if, your boyfriend and you love each other (and I hope you do after being together 5 years) why do you need to have a piece of paper saying it? if your sister has been married and divorced and re-engaged, in that time, I wouldn't use her as my benchmark for a successful relationship.

And the guy is thinking he has been with the same girl for 5 years and she hasn't proposed while her sister is going on her second marriage. Realistically there is nothing different the day after getting married to the day before. Just enjoy everything.

Oh boo hoo. You have someone willing to put up with your shit for five years. That's such a goddamn curse because you don't have a shiny ring on your finger and a piece of paper!

Sounds like you both have different goals in life. It's probably time to talk about it and get some things squared away before the relationship progresses any further.

Why don't you propose?

You are together for 5 years and I believe happy or you would have left. So what will mariage change, apart from having a paper proving you are married.

That just means you have the right guy and she rushes into things too fast!

He's been with you five years. He's obviously committed to you and assuming you two live together I really don't see what the big deal is. The only difference is a piece of paper, a ring, and the ability to visit in the hospital. You want this big romantic gesture and expensive things to show off when the important thing is you're with the one you love for the long haul! Sounds like you're not ready for marriage, OP.

What you bragging about, you've got a stable relationship with someone you can trust to do what he has put out to do, while your sister has a broken up marriage x 1. On the other hand being ready is something worth waiting for, being with someone who doesn't want to get married at all is a different ball game - depends on the situation.

if he's getting everything he wants when unmarried, there's nothing motivating him to GET married