are we or not?

Philippines
February 10, 2007 12:49am CST
My boyfreind and I have been together for ten long years. we are living together as we are into 8 years. Until now he does'nt mention a marriage proposal yet. I love him so much and I want to spend the rest of my life with. Is it true that after both couple reach 10 long years and not yet marriage, they are not really meant to each other?
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7 responses
• Philippines
10 Feb 07
did you try asking him about that? what is his response? i think there is a valid reason for this. why dont you ask him? 10 years is 10 years! you're almost married. dont lose hope for God has reasons for everything.
@anjoks (2080)
• Philippines
10 Feb 07
That is not true at all. . Where did u hear that? .. my god, what are u waiting people? Did u ask your boyfriend about it? Don't just stand there and wait for his proposal. I think it's better to make the first move.
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@jenalyn (675)
• United States
10 Feb 07
I think you are meant to be together. Maybe you should tell him how important being married is to you and see if he feels the same way. If he is happy with how everything is right now, then maybe he thinks being married would change things and he doesn't want it to change. If he doesn't ask you to marry him, will you still want to be with him? Will you still feel like you are in a committed relationship that you can build a life with him without being married? Maybe you should find out how he feels about marriage. Some people just don't like it, or believe that it ruins everything. I don't think that it does, but I have been with men that did.
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• Philippines
10 Feb 07
No, it isn't true at all. Some have been only living together till their last breath. Why don't u ask ur boyfriend if he still wants to marry you. Because he might think that it is fine with you to be that way forever. He might be enlightened. What do you think?
@Tetchie (2932)
• Australia
10 Feb 07
Yee gods, who told you that? If you've stayed together that long and you are still madly in love why do you need a piece of paper to prove what's already happening? Why waste the money on a dress and expensive catering. Go to Hawaii and have a ceremony or something if you really need to exchange rings and celebrate the fact you've been together 10 years. Dare to be different!
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@Anakata2007 (1785)
• Canada
12 Feb 07
hmmmmm, this doesn't look good. SOME people do still get married after that long, but it is strange that it hasn't happenned yet if this was something that at least one of you wanted. Have you talked to him about it? I have a scary story for you: I lived with my old boyfriend for 5 years before we got engaged. I see now in retrospect that he didn't really want to marry me, because I guess he didn't have a strong feeling that I was the ONE. However, he didn't want to lose me either so he proposed to me because I was getting upset, much like you are. Anyways, the relationship ended after 2 years because he coudlnt' sit down and plan a wedding, and then within a year he was married to another woman. I think that it meant that I wasnt' the right one for him, and he wasnt' for me. I'm much happier now, married to my true soul mate, who proposed to me after 4 months! (when you know, you know) but the problem is that I wasted 7 long years with my ex, waiting to get married, and by the time I actually did get married I was 35 and now I can't seem to have a baby. Maybe it's age related fertility? I don't know.
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@joy1982 (226)
• Philippines
10 Feb 07
reachng 10 years in a relationship or being with him for 10 years is a wow for me..if he is still not proposing to you maybe theres some reasons behind it like "stable".. some men wants to be stable first before getting married coz they dont want his family to get hungry and no shelter.. try to figure it out the reasons why.. i dont believe after 10 years in a relationship and not yet into marriage will be separated..maybe for some other couples that they dont value and give spice to their relationships.. just prove to them that its not true..
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