To be upset with my boyfriend over this ?

The lack of a proposal is the least of your problems. Unless you have form for being cloyingly needy, your partner is a bit of a pig and you could certainly find someone better.

A basic requirement for being in a relationship with someone is that they’re nice to you. They don’t have to be soppy or bringing you flowers every week, or making huge, public declarations of love, but they can’t actively be an arsehole. And he’s not meeting the basic levels here. Even if he’s feeling a bit smothered and like he’s needing some space, there are far less cruel ways to do it than how he has done it; manufacturing an argument and then walking away.

If he’s normally nice, but has suddenly changed, then something has obviously triggered this. I think I can probably hazard a guess at what it is, but I think you need to be concentrating on the fact that he isn’t a decent man and he isn’t good enough for you. He’s certainly not good enough to marry.

You’re a 25yo with your life ahead of you and plenty of time to meet someone decent; he’s an arsehole who is rapidly approaching 40. Do not marry and have a family with this man. You can do better.

Only read page 1, and it’s probably been said, but he’s most likely lined up a younger model and is being nasty to you because he hasn’t got the balls to end the relationship himself, so will be a cunt til you either kick off or leave, and then he can play the victim.
The causing a row then storming out is textbook, he will be straight on the phone to the OW.
Get out OP, and chalk this one up to experience.
youre in the prime of your life, don’t waste it on this scumbag.

How is kissing your partner "needy"? Catch a grip!

He's a horrible dick. Don't waste any more of your young life. This boyo is never going to commit and that's best for you anyway!

Please do yourself a favour and leave this man. You can do so much better than him. He doesn’t deserve you.

Your BF is a Grade A asshat and it sounds like he’s checking out of the relationship. Lucky you. I’d be dumping him stat to save him the bother.

The fact that he smokes shows that he is an idiot.

There is a large age difference and he is turning in to a grumpy old man already so please dump him asap.

You did something really thoughtful for him as a nice surprise, which would no doubt not detract from his b day gifts (how immature of him to worry about that at his age) and he swore at you and left the house.

Dump him. He's not nice and too old for you. If you want kids at some point, his sperm might be not so great with his age and the smoking. (Speaking from personal experience here.)

Why would you want to spend the rest of your life this way OP? Why would you want a proposal from this man? He sounds horrible and you should speak to a therapist about why you need his opinion of you to determine your own worth. This situation is absolutely wrong, no wonder you're having doubts. Leave.

With kindness, he isn't the one
If he wanted to marry you, he would bring it up, or just get on with it
I hope things get better for you soon

Yup.

@outerspacepotato shes needy for trying to cuddle him and buying him a treat? lmao what

@Fairydustapplecrumble he’s cheating or thinking about cheating and he’s trying to tell himself that he has reasons to by turning against you. Dump his loser ass.

I put YABU for even thinking of anything other than dumping his ancient arse.

What the fuck do you want to marry this waste of space for?

He doesn't appear to even like you, never mind love you.

His response to a gift is 'ugh so this means I won't get another gift later on' not 'thankyou, how lovely'...

He pushes you away, because kisses and cuddles are annoying (and you're not doing daft stuff like trying to kiss him when he's concentrating on something...)...

This is not a functional relationship, throw entire man away. Start again.

YABU if you didn't tell him to go for his walk and just keep bloody walking!

He's a prick. You deserve better.

You are incompatible. You're needy and he's unpleasant about it.

Eww, the cigarette smoking...

Break up with this shit bag TODAY.

OP seriously is this the best you think you can do?

he’s HORRIBLE to you. Why are you allowing yourself ti be treated like this?

Please let him right now. If you were married to him, had a baby with him and beyond, it would be unbearable. You will find someone much better. Don't think twice. Onward! 💐💐

He sounds horrible OP. You can definitely do better. Bin him - this will erode your self esteem over time.

Dump him. Next time, if what you want is marriage, be more circumspect before agreeing to live with someone without a proposal.

Wow what an absolute cunt of a man, you are still so young and can do so much better than this, me and my husband have been together 11 years and still very much cuddly and in love, you can have all that too just not with this one. Please don’t even think of marrying him if he ask’s

What a horrible man. You can do better so get rid - you're young and will meet someone else who knows how to treat their partner.

And btw, he isn’t a “boy” and it doesn’t sound as though he is much of a “friend” either.