The way I see it, the way you feel on the inside reflects how you look on the outside, so just smile, and be happy about who you are, and you will look great.
It is up to the couple, but I know a lady that has been dating the same guy for nine years, and every year she says and I quote. "If I do not have an engagement ring by "New Years Eve" I am leaving him. She still is not married.
I would move. I have been on CS less than a year, but if I met somebody, and I was in love with them, and loved them. (I would need both to move) I would relocate. And I thought about this for a long time before I joined this site.
RE: WHAT TIME MEN OR WOMEN NEED TO KNOW EACH OTHER?
I think it depends on the two people.