Is it normal to feel this way when others get engaged/married?

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I’m not bitter. I’m honesty happy for people when they get engaged/married. But it just makes me sad because I’m not. 
I have a 2 year old and currently pregnant with baby number 2 with the same guy - we rent a home and everything. But we are saving up for a house, so we haven’t been planning to buy a ring/get married. 
It just sucks because I really want that. But I want the house too. 
I get upset and cry almost every time I see someone that’s newly engaged. I also feel like others are judging me for having 2 babies with a man that I’m not even engaged to.

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It’s called envy...try to focus on yourself hun. My husband and I were together for about 10 years before married, we rented until our 30’s. You will get there. Instead, try to be happy for other people, thinking negative only effects you.

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I think it’s normal to be a little jealous

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Try and be thankful for your life! You have one, almost two babies that many people are probably jealous of (someone probably cried at your second pregnancy announcement thinking it wasn’t fair). 
Not everyone does things in the same order and that’s okay! It’s much more practical for your family to be saving for a home instead of a ring.

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If someone judges you for not being engaged, are they really so great you care what they think? 
No matter what they say, it looks like you do have a stable family, so, no need to focus on what you don't have- which is the government involved in your love life.

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I get like this too girl. Last time I tried to bring up marriage with my partner of 4 years he told me he wasn’t ready and it was ‘just hard’ I still don’t know what that means to this day but I’ve left it at that for now.

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You sure sound bitter though, you shouldn't project your unhappiness onto others that have something that makes them happy. And people are going to judge and you can't change that. It is what it is.

Is it normal to feel this way when others get engaged/married?

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