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ljd84 said
on 9/10/2009 i want to ask.... i want it to be worthy of rememberence... i want to propose with a honest heart and mind... guys i think life is short and true love is a rare blessing.. im only young at 24 but i think asking as soon as the your true love has proven that she loves you and wants your commitment... well what greater promise in the world is there to show her you feel the same ..... time to stand up and act on our thoughts cause time does slip away .... i truly love her... she would make a angel jealous of her beauty... i think it would be an honour and a very proud time in your life to make the ultimate promise and to love someone the same as youve loved her always....
porchopcutie89 said
on 8/19/2009 I've been with my boyfriend for almost 5yrs now. Granted I am only 20, but we both know we want to be together and marry one another. I have been waiting for him to propose, and really wish it would happen soon. I do not necessarily expect us to get married right away, maybe 2yrs down the line, but I just feel like after 5 yrs, being engaged is a step he should be ready to take in our relationship. Am i being crazy?
milly412 said
on 1/15/2009 I have been with my boyfriend for 3 years now, we love eachother and have a great relationship. He talks about how we are made for eachother and we have lived together before until his dad passed away and he needed to move in with his mother because she was alone. We are looking at moving out together again because it was easier on our relationship we are almost 22 and his mother makes him come home before midnight or it is a huge fight. We are not allowed to spend the night with each other and I am getting really put off. he bought me a ring 2 years ago as a promise that we will be together but we both decided we weren't ready for marriage. I feel as if I am now. We go to our friends weddings and it makes me depressed that I do not have that. I have hinted at us getting engaged and then getting married about 2 years down the road. I just do not want to get into financial situations if w
tethrum said
on 12/17/2008 Oh good lord. You have to get to know them before you marry them, and THAT'S why it takes that long to be ready. You can't just go off and marry someone you've only known a year or less. It won't last that way.
babygirl87 said
on 11/16/2008 My Boyfriend and I have been together for over two years now, he is the man of my dreams I am very in love with him and I know that I only want him for the rest of my life. My 3 year old daughter from a previous relationship has called him daddy for over a year now, and he loves being her daddy he brags about her all of the time. we have been living together for about a year now and he reciently asked me to move back to his home town with him, but I am terrified to do this without a commitment. He talks about our future together all of the time, but wont do anything about it. We just found out a month ago that we are expecting baby #2 and now I am beyond scared. I am not so much concerned about getting married, I just want some form of commitment to show that he is ok with moving our life together to another level. I watch all of our friends getting engaged and married and I am rea
lovelove7 said
on 11/2/2008 i wish you luck ericka. please come back and update. i hope true love finds a way.
on another note, i think that marriage is definately something to look forward to, but not to demand. if your guy isnt ready right now, try and enjoy the present. would it be worth leaving him if he doesnt propose right now?? probably not, or you wouldnt be with him. think about your life right now, isnt it so much more enjoyable just being with him?? then hy demand a ring?? as long as you both are committed and in love, the relationship should be enough. and as long as he knows that you are marriage bound, it will be on his mind, and when he is ready, (as it often takes guys longer to become ready for marriage)it will happen.
lovelove7 said
on 11/2/2008 i wish you luck ericka. please come back and update. i hope true love finds a way.
on another note, i think that marriage is definately something to look forward to, but not to demand. if your guy isnt ready right now, try and enjoy the present. would it be worth leaving him if he doesnt propose right now?? probably not, or you wouldnt be with him. think about your life right now, isnt it so much more enjoyable just being with him?? then hy demand a ring?? as long as you both are committed and in love, the relationship should be enough. and as long as he knows that you are marriage bound, it will be on his mind, and when he is ready, (as it often takes guys longer to become ready for marriage)it will happen.
jonnysgirl said
on 10/7/2008 This info was helpful, I may even try it.
annonymous86 said
on 10/1/2008 I'm in a similar situation as one of the other girls. I've been with my dream man for 6 years now- we've been dating since high school- so he's my sweetheart. We're now both 23 and extremely happy together. He's perfect and I know i only want him. He tells me all the time how much he loves me and we talk about the future all the time. We've talked about a wedding quite a few times and he seems to want it as much as me. However- what seems to be stopping him is just the financial implications of a proposal + the wedding. However, I am totally desperate to get married!! I think about it all the time and cant wait to plan it- facts which of course he has no idea about. The problem is this- I believe that even 2 years is too long to wait for a guy to propose- let alone 6!!! So as all the other couples around us keep getting engaged after 1-2 years, altho being happy for them I am gradually g
iamgirl1 said
on 9/26/2008 well give it time and im sure it will girl
ericka said
on 2/25/2008 my man and i are together for almost two years now... we would call and introduce ourselves as husband and wife.. we talk about FOREVER all the time... planning and dreaming about FOREVER. ofcourse, in due time when we have both cleared our paths. he went abroad for work but got himself into a serious accident that lead him to have amnesia-his present condition. he doesnt remember me or anybody... im just glad he survived and im praying now he will get his memory back eventually.. wishing that the feelings he had for me are still there. i wish his love for me will find its way back to me.
ericka said
on 2/25/2008 my man and i are together for almost two years now... we would call and introduce ourselves as husband and wife.. we talk about FOREVER all the time... planning and dreaming about FOREVER. ofcourse, in due time when we have both cleared our paths. he went abroad for work but got himself into a serious accident that lead him to have amnesia-his present condition. he doesnt remember me or anybody... im just glad he survived and im praying now he will get his memory back eventually.. wishing that the feelings he had for me are still there. i wish his love for me will find its way back to me.
hilarahx3 said
on 1/11/2008 My boyfriend and I have been together almost 4 years and we are in no hurry to get married, though I would like to be engaged. We both know that we want it but, as mentioned by others, he wants it to be perfect... as do I. So, even though I've already waited 4 years, a little bit longer won't hurt when it comes to being with the man of my dreams. We already live together so I get to spend every night in his arms with or without a rock on my finger.
jw0315 said
on 12/12/2007 Well, my moyfriend and I have been together for 15 wonderful months. I know that we will be married one day. We've talked about it and the issues that are important to consider before marriage. He doesn't feel like he is financially ready to get married however. I've expressed that whatever financial issues he has, we can work out together, but he still hasn't expressed that he is ready. All I can do is pray and believe that God is working everything out. i get a little impatient at times, but God doesn;t always work on our time. All the ladies that are in the same boat as I am, just stay encouraged. Don't try to figure out what you can do to get your men to marry you. Instead, give it to God and trust he is already wroking things out.
Pickynicky said
on 11/7/2007 I've been with my boyfriend of 6 years and he's absolutly amazing. He treats me so well and we've been high school sweethearts. Although we are both still young (23) and he is about to graduate college in the spring, I feel it is time for us to be engaged. We talk about marriage all the time, but he keeps telling me he wants to be financially stable when he gets his job. I completely understand but I am DYING for an engagement. It seems all my friends are engaged or already married, and we've been together the longest... go figure. I am going to try and use some of this advice, do things more on my own and distance myself a little. I think that is really great advice. I told him i'd like to be engaged before Summer '08. Please cross your fingers for me! :)