I did that once, thinking love was all that mattered, and everything else was moot...
thought love was enough to get us through anything. turns out it wasn't.
turns out you also have relationship skills and a partner you can actually live with.
took me 5 major relationships to figure that...
that's interesting... what do you think about that?
I do know a number of couples who were arranged marriages... a couple of them have amazing marriages, a couple... not so much, and one couple divorced.
interested in your thoughts and observations on the process and how it works out.
sweet!
my hubby asked me to marry him on the third date... I wasn't ready AT ALL to move that quick. he asked me to marry him again every week... and never did it the same way twice! no pressure, just the question, 26 different ways. took me six months to say yes, we were married a year and...
this is it right here.
you guys fill me with hope. my hubby and I are much like this after 11 years, although we didn't grow up together. I hope were even more like this when we've been married 40 years.
I come from a divorced family (mom's been divorced 4 times, all my dads have been...
just a couple of thoughts...
4 and a half years is long enough to know if you want a commitment and kids. if he doesn't want to move forward, and you've talked about it, well ... there's the whole story. if what you want (a husband and kids) is not what he wants (a girlfriend who doesn't bug...
I love your hopefulness!
and just a hint from someone who's been there, three times... he won't be your perfect everything... but if he's good enough, on enough things, and perfect on a few, you can make a wonderful life together.
don't know about most people...
but mostly I marry because I love the other person and can't imagine my life without them.
I say mostly, because that was true the first time, and the third time.
the second time, I married because the attraction between us was good, and he was beautiful, so...