Look forward with me

I proposed to A recently, and she has been completely unable to think or speak properly ever since. She is telling everyone (of course) and making a monstrous deal out of it (of course). I'm happy to let her feel and act as she has been, as long as I can laugh at her with her blessing once in a while.

The reaction has been overall favorable, with a few "It's about time!" comments thrown in, which is to be expected. What wasn't expected is the 2 responses from my mom and sister saying they didn't think I was ready for marriage. I understand completely that they are worried about us getting pregnant and not having the means to support a family, but let's think about the situation.

A) We have been living together for over 2 years with no attempts at preventing pregnancy. We haven't been trying to get pregnant, but we also have not used any means of birth control.

B) We have been dating for over 9 years, 5 of those without prevention. One of us may be broken...

C) We are not even planning to get married for at least a year. That means plenty of time to save money.


So why would me being ready be an issue? We love each other, and are already 100% committed, so why not just accept that we will be getting married eventually? She is a part of the family in spirit, let's make it in name too. That is what the marriage means to me, more than anything else.

I know, typical guy apathy.

And Sweet

I'll keep it short today. I plan to spend more time improving myself. I also plan to have fun doing it. If I fail I will try again, using different methods.

When I succeed I'll be a total hottie. Grats to A.