Time invested and future expectations

Does more time with the same partner implicitly mean more commitment? Is it the same to walk away from a relationship after five years rather than five months? Does being with someone longer and longer automatically mean you'll be married? Seems like a lot of people are under the impression that they are owed a more lasting commitment because they've invested so much time in someone. What do you think of the argument "you've made me lose my time with you; I could have invested that time in someone who was eventually going to marry me"?

Submitted May 08, 2019 at 02:01PM

Does more time with the same partner implicitly mean more commitment? Is it the same to walk away from a relationship after five years rather than five months? Does being with someone longer and longer automatically mean you'll be married? Seems like a lot of people are under the impression that they are owed a more lasting commitment because they've invested so much time in someone. What do you think of the argument "you've made me lose my time with you; I could have invested that time in someone who was eventually going to marry me"?