[lilian]

Hi

I have been with my boyfriend for two years. I am 28 and he is 32. He asked me to move in with him after about 3 months of being with me but I waited for another year 'till I took the step. He had never wanted a girlfriend living with him and I sort of felt flattered that he wanted to share that with me. Also, he does all the right things: is honest, faithful, tells me that he loves me, I got to know his best friends and family right at the beginning despite the fact that it involved flying to another country to meet them all!

He really is a good guy and I love him with all my heart! We do have our fights but always seem to work things out!

There is one problem: marriage hasn't really come up yet (I mean it has in a wishy washy way, but not definite) and the thought that it hasn't come up hurts me. I mean whenever he talks about "his" future he involves me. He says "i'm his future, etc" and every now and then one of his friends says something about us getting married. But it never comes from him and he hasn't proposed yet.

I don't know whether I should bring up the subject. He is financially and socially very successful, just bought a beautiful house whereas I have always been more focused on the academic side, just did my PhD in Economics and really only starting now to make some proper money. Alas, no savings at all! Could that be the reason he doesn't consider me "wife-material". my family isn't rich either!

What do you think?