Reasons Why He Hasn’t Asked You to Marry Him Yet
After you have dated a man for a while, known him well enough and are sure that you want to spend the rest of your life with him, you wish to get married to him. You hope that he will propose you soon. Though he does not fail to express his love for you and is vocal about his feelings, he has never proposed you to marry him. You keep dropping hints at him but knowingly or unknowingly, he does not seem to comprehend your signs. You keep waiting for him to propose but he does not show any sign of doing it any time in the near future. [ Read: Practical Signs He’s the One You Should Marry ]
Here are 10 reasons why he hasn’t asked you to marry him yet:
- Career comes first
He loves you but he is at a point in his career where he needs to put all his energy and dedication towards his work. He does not think it to be a wise decision to get married at a time when his work needs all his attention. If he gets married to you now, he would not be able to give you enough time as he would be completely immersed in his work. [ Read: 9 Ways to Tell if Your Guy Wants to Marry You
- He does not want to commit
He has never given a reason to complain about him and has treated you with a lot of love and respect. But, he is scared to commit. He loves you but he does not know where is this relationship headed towards or will it last for long. Getting married means being committed to your partner for life and he is not ready to do that now.
- Sceptical about marriage
A couple of bad experiences in life can make us cynical about certain things. If you have seen marriages ending up in divorce from your close quarter or have known someone who has had a bad marriage, you could get a little sceptical about getting married. If this is the reason he is shying away from marriage, then you should try to convince him and make him realize that marriage does not always end up badly and there are so many people who are happily married too. [ Read: 10 Clear Signs Your Man is Worth Marrying ]
- Does not want to lose his freedom
When you are in a relationship with someone, you have certain responsibilities towards your partner but you are not bound to them or answerable to them for everything. However, marriage is serious business and you have to do everything keeping in mind the interest of your spouse. You have to give up on a few things and make sacrifices. Maybe, he is not ready to lose his freedom yet.
- He is in love with someone else
Sometimes, it gets difficult for one to control one’s emotions. Even as he in a relationship with you, his heart may have gone astray and found somebody else. The feelings that he had for you feel short of the intense love he has for another person. He could find it difficult to confess this to you. If you sense him doing this, you should ask him directly. You should not let him keep you in the dark. [ Read: 10 First Date Moves that Will Guarantee a Second Date ]
- Financial woes
He might be going through a rough patch in his career and his bank balance is on an all time low. In this situation, it would be difficult to get married to you and look after you. It is important to think practically in such times. No matter how much you love each other, you need to be financially sound to assume all the responsibilities’ that come with marriage. You should try to help him and get him out of this difficult time.
- He is busy
Work is not the only thing that keeps one occupied. There are several other things that one’s attention. There might be some family obligations that he must fulfil or some other personal issue that he needs to resolve. It would not be right for him to put these things on hold just to get married. [ Read: Affairs in a Marriage and the Big Role of Egos in it ]
- He is apprehensive
Though you are getting anxious about marriage, he does not know about it,. He is not sure whether you would accept his proposal or not. He fears that you might get startled by his proposal. Does he show signs of nervousness or starts talking about something and then, suddenly stops. If yes, then he might be scared of proposing marriage to you.
- You have not shown interest
Even though you do want to get married, you have not expressed it in any way. Even if you have been suggesting this to him indirectly, you must work harder at making him realize that you are interested and he should propose to you right away. [ Read: 12 Delicate Signs of a Loveless Unhappy Marriage ]
- He does not love you
Now, this is something that would be difficult for you to handle. You will be heartbroken if he tells you that he does not have any feelings for you. But, you must look at it in a positive way. You must be glad that you got to know about this before you got married to him. Had you stumbled upon this truth after marriage, it would have hurt you even more.
There could be several reasons behind him not asking you to get married to him as yet. It is important to know the exact reason and act accordingly. If you are pretty sure that he is not going to say it, why do not you do the needful? Yes, girls do expect guys to propose marriage to them but if your guy, for some reason, does not take a step ahead in this direction, you should go and talk about this to him.
