If someone proposes and the other person says no, does their relationship have to end?
374468
no, it just means that the other person is not ready yet.  Marriage is a HUGE commitment on either parties part. Of course you want both parties to want to take on the commitment that is ahead of them first.  I would talk to your g/f or b/f and just let them know that even though you feel this strongly about them, you are willing to wait until they are ready to take on such a serious commitment. There is not a rush to marry, and there is no rule that you have to break up if someone says no to a proposal...just make sure that they still want to be in the relationship in the first place.
539767
i do not want my ex to propose to me! but if he did and i had a fiancee i would just tell him no, cause i have a better man in my life- just to see his face when i'd tell him this. am i a bad person?
57775
Well, it kind of depends on why she refused you.  Is it a "Not just now" refusal or a "Not now, not ever" refusal?  If the relationship is at an end, it can be very difficult to move from a romance to strictly friendship, especially when the romantic feelings were powerful enough for you to be thinking marriage.  I don't think I could hang out with someone I still loved once they had moved on into new relationships.  It would be too painful for me.
1052249
Hey tleigh...well after what i just read, it seems to me that the 2 of you are happy with the way things are now.  If this is the case then why ruin a good thing.  I believe the only time 2 people should get married is if they are both really committed to the whole marriage thing.  But, if you still have to stop and ask yourself if this is a good thing then most likely its not gonna be. But, like I said earlier,  you 2 seem to be doing just fine the way things are.  You know how the old phrase goes..."Don't fix it , if it ain't broke"  As of right now, it doesnt seem as if anything is broke in this relationship....Good luck with everything, tleigh...
430848
no you need to find a permanent relationship with someone who loves you and is willing to marry
164852
if you really love each other no it isnt time to end it. Me and My gf are going through a simuliar phase. Fights are expected in a realtionship. There are two people involved and two different views. SO you can expect fights. Me and My gf usually have at least one fight everyday. Manly this is my fault because I am under a lot of stress due to being so far in debt and working so many hours. I take a lot of it out on her although I dont mean to. My gf is going through the stage of life where she is making a lot of deciesions ( whatever that means I am not sure just what some mutual friends have told me) Therefore she gets upset at me alot. LOL But before the night is over we make sure everything is fine between us.   Good Luck I hop everything works out/
1099160
SHOULD?????\nDo u think there is any should for proposing even if u are together for 2 yrs?!?!?!?!\nI have another idea if u are ready for proposing why u dont propose him?????\nAnd always know there is no should for marriage ...and if he is not ready for that never want him to do that .....people get married by a mistake and rouine their both lives ..\njust do it when both are ready for
1023440
There really is no way to say no nicely.  You need to look out for yourself in this area.  If no is what you want then no is what you need to go after.  If he doesn't want to be friends with you after you say no then it is a REALLY good thing you did say no.  Who needs people that are going to use you like that.  If you say no and he stays with you, maybe later, no will turn into yes.  Stay true to yourself and don't give into pressure.  That will just lead you to misery.
490006
The decision to propose marriage depends on how you both feel.  If she loves you and you love her, if you feel you can live together successfully, and you both interested in living together as husband and wife then ask.  But be prepared for both the yes and no response.
458693
i believe that you can do anything. it might be a Little awkward to see you on bended knee, but everyone does there own thing right. are you saying this because you want your man to propose to you? if this is the case and he hasn't done it yet Probably means he isn't ready or he thinks your not ready yet, or something else is going on. also depends on how long you have been together. i know its a custom in my family to live with your significant other for 4 full seasons at least before you propose to him/her. this might be the same for him as well. all you can really do is lightly bring up the subject to him and see where it goes.
29792
You have every right to break up with them, and are making the right choice in ending it before you get married. Just tell the person that you can't marry her. There really is no easy way to say it, but you are saving both of you a huge pain by cutting it off before it starts. Good job. Most people in your situation get married, and then regret it for the rest of thier lives.
