Possible proposal ?

[Luna43]

My partner and I have been together for 16 months. He’s divorced and I’m waiting for my divorce to be finalised. Ive never met anyone like him. He’s a good man, steady respectful and I love him to bits.
We both see our relationship as serious and have said we’d like to marry and have a child together.
Anyway last night I mentioned that my divorce probably wouldn’t be finalised until January next year due to delays. I had previously mentioned to him it would be done in November. His face kind of dropped and I jokingly said why are you planning on proposing. He replied maybe and I replied are you serious to which he answered maybe and then you need to get divorced first.
He has always taken his time in our relationship so I’m a bit taken aback . I suppose I am asking could a proposal be on the cards soon ? TIA

Well obviously no one here knows but it sounds possible. DH and I were engaged after 14 months, married 1 year later and just celebrated our 20th anniversary.

Some people might think 16 months (or indeed 14 months) is too soon however we were in our 30's and knew what we wanted. If you are already divorced you are probably not all that young either so it's not as though you are a pair of 20 year olds rushing up the aisle!

But what difference would it make, anyhow? You don’t need to have the divorce finalised to either make or accept a proposal of marriage.

Sounds promising, OP. Whilst you don’t have to be divorced to get engaged, i can completely understand why he doesn’t want to get engaged to a woman who’s married to someone else, especially since it’s only a short delay.

Why are you so set on getting a proposal?
You aren't even divorced yet.
I can never understand why someone is so keen to get married again so soon

Sounds like it! You are serious and have already said you want to marry- Congratulations op...