I came across this interesting article and thought to share. Read below:
One of the biggest dating questions which haunt women is whether her
boyfriend is ready to commit. She may be sticking around with him for
almost a couple of years now, hoping that he will make up his mind and
still waiting for the elusive engagement ring. If you don’t want this to
happen to you, learn to pick up ten signs which tell you that he’s not
going to propose marriage in a hurry.
1.He Never Discusses Marriage
This is perhaps the first hint that should start ringing warning bells
in your mind. Your boyfriend cannot be caught dead talking about
marriage as an institution or even commenting on commercials for wedding
products and services. He won’t mention it even if his own brother is
getting married and he is going to be the best man. His aversion to the
M-word should be indication enough that marriage does not figure
anywhere in his near future.
2.He Is Hugely Ambitious (Overambitious)
Guys whose only mission in their lives is to reach the top of their
professional ladder are likely to take their time settling down. This is
because emotional commitment to a partner might force them to cut down
on their working hours and make networking with business contacts or
frequent out-of-town trips difficult. Though this is not to say that
married guys don’t find success – witness President Obama and Bill Gates
- super ambitious men who are perpetually looking for the next bigger
and better thing are more likely to consider marriage as leading to
professional stagnation.
3.All His Friends Are Single
This is as sure a sign as any that your boyfriend is not going to
propose marriage. If you notice that his social circle is exclusively
made of bachelors and divorced men, it is evident that he is
uncomfortable around married couples and has no plans to join their
ranks in near future.
4.He Has Strong intimate Needs
A guy who places great emphasis on sex and considers it the most
important part of a relationship is unlikely to settle for a single
partner. Gone are the days when men could be baited into marriage on the
lure of sex. The dissociation of sex and marriage as well as intimate
freedom for women has also made it easier for men to keep sleeping
around unless they wish to marry for other reasons. And if your
boyfriend has a large intimate appetite, it is unlikely to be satisfied
by a single person. He will sooner or later get tired of being with you
and move on to someone else he can go to bed with.
5.He Lives Out Of A Suitcase
Men with unstable living conditions usually have priorities like work
and travel which are bound to clash with a stable married life. You may
be thrilled to have a high-flying war correspondent or wildlife
photographer as a boyfriend, but such people are unlikely to settle down
to tame domesticity. Far easier to spot - and avoid – are guys who are
in and out of jobs or in trouble with the law and thus perpetually on
the move. Rather look for men who have stable lives since they are the
ones more likely to be looking for stable relationships.
6.He Does Not take You To Meet His Family
This is an unmistakable sign that a guy is not considering marriage even
though he may be dating someone. Men usually discuss their families
only with those who are close enough to be let into their inner lives.
If your boyfriend has never suggested that you meet his parents and even
appears to be uncomfortable talking about them to you, then perhaps he
is not ready to make you an intrinsic part of his life.
7.You Don’t Figure In His Plans
When talking about his future, does your guy merely discuss his goals of
starting a business someday and are his dreams limited to retiring by
the sea with his very own beach house and luxury boat? If so or
something similar, then this is an indication that you are not part of
his future plans and thus unlikely to be his wife any time soon. Unless
of course, he goes through a life-changing experience and realizes the
value of a committed relationship which is again putting too much store
by chance and therefore not worth wasting your life for.
8.He Doesn’t Ask You About Yours
In a reversal of the above point, a guy unwilling to commit will also be
uninterested to know about your life goals and hopes for the future.
The present- comfortably carefree and uncomplicated - is good enough for
him. He does not want to know if you want to eventually settle in the
suburbs or how many kids would you like to have and whether you would
prefer little girls or boys. Hell, he doesn’t even want to know where
you have always wanted to go for your honeymoon! If you find all this
true in case of your boyfriend, then you can kiss your dreams of
marrying him goodbye and start looking for a more suitable guy.
9.He Is Divorced
While divorced men are technically single and thus seeming candidates
for a committed relationship, if your guy has gone through a
particularly messy divorce, then probably he cannot bear the thought of
marrying again. To be sure about this, pry around gently to see how
badly he feels about his breakup and whether the scars are deep enough
to be permanent. Other than emotional issues, a divorced man may also be
caught up in child support and alimony so as to make any further
commitments completely out of the question.
10.He Is Not Forthcoming About Personal Information
Have you ever wondered why your boyfriend is always vague when you ask
him about his work and where he lives? You might have a rough idea that
he is into finance and that he commutes from the suburbs but if he is
unwilling to clearly share his personal information with you, probably
he has something to hide – a spouse or a lover maybe. Or more likely he
is determined to keep you away from the rest of his personal life. Not
exactly marriage material, is he?
No one can say for sure what goes on in a person’s mind and what
influences his/her decisions. But if your boyfriend displays all or most
of the above signs, then more likely than not, he is not yet ready to
propose marriage to you.
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