
I have to agree with your mom on this one. My fiancé and I didn’t get engaged until we’d been living together for 3 years, fully covering our own expenses. 1.5 years at 21 is pretty quick. But, if you have a years-long engagement period it’s not too big of a deal. It’s just that most people get engaged and immediately start wedding planning, and marriage is obviously a lot more difficult to get out of if things go south.