To think my life's on hold for no valid reason?

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To cut a long storey short my DP lives in my house that I bought, two bed terrace. He has a flat he rents out. We split everything and are equal financially. We've been together 6 years and plan to sell both and buy a big place together.

I would move now if the right house came up, but willing to wait up to 6-9 months.

• We have outgrew this house for size
• Want to TTC and want to have moved before attempting this
• Want a old house and don't like current area.

My DP wants to stay put for 2 more years, I know part of this is financial but also he sees it as two more years of us being "free" with low expenses and child free.

I feel like I'm just constantly clock watching wanting the next unknown amount of time to blow over so we can move. I've tried having this conversation but he is such a literal thinker "but we'll have more budget" is his thinking.
But I'm bloody well unhappy here is my response.

I don't know how to shake this feeling and just enjoy the relatively easy life we have at the moment and I don't know if I'm being unreasonable as we're bickering over a period of 12-24 months when we'll have 10's of years in the new house?

You're 30 and you want 3 kids. You need to get married now, and start TTC ASAP.

As someone who got pregnant while house hunting and is now doing up a property with a 1yr old, it's absolutely doable as long as you've got a good partner and make a good team.

Op - if you leave it too long, you might not be able to have more than 1 dc. Point out he's risking prioritising the perfect family home over having the family to put in it. He does need to decide which is more important. You don't have years.

Tbh OP, looking on from the outside he sounds a bit feckless and immature. Are you sure this is a man you want to have children with and be bound to forever? Sorry to be harsh and you know him best, but better to at least think about it now rather than later.

Also, I'm guessing if you buy a house in two years time, that means your mortgage will finish two years later in life than if you bought now. Don't do that to your older self.