Jennifer Love Hewitt thinks so and she proved it by saying to boyfriend and “Ghost Whisperer” costar Jamie Kennedy “By this time next year, if we’re not planning something, then there’s a situation.”
Now in all fairness he did actually ask what her proposal time line was, but she clearly had one ready and wasn’t shy about sharing. So do you think it’s a good idea to be so blunt with your man about your expectations? Doesn’t that kill a lot of the mystery and romance in the relationship?
I’m on the fence about this issue. On one hand I think that if a man wants to marry you he’ll ask, and giving him an “engagement deadline” only seems to encourage him to think less about whether or not he loves you and more about whether or not he wants to bother starting over with a new girl. On the other hand, some men really do need to have things spelled out for them. What do you think?
The bottom line really is that you have to do whatever you’re most comfortable with, and communicate communicate communicate! If the guy you’re dating is interested in marriage and if you both want the same things out of life you should be fine either way.
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Comments
Emma
June 11th, 2009 - 3:59:34 PM
if you're keeping a mental time line anyway - especially if that time line is a deal breaker - then, yes. tell him. not communicating that is just going to cause trouble and heartbreak. but if it's not a deal breaker, then..uh, no sweat. just wait it out. either way you should be talking about it. as nice as the 'romance' and 'mystery' aspects may seem, in this day and age, there shouldn't be any big surprises. marriage is important. it should be talked about and discussed. in my experience surprise proposals lead to surprises in the marriage. ugly surprises. communicate
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