Couple of questions

When people say they are looking, what does that mean? Does it mean they want to get married right away? or Marry after a period of time?

And those who are married or were, how did you know that that’s the person ‘the one’? like what made you decide that?

Different people mean different things by it :)

Some mean immediate, some later, etc.

Hmm, ta mads :)
I thought it always meant one thing, but dint know if it was now or later..

When people say they are looking that means that they are evaluatin gtheir worth vis-a-vis market conditions.

looking means, they are looking,,,
i,d say i,m looking,, like,, i,m keeping my eyes open... ofcourse i,ll eventually get married,,, but i think to find someone, get to know them a little, takes a bit of time.
it depends.
In my case, i,d like to maybe get engaged officially/unofficially for 6 months - 1 year, before I finally get married... but u never know.

I,m looking,,,, but i dont wana get married right now.
someone else might be looking and might get married straightaway.. as soon as they find someone.

your second question is hard....how does one know if he/she is "the one"? and even if he thinks shes ok for him,, how does he know if she thinks he is the one or not ?

There's no such thing as "the one". Different qualities in different people let their pickers decide that they are "the ones". A successful relationship makes the "the one" concept popular whereas an unsuccessful relationship is justified with comments like (after being declared as "the one"), "it wasnt meant to be".

Quite a simple and practical outlook of life.

^ wannabe, people see things in different ways.. thats why i asked those who are and were married...
Coz ishthakhara is one way you would know if your confused, but apart from that i wanted to know, wots da deal...

matsui, what do u say abt the second bit..
kaka, i guess it all comes down to communication, talking...