The two arguments that they'll forever be ignorant about are 4B's timeline, and Beth's age! Sad, isn't it?
Half the time I can’t tell if they’re honestly ignorant about it or if they know, but they’re trying to downplay how long it was because they think that will trivialize the ship.
The truth is, it doesn’t matter whether Daryl was with Beth for two days or two years. His feelings for her are obvious, even in her absence.
The truth is, you can fall for someone in an instant just as easily as you can know someone for years and never develop romantic feelings for them.
The truth is, Beth is over eighteen, she and Daryl were alone together for far longer than a couple of days, and he developed clear romantic feelings for her that persist to this day.