Dating 4 years no proposal

I was sure he was the one, I felt ready, and I knew he loved me back, so why not move ahead? Meanwhile, my husband was enjoying our dating relationship, felt no urge to get married right then, and only looked at me blankly when I tried to describe my feelings about the situation. Without even really realizing it, I responded with pressure. My pressure project had backfired. Instead of convincing him to get married, I had only convinced him that I cared more about marriage than about him. And by doing so, I made him into an object of judgment and comparison.

We have had MANY discussions about our future together and he has said he wants to marry me and will but has had issues with jobs and his financial situation. I have basically given him a polite ultimatum in that I will move into the house by myself if there is no proposal by this time. Whenever a friend gets engaged, I get jealous and sad thinking that I am not as special as my friends because they have dated their SO for 1. I just feel like if it was his priority to marry me, he would have found a way to get a ring and propose….

Some forums can only be seen by registered members. Hi everyone. My boyfriend and I met and fell in love in summer , so it's been almost 5 years. He turns 33 this year, I just turned

If you and your partner have been together for a while, you may be reaching the stage where it's necessary to either get engaged or break up. You may feel like you're officially ready if you've been talking about marriage, and you're both looking for the same thing. But if long-term commitment doesn't seem to be in the cards — and it's something you want — it may be better to get out now, before you waste more time.