Cashmoney, if you will relinquish your thread for just a moment...
This is in response to
TKE209Sweethrt's and
ZTAngel's posts...I really don't think it matters how long two people date before they decide to get engaged (well, unless it's a ridiculously short time, like 2 weeks or something...but a lot of people did that in WWII and it turned out just fine). My mom and my stepdad knew each other for 6 months--and dated for less time than that--when they got married, and they've been married for over 18 years. They were ready to get married, so they got married. I, on the other hand, have been close to engagement on two separate occasions after seeing the guys for a little under 2 years and a little over 2 years respectively, and I ended up running away from it. (Before you go pointing your finger and calling me commitment-phobic, I'd just like you to know that I prefer to call it "waiting for the right man."
) My father and my stepmother dated for
14 years, I kid you not, and he just announced a couple weeks ago that they are going to divorce.
So you see, the length of time you date someone isn't a good predictor of whether or not you should marry and whether you'll stay together or not...it depends more on the readiness of the parties involved.
OK,
Cashmoney, you can have your thread back.
