and 3 cities were analysed to understand this timeline. Participants ranged between 18 and 35 and spanned from various professional fields, including marketing, law and order, finance, IT, healthcare, social media content creation, education and academics, and entrepreneurship.

The app's founder and CEO Ravi Mittal commented, "The timeline of defining a relationship varies from person to person. While three months remains a popular timeline for most users, ensuring both partners are on the same page is more important than the timing, even if that means one of them has to wait a little longer for the other to get there."