Entitled man refuses to propose to girlfriend of 6 years because she keeps asking when they'll get married: 'I do plan on marrying her someday'

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Ally Perry • Writer and Editor
Aug 14, 2024 6:00 PM EDT

Whatever your personal opinions on marriage, there is no denying that it's something that many people place a lot of importance on. It's also true that when it seems like one partner wants to get married a lot more than the other one does, it is time to seriously take stock of a relationship. Countless are women who have stuck around in not-so-great partnerships in the vain hope they'll get a ring, and it can be a painful thing to watch.

The internet was subjected to this dilemma from the man's perspective recently after one frustrated boyfriend took to the internet to complain that his partner was asking him when he was going to propose. Claiming that "she's the woman I want to be with" but "I want to wait until I'm ready", people were not impressed with all the excuses. You might think that he would have done it already if it was something that he wanted so much.

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    еснеш @leamaric Every part of this is painful.
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    r/AITAH u/AKsFyNeZt • 3h Join Girlfriend of 6 years won't stop asking for a ring. AITAH? Advice Needed So it's exactly as the title suggests. I 37M have been with my girlfriend 35F for 6 years now. We have been living together for 5 years. We both have good jobs that pay well and money isn't an issue. She has a daughter from a previous relationship and I've known her since she was 2 and she is now 9. Me and my step daughter get along great. Everything is fine, but I am constantly getting asked b
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    Funes @Bulkington____ • 22h Replying to @leamaric "37 waiting for the right moment" Many such cases
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    Tomorrowland ❤ @m_tomorrowland Replying to @leamaric FWB - 5yrs Live-in girlfriend - 10yrs Engaged - 5yrs Married - 2yrs Divorced. Great use of time.
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    e Ronald-Kun @SullaLC5.22h Replying to @leamaric I went through 2 houses, a kid, financed 2 vehicles and several horses and dogs before finally marrying 173 ❤440 ill 131K ☐∞ еуспеш @leamaric 22h ⚫ Dang even the horses!?
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    mommy long legs @hannahhedon Subscribe Replying to @leamaric Seems he's only not doing it to be defiant at this point
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    Zuri @allurhia 22h Replying to @leamaric They sound like they have anxiety about making the moment special. And then constantly being pressured to pop the question doesn't make it any better.
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    Jason the Argonaut ❤ @TheBangerZone Replying to @leamaric Follow 6 years?! If he doesn't know by a year, he's wasting her time
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    Goddess Urja ✪ ✪ 3333333 @GoddessUrja Replying to @leamaric Follow What he's not hearing is she's probably preparing to leave him. He better listen to the words she's not saying or he will be left with a ring and no hand to put it on.
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    Bleu Cheque @VERBAL CHANCLA Replying to @leamaric Follow If she were the right woman, it would have been the right time years ago.
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    shotTa @dotShotta 21h Replying to @leamaric He's right. Constantly bringing it up and causing awkward situations sours the whole idea of it and makes him think twice about it.
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    feral tomboy + Replying to @leamaric @peachtard 21h wasting this woman's time aside, if they ever break up it's going to destroy that kid. He's been her step-dad for almost her whole life :(
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    Molly Smash @deltaasherhill • 16h Replying to @leamaric . Oof, he even missed his window of having his own child.
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    Philosophicat @Philosophi_Cat - 14h Replying to @leamaric By the time he gets around to asking, she's going to be so frustrated and resentful that she's not even going to want to marry him anymore.
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    astral @itsastralocean 19h Bro deleted it after not getting the response he thought he'd get. Also, this comment makes him look even worse.... 1,250 Wolait kerfy15.3h I don't know if you know this or not but your comment history is public LOL. I read a few of them and it sounds like you just don't like women, thinks they're mooches, and just want everything you have. You go on to say that women do what they always do "divorce us and take half of everything and then force us to give them money ev
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    LulnAlaska Matchma... @luinalaska Follow Ladies if you have to ask him for a ring even once that isn't your man.
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    Caitlin @CaitPsych Follow Whenever I see this story I ask when is the "right" time? If she's the woman you want to be with, 6 years, you're living together, financially set, then when? IMHO, I think men who say this stuff are convincing themselves it's what they want, but actually is not; it's comfortable and perhaps they're holding out for something else before tying the knot. Men out there who have been in this situation, convince me otherwise. Tell me your reasons.
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    Echo -☀ @TheEcho13 Follow The reason he won't propose is because he loves the dynamic where he knows he's not giving her what she wants and she still stays with him. It makes him feel powerful and like he's the prize. If he proposes, he sees it as her winning and him losing. She gets what she wants and he's not the prize anymore, she is. Some man take pride in breaking women down, taking her off her pedestal and putting her in his trenches. Making her suffer to prove she won't leave him. There a
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