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  • I agree with everyone else, if you're having doubts then you're not ready. I know you don't want to hurt his feelings but I'd just tell him that you feel like it's too soon and you want to get to know each other a bit more first.
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  • heretolearn_2
    heretolearn_2 Posts: 3,565 Forumite
    Tell him you are enjoying the whole falling in love/new relationship/exciting phase so much and don't want to miss out on a minute of it by rushing through to the next stage. Those first few months are really special and you only get to do them once! Long terms plans can wait, this is supposed to be an uncomplicated time to get to know each other better. There's plenty of time to come for all the rest of it when you are ready.
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  • The fact you have to ask makes me think you're not ready. There's no need to rush in to anything, if he's the one you'll end up marrying it will happen sooner or later anyway.
  • He should be understanding if you need more time

    But from my experience my current girlfriend and i were not committed at this stage but i knew i wanted to be with her and i cant imagining being with anyone else so to me thats the sign shes the one for me but we both have to wait as we live apart hours drive apart and her kids we have to make sure its right for the kids before us they have started primary school i wouldn't want to drag them away from familiar area and theres college my girlfriend is going to and doesn't drive as well ,if we had both met years ago we would have jumped in we both admitted this so thats enough commitment for us at moment and we have talked bout few years see what happens so i will keep saving :) i do believe in my heart we have a future just isn't quite right time

    can you imagine being with anyone else ?
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  • Kimberley82
    Kimberley82 Posts: 1,717 Forumite
    my husband asked after 2 weeks, I said yes it felt right
    Shut up woman get on my horse!!!
  • Pixiechic
    Pixiechic Posts: 801 Forumite
    Personally, after just two months together, there is no way that I would even consider a proposal. I don't think that you can truly know someone in two months. Just my opinion though.

    I agree with other posters, if you say yes then you should be sure that you want to. Posting the question here with very understandable doubts says to me that you are not ready.

    Totally agree with 'act in haste, repent at leisure'.
  • LEJC
    LEJC Posts: 9,618 Forumite
    You will know when the time is right....and if you have to ask the question "is it too soon" then it probably is..
    My proposal came 7 weeks after our first date...and I didn't hesitate in saying yes as I could see my future as being a part of a partnership with my man....we have been married now nearly 18 years
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  • Errata
    Errata Posts: 38,230 Forumite
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    Bluntly, if you have to ask strangers on an interenet forum which you've just joined what you should do, IMO you need a lot more experience of life and love.
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  • POPPYOSCAR
    POPPYOSCAR Posts: 14,902 Forumite
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    Just say yes and have a nice long engagement........................
  • My OH asked me after a few weeks...I told him not to be silly & whilst I loved him that I wouldn't marry anyone I'd only known for such a short time and to ask again in a few years time...he did and we're just coming up to our first anniversary.

    There is (meant to be) no going back from marriage - so if you wait...you will still be together and get married later when you are confident it is going to last. If it falls apart just because you want to wait and he doesn't - it isn't going to last as a marriage either...
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