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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My daughter broke up with her boyfriend because he didn’t give her an engagement ring and propose on Valentines Day. She was disappointed that he didn’t propose at Christmas, so she gave him until Valentines Day. He didn’t and that’s over. They were together over two years and it seems to me that she's so sad. [b]What is a normal length of time to just date someone now?[/b][/quote]

There is no "normal" amount of time, really. If one of them were dating someone new this week, I'd raise an eyebrow. If over a year goes by and they haven't dated anyone new, that seems a little long. Otherwise ... they need to figure this out on their own timetable. I'm not a fan of the ultimatum, but she gave one and got her answer and now it's time to heal and eventually move on. But you don't need to worry about what "a normal length of time" for that is -- it's not your life. [/quote]

PP here. I misunderstood your question. Sorry.

There is no normal amount of time to just date someone -- every couple figures this out for themselves. DH and I were together for 14 years before we got married, and we have now been married for 8 years. Happy the whole time. Sounds like your DD wasn't happy, so it's good they broke up. Young women think a sparkly ring and planning a party with a white dress is going to fix everything -- it never does. So she should heal and move on to better things. [/quote]

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