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I posted a little while ago about getting broody and wanting to get married and all that. My boyfriend just texted me saying that another of our friends just got engaged and god knows why but it made me cry. Of course, i'm happy for him and i said congrats and all the usual *******s, i just hate that everyone seems to be getting married except me and its all i can think about, all i wanna do is get married. I know everyone is gonna be like, oh you crazy bitch, its too early, your still young, your time will come and all that. Plus its the middle of February and my boyfriend keeps making up excuses not to get me the ring he promised me in December. I just need somebody to cry on.
Reply 1
hippieglitter
I posted a little while ago about getting broody and wanting to get married and all that. My boyfriend just texted me saying that another of our friends just got engaged and god knows why but it made me cry. Of course, i'm happy for him and i said congrats and all the usual *******s, i just hate that everyone seems to be getting married except me and its all i can think about, all i wanna do is get married. I know everyone is gonna be like, oh you crazy bitch, its too early, your still young, your time will come and all that. Plus its the middle of February and my boyfriend keeps making up excuses not to get me the ring he promised me in December. I just need somebody to cry on.


I don't think your age is the issue, really. It sounds to me like you're just desperate to get married - not desperate to marry your current boyfriend. Would it really matter who the groom was?

Why are you so keen to get married? Do you want a wedding or a marriage? Do you think being married is easy?

If you got married tomorrow, have you thought about how you might feel afterwards with the rest of your life stretching out in front of you?
Of course it would matter who the groom was. I love my boyfriend, i can't imagine ever being with anyone else, or finding ayone as good as him.
Reply 3
How would being married make any difference? Whether you're married or not, you've got your boyfriend, and surely that's all that matters?
You will probably regret being married at your age. It's far too young. Life a little. I know it's probably not what you want to hear but seriously! The thought of marriage terrifies me and I think it should!
Reply 5
One of the girls on my course got married in the summer of our second year at uni to a lovely bloke, she'd been with him for ages, he seemed really nice etc etc. She was just 19. What happened? Less than 6 months after they were married, he cheated on her and she now wants nothing more to do with him. So instead of it being boy cheats on girl -> she dumps him -> problem solved, she'll be spending their first wedding anniversary seeking a divorce or annulment. Nice.

Seriously, you do just sound desperate. What's the hurry? If you love each other then it'll happen one day, and a lot of the people who are engaged now won't be getting married until after graduation (assuming they don't break it off before then).
Reply 6
I got married early and have had hardly any regrets really. Sure, sometimes it is hard, but I never think 'wish I hadn't married that guy'.
In fact, I never wanted to get married and when I met him, I was sure this is the person I wanted to be with.
However, I doubt we would've gotten married that early if we had had an easier way of staying together. He was a US citizen and I was an EU citizen.
Anyway, that's besides the point. Talk to your boyfriend about it. Unless you are awaiting a traditional proposal, I think this is the best way to go about it. Also, you could get engaged and then marry later.