My SO and I have been going out for almost 3 years now. Up until August we had been in a close-distance relationship. We've talked about our future here and there. We see ourselves getting married someday, but we want to have financial stability as well as location stability.
We both started graduate programs this year. My graduate program includes a 2 year service in the Peace Corps, so I will be gone from Aug 2013 to Aug 2015. Part of me wants to be engaged before I leave for Peace Corps because it makes me feel like we would be dedicated to working through any issues that arise more than if we were just bf/gf. I feel like being engaged would give me more certainty about what I'm going to be coming back to.
Does any of this make sense?
How do I bring this up to him without making it seem like I am pressuring him to propose?
Should I bring it up? I mean it should be something he should want to do, not something he should feel forced to do.
We both started graduate programs this year. My graduate program includes a 2 year service in the Peace Corps, so I will be gone from Aug 2013 to Aug 2015. Part of me wants to be engaged before I leave for Peace Corps because it makes me feel like we would be dedicated to working through any issues that arise more than if we were just bf/gf. I feel like being engaged would give me more certainty about what I'm going to be coming back to.
Does any of this make sense?
How do I bring this up to him without making it seem like I am pressuring him to propose?
Should I bring it up? I mean it should be something he should want to do, not something he should feel forced to do.
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