Glad you liked the stories Brittany, you are not butting in at all! I love hearing them and I love telling mine. I always tease Padhraig that he played so hard to get that he nearly lost me!
I completely understand about the loving yourself, if you don't then you won't let anyone else in. I have one friend with really low confidence about herself and her body and she constantly drives men away with her body language as she comes across as really snooty.
Marriage....I will wait to be asked but if I marry anyone it'll be him!
We talk about the future together and our kids and stuff and we do talk about our wedding when we are at weddings but he refuses to let me talk about it too much!
And I am a traditional girl and want to be asked!
Near future....well I am 28 now, and would like to get married while I am no more than 30 because I want to start having a family too, but right now we can't afford the wedding we would like and while I know that's not important in the grand scheme of things its a consideration. We also want to relocate after we get married and that isn't a step we are ready for yet.
So if he asked me i the morning I would say YES YES YES!, but I am not disappointed that he hasn't asked as I am secure in our relationship and know how much he loves me! I am not one of those poor girls whois jusy dying to get married and her guy won't commit. (diplomatic answer, but I know what I mean! )