I'll try to keep this short. We got engaged nearly 4 years ago and are no closer to getting married now than we were then. For the first year or so I wasn't too bothered then I started spending some time researching costs and ideas, we would speak briefly about it and agreed we didn't want to spend too much or for it to be to big or far away but other than that he offered no real input. Eventually at the end of last year I told him I wanted to seriously discuss it in the new year.
A few months ago he brought it up, he had chosen his suit and came up with a great idea that suited what we wanted, we discussed guest list, flowers food etc and it ended with us agreeing he would sort holiday dates with his ex and we would arrange it around when we would have his kids next summer.
I then started really looking into things now I knew what the plans were, bought a planner, making loads of notes of companies and their prices and seeing how quick and far in advance things were being booked.
About 6 weeks ago he was discussing some other things with his ex and I asked if he was going to discuss next year's holidays with her and he replied saying " oh it's too early she won't have made her plans yet so there's no point discussing it yet" however we know she does have plans for next year as oldest dsc told us their big holiday was cancelled this year but they are going next year although he doesn't know when.
Now I'm so mad at him, I spent weeks checking certain things and watching dates being booked up, I tried to tell him that with covid the wedding industry will be busy next summer and we need to be organised and start booking things but he just answered that there is loads of time and it will all work out (his answer for everything). A couple of weeks ago I took my ring off to do some spring cleaning and forgot to put it back on until a few days later but then I realised I felt better with it off I wasn't constantly googling things and looking at dresses so iv kept it off. He hasn't even mentioned it and neither have I, infact no one has mentioned it. I feel like we have been engaged for so long with no plans that no one really expects us to get married now, all talk of the wedding has been forgotten, he has even mentioned about doing some work on the garden next year since we won't be going away despite the wedding plans involving a week away with the kids so clearly he has no plans to get married next year after all.
As I said I initially felt better after taking the ring off but now I'm so mad at him for it, I never wanted to get married, he knew that wasn't something I was bothered about but he did want it, he proposed to me without any hints or pressure from me and when he proposed I realised that actually I did want it, we have kids together and both have kids from previous relationships and I realised getting married and joining our family was important and now he isn't bothered about it.
We had a great relationship, we were/are so in love and so connected, enjoy the same things, rarely argue but now, this past week, I'm so mad that he made me want something I was never bothered about and has now taken it away from me with no discussion, I'm mad that somehow his ex gets to dictate our relationship and our plans despite the fact she can do whatever she wants. I think my feelings about it all have changed as we were told by dsc last week that they are being taken out of school for a 2 week holiday later in the year if restrictions allow, this has not been discussed with dp despite the fact it will mean we don't see the kids as per court order during those weeks and he will just let her do it as she will just stop them coming to us and we will need to go back to court again. We can't just tell her we are getting married on whatever date as she will agree we can have them then one of them will "be unwell" at the last minutes and they won't be able to come which is why we agreed to just do it during our holiday contact time and not tell the kids until we have them for our 2 week holiday ( they know we are engaged, i just mean not tell them the exact date).
I honestly don't know what to do, it's really affecting our relationship and how I feel about him right now I barely even want to speak to him, I'm so sick of not being able to make plans for anything due to issues with the ex or his lack of enthusiasm about anything. I don't want to break up with him, I do love him and apart from this we do have a good relationship, I just don't know how to get rid of this anger I feel towards him about it all.
Sorry that was longer than I planned but aibu to be angry about something I wasn't bothered about to begin with and how can I get over this anger?