An engagement is a promise to marry, and also the period of time between proposal and marriage which may be lengthy or trivial. During this period, a couple is said to be affianced, betrothed, engaged to be married, or simply engaged.
Future brides and bridegrooms are often referred to as fiancées or fiancés respectively (from the French word fiancé). The duration of the courtship varies vastly.
Months is one thing, but yearsssss is another.....right??? What do you think? Should there be a cut off time if you will?? 5 years, 10years, 15 years?? or do you just toss your hand up and say; “if it “AINT” broke don't fix it”??
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I remember having this conversation with my x's older uncle. He said why get married? He stated California is a common law state. I told him I hate 2 bust his bubble, but California is NOT a common law state, and if I'm not mistaken its only few states who recognize common law...Do you know he said they better move or get married, so he was entitled to his half...WTH??? LOL
ReplyDeleteAt the time the engagement begins the first thing the couple normally does is determine a date. Sometimes there are long term commitments that need to be fulfilled first such as school or demanding career obligations that people want to complete first. Many time sthat is within a couple of years at least of the engagement, that's reasonable.
ReplyDeleteNow if a couple has been engaged for longer than that, then someone is fooling the other in that pair and is not serious about marrying the other. That's the truth and I'm sticking to it.
Of course I would say don't marry at all, but I have noticed that it's not uncommon when a couple does have one of these really long engagements and then they finally marry..........they end up divorced soon after.
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