He isn’t ready for marriage :(

So my bf and I have been together about 5 years. We graduated college together, live together, have pets together, started careers in the same town! So if I say so, pretty serious.

People always bug us as to why we aren’t at least engaged. It didn’t bother me for a while but now it’s getting to the point that I agree, why aren’t we? I’m really excited to get married! I even already have tons of ideas for a great wedding!

We are financially stable, we are happy, nothing is really in our way of doing it! We’ve discussed futures before and we both want marriage and children.

I’ve brought up that I think it’s time to take that next step and even told him some cool ideas that we could use at our wedding. I don’t even need an expensive ring!

He gets irritated when I bring it up and says that he is not ready for marriage.

And before you ask, no he doesn’t have something planned.

We have discussed previously that we will go ring shopping together so I can try them on and see my ring size and what shapes look good and then he can pick from there. When I asked if we could plan a time to look he just gets mad and changes the subject bc he’s not ready!

I don’t want to pressure him into something he doesn’t want! But for years we’ve talked about our future to ensure that we are on the same page and want the same things.

Now that I feel like the time is here, he doesn’t want to move forward. It’s been 5 years...‘I think your know if you want to be with me or not? 27 seems like a great age to get married!