My boyfriend (25M) and I (23F), have been together for basically 5 years. And living for 4 years. We’ve both always agreed that we don’t want to get married until we are around the ages 28 or older only because it gives us time to get our s**t together in terms of finances, school and careers. Same things goes for kids, I don’t want kids until I am around 27-28 and we both agree. So there isn’t any problem with us and our desires for our future.
Now, everybody around us keeps questioning why we aren’t married and that we’ve been together for 5 years. That he’s not gonna propose to me unless I give him a firm timeline. How the older I am as a woman the harder it is to have kids when I’m older. I’m still naive so idk exactly how true that is. I’m not letting any of this impact the plans we have but it does get me thinking because is it not normal to not want to get married until like.. 28 or older?🥲 it just feels like both friends, and families are kind of pressuring us sometimes. And i guess I just want some type of insight from people in their experiences in marriage and all that relating to this 🙂
TL:DR, Not wanting marriage or family until 28 or older..