Just a few years ago, I was 26 years old. I had been with my boyfriend for over two years and all of my friends were either engaged or married. It seemed like it was my turn next, but it also seemed like that might never happen. He never seemed ready to propose to me.
I was in a rush to move on with my life and start a family. I really wanted kids and I wanted him to be the father of my kids.
It had been two years and he still hadn’t proposed. It seemed like this was the time where it was supposed to happen, and I really had no idea when it would be. I didn’t want to waste my time.
I began to nag him about it (which I’ve learned you shouldn’t do), but it turns out that he had been planning on proposing within a matter of weeks anyway.
It was just several weeks later when it asked me to marry him. It was a warm Saturday afternoon and I can honestly say that I was totally shocked. I didn’t see it coming whatsoever.
So you might be wondering when a man should propose to his girlfriend. In my case, it was just over two years but I have many friends who have gotten engaged after just a year. Some after even less time. What’s the appropriate amount of time though?
There’s no real answer to this question, as much as I’d like to say that there is one. It really varies by couple and you’ll have to take a good hard look at your relationship to determine the answer to that.
Still, you definitely have a right to ask. You’re not involved with him just for the sake of wasting your time, and you want to make sure that you’re both of the same mindset when it comes to these things.
Fast forward three years later now. I’m now happily married with a child, and write about the Little Tikes kitchens and the little tikes cookin fun interactive kitchen.
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