My Manhatten story has been hanging for 2-3 years. I have another story that needs about three more chapters to finish it, and I left it on hold because the site where it was posted was not updated for that period of time. There are some excellent stories out there that are enjoyable as they are, but everyone wants a little more - or in some cases, a lot more!
What is important, in the end, is the quality of what we finish up with.