As my title says, it's 2020 and women are still waiting for men to propose. It just seems bonkers to me. Surely when you talk about your relationship going forward once it's become more serious, you discuss important things like getting married, wanting children, buying houses, careers etc.
I'm always so amazed at the number of women who have children and buy a house with a man and then moan about the fact she wants a proposal and he's not forthcoming. And when posters ask why she can't ask him she will say something like 'I'm old fashioned that way'. But obviously not old fashioned enough to have waited for children until after marriage.
Also my other bug bear is expecting the man to foot the bill for an expensive engagement ring. Just why is it his place to buy this? If you are adults in an equal relationship surely you should both pay for it?
This is 2020 people, discuss the things you want out of your relationship so you both go into it with the same hopes and dreams. If you want children, agree to marriage first for the protection if nothing else. And women pay towards your ring, don't expect him to buy you a ginormous diamond ( or whatever ring you choose) and not contribute towards it.
Sorry that was a bit of a rant, but so many posters on here are quite frustrating on this subject.
Oh and as an aside, I'm not really a marriage supporter. I myself only got married to protect me and my children in case anything happened to him. And this actually made everything so much easier to sort when I was widowed. But now I won't have any other children I doubt I will ever remarry.
So now I sit waiting for people to hand me my arse. But this post is just my opinion. Right or wrong.