My girlfriend says she is not sure she ever wants to get married

Dear Dr. Patty Ann,

My girlfriend and I are madly in love with each other but every time I ask her to marry me (she is 23 and I am 24 years old), she says she is not sure she ever wants to get married. Her parents went through a very bitter divorce when she was a teenager and she swore she would never marry to avoid the possibility of going through all the pain she endured as a child related to this divorce. What should I do? I want to marry her and start a family but if marriage will never be in my future with her maybe I should just move on.

-No Engagement Blues

Dear No Engagement Blues,

Although you and your girlfriend are not babies, you are still relatively young adults. It is possible your girlfriend will change her mind about marriage in a few years. People say and feel things when they are young adults that changes as they mature – your girlfriend’s view on marriage might be one of them. My advice to you is to look inside your heart and see if you are willing to wait a few years in this relationship, hoping your girlfriend will warm up to the idea of marriage. If you don’t want to wait around for her to change her mind – and you truly want to be married – you need to end this relationship and find a woman who will help you achieve your dream of a loving relationship which leads to marriage and a family.

Dr. Patty Ann
Relationship Advice Expert

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