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Proposing to my boyfriend

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Spaceships · 07/08/2013 04:29

Hi all, I have been with my DP for almost two years now, we will be celebrating our 2 year anniversary at the end of this month. We have recently moved in together and things are going very well. I am considering popping the question on the anniversary date or soon after.
Some background:
I am 26, he is 29. We live in London zone 2, both professionals, currently no children. I am his first long-term relationship however I have had several, he is very open about having been treated badly by previous partners and has little to no contact with his parents due to their stormy marriage and treatment of him and his siblings. We have discussed marriage and children (light heartedly) in the past and he has mentioned it would be something he would like. I am however concerned that he would only choose marriage to 'rectify' the mistakes that his parents made...
Thoughts? TIA x

OP posts:
MissTweed · 07/08/2013 06:32

I have been with my DH for 10 years (got married last year). In our relationship it was very much me that progressed things. (Eg moving in together, buying a house etc etc) as he had relationship hang ups constantly but..... The one thing I never did was push the marriage thing. I could have taken the bull by the horns and proposed years ago but I felt like it was something he had to do without my 'encouragement'. We talked about marriage and kids etc so I knew it was something he wanted.... Weirdly within 2 months of our wedding, 4 of his uni/old home friends proposed to their long term girlfriends!! Seems like its s bloke thing that if all their friends aren't married then it scares them??
If I had proposed I would forever wonder if he would have done it??
OP, you've only been together for 2 years and recently moved in together... I would Give it another year and you'll both 'know' that it's meant to be GrinGrin

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