He Says Three Years Is Too Long To Wait For Marriage

I’m in a long-distance relationship with a man who is 26 years old. We started dating when I was 18. When we entered our third year, he started talking about marriage. While he is in his final year and getting ready to graduate from the university, I have two more years to complete school.

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According to his plans, we should get married next year. I don’t think that would be feasible for me. I told him, “I will marry you but not now. I need three more years to be ready. Let me complete school and find my feet in this world first before I take on the responsibility of being a wife.”

We are from the same State. My parents would be more than happy to welcome him as a son-in-law. That is why I haven’t sent him home yet. If he mentions marriage to them, they would push me to go for it.

I love him. I do want to spend the rest of my life with him. Nonetheless, I feel like marriage is a huge commitment. So I want to make this decision without pressure or any form of coercion. When I explained to my boyfriend that I am not ready, he said he can’t wait for three years.

“I want you to be the wife of my youth. I want us to grow together as husband and wife.”

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He has assured me that I don’t have to worry about our marriage getting in the way of my education. He says he would make sure I don’t get pregnant while I’m still in school.

“We will only start trying for a baby when we are both ready to start a family.”

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I want to believe him, and I think I do. I am just not sure that now is the right time to take that big step. I am only 21. Am I not too young for something as big as marriage? To the women here who married early, how has the experience been? Is it something you would advise a young woman to do? I need all the guidance and advice I can get.

— Jess
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