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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If you are 35, devout Catholic, unmarried, and don't feel any sense or need of progress toward marriage and kids, I don't think you being completely honest with yourself. [/quote]

OP here. I wouldn’t say I’m a devout catholic. I just don’t believe in divorce. [/quote]
I hope you are planning on going to premarriage counseling if you decide to eventually pop the question. I think you've got some baggage there you need to unpack.[/quote]

OP here. We likely will.

I don’t think I have baggage because I don’t believe in divorce. Too many people go into marriage with the mindset they can just divorce in 10 or 20 years after having kids. I value marriage and want more than that for my future kids. I honestly think lack of marriage and two parent households are why the youth are failing miserably. They have nothing but bad examples and little guidance. [/quote]
I also don't believe in divorce, or at the least "divorce as the last resort", but that still didn't make me panicky about marriage.

Why not just get engaged then, and wait two years before marriage?  Why even bothered getting engaged if you are willing to live together?  What does she think? Does she think getting engaged right now is important?

FWIW, DH was 39 when we got married, had kids at at almost 41 and 44.  Our kids are teens now.  Your age is not the problem. Your fear and hesitancy is the problem.[/quote]

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