What you need to understand is not how long the situation was, but what amount of growth and change happened during that time. If your W is in an MLC, they can last anywhere from a few weeks to 7 years or more. So it's up to you what you do during that time that's important.
M-43 W-40 2D - 9 and 5
Emotion, yet peace. Ignorance, yet knowledge. Passion, yet serenity. Chaos, yet harmony. Death, yet a new life.