24 months in the relationship= 2 years

Have most of the relationships nowadays so shallow that no one could really reach the 'year'?

no not at all..but dating has changed as time has gone on...ppls priorities are different, ppl are overworked and underpaid which brings on high stress which of course puts a damper on relationships..I dont think that ppl are more shallow when it comes to relationships necessarily..just more realisitc I guess..nothing wrong with that....

as for goin by months rather than yrs I imagine its the younger crowd that does that..I can't think of anyone in my age range or older that would say "24 months" over "2yrs"..

When I was growing up marriages lasted a life time. I still get shocked at how free the younger relationships have gotten. Heck we know this one guy and his girlfriend they have been going together for over 3 years and still don't call each other boy friend and girlfriend. I think it is that some people haven't been taught the true meaning of a relationship. It is just another sign of the times don't you think?

Hmmm... I guess at an early stage of a blossoming relationship, it's nice to celebrate it by counting the months. It really doesn't have to be that grand. I don't think it's shallow though. I guess it really depends on how both of you get to celebrate it. And so if it works well for both of you -- then grand celebrations would be counting the years...:)

I think it is because we can have our cake and eat it too. A statement was made to me when I was young that I think even without knowing it many people have grabbed a hold of the theory. Actually, you might call it a parable. I was asked, "Why buy a cow when you can get milk through the fence for free?" Why get married when you can have most of the advantages of marriage. I preferred getting married. I am the type that would get cut up pretty bad in trying to work around a barbed wire fence. In a faithful marriage you don't have to worry about diseases as much as you might in a relationships being unmarried.

yeah its truly fact that these days geneeration has been completely changed...Relations just lasts only some few months..and there after with a little dispute, they forget each other...Only those who has very gud understanding between them can stay together lifelong!!!

I know what you mean about relationships being more shallow, and I think you're right to some extent. People don't value marriage these days as highly as i think they used to, which might be why more couples are splitting up now than they ever used to.
Despite this, I still think that I would say that I'd been wiht my boyfriend for a year, rather than 12 months (we haven't, but I'm just using that as an example..)

I would be proud if I stayed with him for that long, as I'm really growing to love him!

This is true.. in a way. Nowadays, relationships don't really past the mark beyond 2 years. Some don't even touch 2 years, period. I admire people of the past; whom can withstand a relationship and be in say, a marriage for 25 years and beyond. Where's the love, where are all those faithfulness, those loving moments and anniversary moments that celebrate the 2 years and more. There are, still, but it's getting lesser, from what I see from my eyes..

Simply put, the younger generations don't need commitment. College degrees and higher wages have made it possible for people to live without making a marriage commitment. Everyone wants their cake and to eat it too. Marriage can definately be stressful and it does take a lot of work. I suspect that most younger people these days are slightly lazy and really don't want to be bothered working on a commitment. They don't have to. They are financially sound (either supporting themselves or being supported by parents). Our youth seem to be more committed to self then others. Remember the kandy stripers a long time ago that volunteered in the hospitals? People these days would rather fullfill their own desires, without commitments. Look at the work forc. Do you ever hear of younger people at a job for a decade or more these days? I believe everything has a turning point and we will return to a simplier life. More marriages, longer work histories..smaller houses...you get the drift.

I believe it still depends on the people involved or it depends upon a particular person. May be there are still relationships out there similar like yours and mine.

I am with my boyfriend for almost eight years now. I even have discussions here that I am supposedly getting married soon, I think, hehehe. But circumstances occurred. May be its not just time to get married yet.

I hope every relationship lasts for several months.

Yes I agree with you, the relationships in modern generation became shallow and mostly became short tem relationship. I dont know what is the reason behind this thing because nowadays communications is very accessible so the reationship can grow much stronger.