If these things are met, then the relationship progresses:
- You never got into ugly arguments with yelling matches nor insulted each other. It's ok to disagree on topics but never ok to be verbally abusive.
- Neither you nor your partner has problems with the parents. Both sets of parents like each other.
- There is mutual help in the relationship and both are serious about wanting a family.
- There is no jealousy nor trust issue whatsoever.
- Similar views on important topics
- Good management in finances and knowing when to save money
If the relationship already has lots of arguments, drama, too much differences, trust issues (even worse if cheating too place) and either your parents hating your partner or your partner's parents hating you then I can image that can either slow down the process or transform it into a dead-end that eventually leads to a break-up. After all what would be the motivation of wanting to settle down and have kids with them? None. You already have the negatives you are already dreading moving towards the next step.
It's like you're already having an issue with your employee and is he's still in training... after all that are you doing to even want to promote him (even if he has worked for 6+ years)... nope.
