But personally, I had always thought that a couple of weeks had passed since Lois's "almost wedding". The reason I thought that is because Mr. Stern shows up with the newly minted Daily Planet globe. That little piece of hardware would take a little while to construct and assemble.
I think you've got some wiggle room with that approach - it'll buy you the time you want.
Another fuzzy bit of time on the ep is the time between Stern and Perry's interview and the non-wedding. How long before the wedding did Stern make his decision?
All that matters is that internal logical be there, and we go with it.
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