I'm fully prepared to be told iabu. Just wanting other people's views.
My son met his girlfriend 3 years ago when he was 17 and she was 16 so now they are 19 and 20. He told me last night that he was planning to propose to her.
I talked to him for a while about it and said I can't stop him and I will be happy for him but I feel like he might be too young and maybe unprepared for what comes after. Ideally I think they should look to living together for a while before a life long and expensive commitment like marriage so they can experience really being together in their own home. Sometimes relationships fall to pieces when you start living together.
His plan is to save now for the ring and propose in Feb next year on the date they first met so he does still have 6 months to think about it. They will still both be 19 and 20 though.
They are very happy together and I think she is a very lovely girl, me, my partner and my other son have a great relationship with her and from what I hear my sons dad and his family adore her too. I would love her to be my daughter in law.
Before anyone jumps on to say any of these things, this isn't anything to do with me trying to control my son or not liking his girlfriend and I personally don't see this as being overly involved in his life.
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To think they are a bit young for this?
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Mollypollywolly · 17/07/2016 17:35
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