how important is marriage/proposal to you in a relationship?

I think the biggest factor is if you’ve talked about it and explained your wants/needs. Setting the expectation and not just waiting around for someone to propose without any sort of conversation. Some people don’t ever get married but as long as the commitment is there and both people are happy, cheers! I’ve told all the people I’ve been in relationships with that marriage and children was what I wanted for my future.

My husband and I got pregnant maybe 5 months into our relationship and I told him I wanted a ring on my finger before she arrived so we got engaged. Got pregnant with our second when our first was almost 2 and I expressed the need for being married on paper before her arrival so we did a courthouse wedding. I got what I wanted cause we were on the same page. I wouldn’t expect everyone to follow that timeline. If you’ve talked to your partner about wanting marriage, gone through a few years of your relationship and still not gotten a ring.. if they wanted to, they would.