The 2 Year Limit

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Although many women of this generation are concentrating on creating successful careers and friendships before they get into long term, committed relationships, it still seems that once they are in the relationship, they tend to assume that marriage will soon follow.

Pop star Jessica Simpson was recently quoted as saying she normally gives guys two years to propose or else she dumps them. While I don’t think that we should be taking advice from a woman who also says she doesn’t brush her teeth (whaa??), it is true that many women feel the same way.

The people at Date Daily recently surveyed some guys on the street about the idea of a 2-year limit, and came up with some interesting results:

86% of men said they knew if they wanted to marry a woman after 2 years

74% of men said a woman with a “2-year limit” should inform their boyfriend right away

89% of men say it’s unfair to put a limit on proposal time

This data seems to show that men have much more common sense than women give them credit for. Although they admit that after two years of dating they could probably tell you whether or not they wanted to marry their girlfriend, they just don’t think the idea of putting such stringent limits on a relationship is fair. Dating isn’t like a school project, you can’t put a deadline on commitment. Unless you’ve met on CatholicMingle.com and are hoping to create a family very soon, demanding marriage after two years just isn’t realistic anymore.

The bottom line? Women should enjoy a relationship for what it is, instead of pushing for the ceremony that makes the relationship “legal”.