[Layla]

Hi

I have been posting before and am back now! Sorry if I bore you guys :-(

Anyway, I have been with my boyfriend for 18 months. I am 28 and he is 31. He really adores me. I met his family and friends very soon after starting dating him. I am the first woman he asked to move in with. Every morning he spends a few minutes cuddling me and telling me how I am the most important person in his life.

He is very successful and just bought a house where we live together. (We have been living together for almost a year now). So life has been INCREDIBLY stressful for him!

We have a lot of fun together and all his friends say that they have never seen him this happy before. So, theoretically everything is fine. (Apart from the odd fights of course, but I guess that's rather normal)

But then again. He never brings up children or marriage..... actually that's not true..... about half a year ago it came up every now and then. I also found a letter from a very old friend of his who said that he is waiting to be invited to an engagement party and that he was suprised about hearing those hints.

But lately - over the last few months- my boyfriend never dropped any hints any more. Especially not about children.

He says that he really wants to be with me and includes me in his long term planning but never ever brings up marriage.

Should I worry or give him time? I am almost 29 and sort of don't feel like I have decades left to find a husband.

Thanks so much for your help!!