The two of you are in a bad situation, and you only have two sensible choices: relationship counselling or breaking up - and if he won't go to relationship counselling and willingly participate, then breaking up is the only other option. in my opinion, anyone even thinking about marriage should go to pre-marriage counselling anyway. Likely you need it just as much as he does.
Anyway, he's clearly being unreasonable. If he was up-front and told you that he had no interest in marriage, and just wanted to be boyfriend-girlfriend indefinitely (a desire he's allowed to have, and one you're allowed to accept or reject), that would be one thing, but since he proposed, he is obligated to take the proposal seriously and move forward, or at the very least have a solid plan with specific mileposts so that forward progress can be measured and worked towards. in my opinion, he only proposed to you to keep you around, but never had any intention of going through with it. Not sure how long he could keep up that ruse - he probably didn't think that far ahead - but in my opinion he's not really looking to get married. Maybe I'm wrong and pre-marriage counselling will solve the problems, but I've seen this before and it doesn't bode well for the two of you.
A man who WANTED to be married would be making plans, and would be happy about doing so (not necessarily at every moment, because certain things can be annoying or frustrating, but overall, he'd be happy and enthusiastic). He's the opposite of that, and that's a huge red flag that he's been waving in front of you for far too long.
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Marriage doesn't benefit men. Why would he be excited to get married when you'd be and do the exact same things? You haven't given us any reasons as to why your such a benefit to him. And what factors make him valuable to you. Nothing would really change if you've already been together this long.
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Do you have a ring and a date? Then you aren't engaged. If you think getting married will make things better, and he will change you are seriously mistaken.
I mean your parents haven't even met and you are supposed to be getting married? Lol... okay.You two need to talk about your concerns
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