• @Ginger666
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    88 months ago

    You better get out now

    • @toynbee
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      708 months ago

      I mean … As long as communication and intent are clear in both directions, being willing to get married isn’t a red flag. My now wife wanted to get married a long time before I did and made that clear. We are now happily married with a child and both happy with that development because she made sure I knew what she wanted and I only disagreed with the timeline.

      If this post is true, I’d say it’s a good thing, at least without any context. Now the poster knows that

      • if they do plan to propose, they don’t need to worry (which should be a prerequisite to any marriage proposal)
      • if they don’t plan to or hadn’t even considered proposal, they can start thinking about that
      • if they don’t want to get married at all, they can start discussing that with their girlfriend (and yes, get out of the relationship if their life goals aren’t compatible)
      • @LemmynySnicket
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        348 months ago

        Sir this is r/relationshipadvice, the only answer we can give is run, burn your life down, and fake your own death.

        • @pivot_root
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          348 months ago

          My (32M) fiancee (30F) said yes to my proposal! How do I make sure the wedding planning goes smoothly?

          u/TwoBrainCells6969 — ↑ 51 — 3 hours ago
          She’s gaslightinf u, dump her

          u/ArmchairBoyfriend — ↑ 23 — 2 hours ago
          Are you sure you want to go through with this? It sounds like you’re having doubts already, and it doesn’t sound like you’re compatible in that case.

          u/Not2PervButt — ↑ 1 — 3 seconds ago
          DM pics of her? need to see b4 I can give dress ideas

      • @[email protected]
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        48 months ago

        if they don’t plan to or hadn’t even considered proposal, they can start thinking about that

        And if they were expecting to organically come to this conclusion through shared experience, that’s off the table.

        • @toynbee
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          68 months ago

          I wouldn’t say it’s lost. If the relationship has good communication, the poster can simply explain to their girlfriend what happened. Hopefully, this can then just be a funny story to tell, perhaps at their eventual potential wedding.

          The experience can be taken by those in the relationship to not mean anything other than that the girlfriend is not opposed to marriage. The poster can choose to not discuss their feelings on marriage, other than that this was unintentional and they’re not ready yet. Then the relationship can develop as it would normally.

          However, it’s true that a lot of what I’m suggesting depends on the details of OP’s relationship. Not knowing them, their situation, their relationship or their views on marriage, it is not impossible that this could cause problems.

        • @[email protected]
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          68 months ago

          I’d say a fluke occurrence with a beverage cap is almost the definition of a shared, organic experience.

        • @[email protected]
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          28 months ago

          It very much sounds like the girlfriend had arrived at that point organically before they did, though. If she was able to say yes to the bottlecap so easily, and they hadn’t even put thought into it yet. So it sounds like coming to that point through shared experience was already off the table.

      • @[email protected]
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        18 months ago

        It’s not about the girl being a red flag. It’s about the timing being screwed up, permanently and unfixably, and all the emotional tension that’s going to result.