JenStone
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Not marriage, but money....
I know money can be a taboo subject, but how financially secure were/will you and your SO be when getting engaged?
My boyfriend and I were talking about this the other day. He says that he knows he wants to spend the rest of his life with me. However, he sometimes wonders if we should wait longer until he''s making more money to tie the knot.
Again, his parents come into play. They have mentioned to him more than once that they would like to see him making at least $100k/year before he gets married. They also want him to have enough money in savings to buy a house and pay for the wedding of their dreams before he pops the question. They wouldn''t oppose to our getting married next year (which is what we hope to do) but they prefer that we wait a few more years, when all this is possible.
My boyfriend and I both make decent money. Neither of us have hit the $100k/yr mark yet but our combined income is certainly well above that amount. We don''t live the high life but we certainly can afford the little luxury goods and vacations here and there, which I''m totally happy with.
I think that if you''ve found someone you love and want to marry, and you''re financially independent from your parents (as we both are), getting married now shouldn''t be a problem - correct?
I know money can be a taboo subject, but how financially secure were/will you and your SO be when getting engaged?
My boyfriend and I were talking about this the other day. He says that he knows he wants to spend the rest of his life with me. However, he sometimes wonders if we should wait longer until he''s making more money to tie the knot.
Again, his parents come into play. They have mentioned to him more than once that they would like to see him making at least $100k/year before he gets married. They also want him to have enough money in savings to buy a house and pay for the wedding of their dreams before he pops the question. They wouldn''t oppose to our getting married next year (which is what we hope to do) but they prefer that we wait a few more years, when all this is possible.
My boyfriend and I both make decent money. Neither of us have hit the $100k/yr mark yet but our combined income is certainly well above that amount. We don''t live the high life but we certainly can afford the little luxury goods and vacations here and there, which I''m totally happy with.
I think that if you''ve found someone you love and want to marry, and you''re financially independent from your parents (as we both are), getting married now shouldn''t be a problem - correct?