Engagements are very stressful and this can be a reason why people break them. Once you make the decision you chap what a major decision it is and many get cold feet. Engagements are ALWAYs stressful whether its done in a more chassidish way, with very few meetings (sometimes even one) and barely/no interaction during engagement, or when they speak very often and date for long periods of time. I have friends who did both. Both were very stressed out during the engagement and both were happy with the way they did it. (the ones who dated longer didn’t date anywhere near a few weeks, just wasn’t only 2/4 dates that were limited.)
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