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Beginner April 2024

My 40 year old boyfriend is moving out of state and refuses to propose

Lulu, on April 5, 2023 at 8:38 AM

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My boyfriend is 40 years old and I am 24. He was married when he was 27 but the marriage ended after two years of him and the lady. My boyfriend and I met when I was 22 and he was 38 and I initially didn’t want to be in a relationship with an older gentlemen because of age difference but he won my...
My boyfriend is 40 years old and I am 24. He was married when he was 27 but the marriage ended after two years of him and the lady. My boyfriend and I met when I was 22 and he was 38 and I initially didn’t want to be in a relationship with an older gentlemen because of age difference but he won my heart over after a month of chasing me down. He has a great job and earns a lot and I am just starting out in my career. This year after two years of dating he’s got a job offer to move to Washington for a really amazing job opportunity. I was expecting him to propose before moving as he proposed to his ex wife just after six months of knowing her and he also proposed to her because he was moving states for his masters at the time. I am hurt and I feel resentful he hasn’t popped the question and I am thinking of ending it to maybe pursue things with another man that hasn’t been married before. I have told him I want marriage and to start a family but he still refuses to pop the question. I have felt worthless this year and not good enough because of this plus I’ve given so much of myself so young to my older boyfriend. What do I do?

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  • LM
    Super December 2022
    LM ·
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    No, don't do that. Don't let him think because you raised objections that you're the reason he's not proposing. Believe his words and move on. Go on a date with someone new before May starts and see what it looks like when someone actually shows interest. It's a game changer. And as Steve Harvey says, don't act the wife when you're just a gf (next time). You got this.

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    Beginner April 2024
    Lulu ·
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    Thank you for this. I’ve been feeling really beat up because we are not currently talking (haven’t been for two days). I’m gearing up to move on but I’m scared to go on and date someone because of this train wreck of a relationship and what it’s done. But Steve Harvey was so right!! And that was my biggest mistake- acting like a wife. Always being there, cooking for him and just being there in a way a boyfriend can’t appreciate but a husband definitely would.
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    Devoted April 2023
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    I see. I can understand that. He can’t propose because he doesn’t believe that it is the right thing to do. Nobody wants to be in a contentious, unhealthy relationship.

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  • LM
    Super December 2022
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    I mean, there's no reason to keep talking. He told you he won't marry you. Like another poster wrote, 60 days no contact. Sending you hugs. 💞
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