237306
Listen bud-- you're taking things in a direction where you don't want the relationship to go. \n\nNow before you skim over this and scoff in your typical "You don't know me" fashion, let me just tell you that I was there.   I was you at one point-- \n\nThe problem with a promise ring, is that it will become a tool for the eventual downfall of the relationship. In a sense it becomes sort of a mini-engagement. An engagement without all of the rigamarole and girl's screaming and showing off their ring to everyone. The problem is that as soon as you two ever have a fight, or an argument, the first thing to go is that promise ring. That promise ring will become a symbol of your love for that person in a way that perhaps two people whom are dating never intended it to. A married couple would never throw their ring at the other person in a fit of rage, or return it whenever someone's feelings were hurt. \n\nYou're probably also thinking and telling yourself that that isn't the kind of relationship you two have. You don't believe me now, and I doubt i'll get a "Best answer" for this but you have to trust me, I'm right.
684225
Not if they agreed to break up. Cheating implies a degree of dishonesty, of secrecy, or underhandedness. If those things are not present, you don't need to worry. \n\nLook at it from this point of view. people use the word cheating as in cheating ON somebody. But it is more correct to say they are cheating somebody OUT OF something that belongs to them.\n\nIf a couple is married-- which means that they have made promises to one another to be exclusively each others' and nobody else's-- then to give the intimate benefits to a third party cheats the partner out of what is theirs by right of the agreement. If that is not what was intended, I suppose one could call it by a different word, but that is what marriage means, or the word loses its meaning and we have a difficult time talking about it.\n\nThe same holds true in less formal relationships. When two people get engaged, and feel that they have found in each other their "one and only", to give anybody else equal time is to take away from what the partner should have.\n\nIn the case of your sister, I am happy for her that she and her young man got back together. But since they were broken up (apart) for those two months during which she went with someone else, it was not cheating on her part. If they separated with the intention of not having a relationship any more, or if they agreed to just 'be friends', it was not cheating.\n\nIf they just drifted apart, it is possible that the matter was not discussed adequately, and that may be why hurt feeling remain. It is not possible for us to read each others' minds, and by far the best course to take in such a case is forgiveness. This can heal their present and future relationship. \n\nAlso, now that they know they can misunderstand each other in this way, a committment to discussing things beforehand will help to prevent similar problems in the future.\n\nThey must remember that every choice is a choice not only for one option but against all the others. Marriage is serious and should not be indulged in by those who wish to 'try' it or are not ready for the challenge of their lives. The rewards are on the same level of the challenge to which the members of the marriage rise.\n\nI am speaking of the danger of 'emotional cheating'. (I am not saying this has or will happened, but I am throwing this additional bit in, free of charge. You would be surprised at how many people have this problem later.)\n\nBy clearly defining the marriage committment, by discussing things beforehand, AND-- by taking all steps to avoid temptation later-- a couple can find strength and comfort in one another. Many people do not do this becasue it sounds so 'unromantic'.\n\nBetter 'unromantic', than 'unrealistic' and failure in the marriage.\n\nI wish your sister and her intended husband all the best in the world. I only wish that more couples who break up would get back together as they have. I think that they will look back on this in the years to come and it will only draw them closer and closer.
557598
Not if either one of you are married.
1059931
Ok..what? You like someone....so you are asking if you have to propose to them? Don't you propose to a person when you love them and want to marry them? If you like a person, you tell them and hope that they like you back.
1043796
I am sorry that you no longer want to get married, I just got married last month and it really feels right, but that is for me, not everyone is ready, and with saying that I believe the best way is to just tell them face to face, because if you wait til you get to the altar and leave them hanging it will show that you are not considerate of others feeling, especially the feelings of the person you were planning to spend the rest of your life with.\nJust remember one thing:   What if the shoe was on the other foot?  How would you want to be told such a painful thing?\nWhatever you do decide to do, just remember that, "What goes around, comes around"  Treat that person like a person with feelings, and just may be you two will be able to remain friends if you do the right thing.\nGood Luck, I hope it all turns out okay for you both.
1061589
TWO YEARS IS ABOUT RIGHT TO PROPOSE.....MAYBE YOU JUST AREN'T READY