Her Boyfriend Promised To Propose To Her Before 2023 Ended, But She’s Heartbroken He Didn’t Keep His Promise
For the last four years, this 35-year-old woman has been dating her 39-year-old boyfriend, and they are very much in love.
Throughout the majority of their relationship, they have lived together, and they share three children from their past marriages. Prior to him dating her, he was married to another woman for 15 years.
“While I am ready to get engaged, he isn’t quite there yet, which is understandable,” she explained.
“Blending families can be tricky, and so can relationships, so of course, we have had our fair share of disagreements and difficult times.”
Her boyfriend always maintained he wanted to ensure that they had an unbreakable foundation prior to walking down the aisle, which she understood.
They then thought going to therapy together would be a great idea to help them work through this, and it has been going well.
However, her boyfriend made her a promise that he ended up not keeping, and that has broken her heart.
“The catch is that he promised me last Christmas (with no coercing) that he would be proposing to me in the next year/definitely by Christmas,” she said.
“I am a stay-at-home mom (but I do have means of earning some money), and he makes 6 figures. Times have been tough for everyone lately, and I know that.”
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“Especially with kids and around the holidays. But he didn’t get me anything at all for Christmas. Not a card, a homemade gift, or even a $10 gift card to Starbucks (or wherever). And he didn’t propose this past year.”
So, he did not keep his promise to propose to her before 2023 was over and done with, which was upsetting enough, but add that to him getting her nothing for Christmas, and she is overwhelmingly upset.
She bought her boyfriend a pair of shoes, by the way, so she did try to be thoughtful and get him a nice gift, even with her limited income.
A couple of weeks have obviously gone by since the holiday season, and she is still so upset that she isn’t sure what to do.
Her boyfriend excused his lack of a gift by saying gift-giving isn’t something he’s good at. Now, she never expects anything lavish, and her boyfriend is aware of this.
“As for promising me that we would be engaged, that’s a pretty big promise,” she said. “He has been acting like everything should be fine…”
He’s busy acting like things are normal between them, even though she has brought up to him how upset and hurt she feels.
She also has pointed out to him that she expects him to add some romance to their lives, and he’s pushing back on that.
Not everything is so overwhelmingly negative about her boyfriend, though, as he does a lot for her and their respective children.
“I want to end on a positive that he provides for our family and cooks lots of good meals for us,” she said. “How much longer should I give this relationship?”
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