Today, after 5 years of dating and not even so much as a hint of a ring on the horizon, I asked my boyfriend why he hasn’t proposed yet. His response was “Babe, I’m not gonna pay for the cow when I get the milk for free.” What does that even mean? FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, my fiancé paid a visit to my parents so he could ask my dad's permission to marry me. My dad responded with, "Why buy the cow when you can milk it for free?" FML
Today, my boyfriend is 34 years-old. We’ve been together for 5 years. He refuses to propose to me because “marriage is expensive” and “kids drain your wallet.” That would be understandable if he hasn’t spent the majority of his paychecks on March Madness. FML
Today, I asked my boyfriend of 5 years when he was going to propose to me because I wasn’t getting any younger. He responded with, “Well, ask yourself are you getting any skinnier? I need a trophy wife, you know?” FML
Today, I asked my boyfriend why he didn't believe in marriage. His response was, "I believe in marriage. Just not marriage with you." FML
Today, I offered to pay my boyfriend to buy me flowers. He still refused. FML
Today, I demanded to know why my boyfriend even stays with me if he’s not interested in marriage or children, hates my family, barely talks to me when he gets home, and seems uninterested in sex. Apparently, the cheap rent on my flat was his sole interest in me. FML
Today, I found out why my boyfriend of 5 years won't propose/marry me. He would rather wait for his estranged wife to meet someone, fall in love, decide to get married, and do the filing herself. He doesn't want to pay the couple of hundred dollars for the uncontested divorce filing. FML
Today, my boyfriend came up with this thrillingly romantic proposal: “I’m paying way too much income tax. How about we get married?” FML
Today, I told my boyfriend of 3 years that I wanted to marry him someday. His response was, "Oh, OK, thanks." FML
Today, after spending money on all the furniture and decor in our apartment, paying rent every month from my bank account, paying for all the groceries, and paying for all the dog supplies, my fiance asked why I don't keep saving thousands of dollars every month, while he pays for none of it. FML
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RichardPencil 32
Milk = sex Cow = you Buy = marry Any further questions?
Hangryko 32
It means dump him.
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RichardPencil 32
Milk = sex Cow = you Buy = marry Any further questions?
newbiemalestr8 27
It means stop having sex with him until after your married.
Hangryko 32
It means dump him.
historygrad74 19
How do you not know what that means?
longnight83 9
It means he doesn't see any benefit to himself to getting married, since you do everything he expects you to do without it. I'd say this officially makes it a "change the dynamic" situation, including a VERY long talk about his priorities, because this is a HUGE red flag.
Charlie Given 28
To take a more modern view of what your boyfriend means versus the old school one that other posters are saying, nowadays there is no benefit for a man to get married, in fact it's the exact opposite getting married nowadays makes a man incredibly vulnerable. and if divorce ever happens really screwed in every way possible, it does not benefit a male nowadays to get married.
Earl_KarmasBitch 36
Even if you're right, the boyfriend should have found a more modern way of explaining that, rather than a saying that is several decades old at least.
wiccaantje 21
"Not buying the cow, when I can have the milk for free" means that he's getting all the benefits from being married to you (cooking, cleaning, sex, comfort, ...), without any of the responsibilities, so why would he pick up the responsibilities? Him saying that to you, means that he either thinks that you are too stupid to understand what he said or too meek to do anything about it, like he can do whatever the **** he wants and you'll never leave or he really doesn't care that you leave. None of those are good options. You need to leave.
stickyface 17
After five years, this is the *first* indication that he's not marriage material? You haven't had a single meaningful conversation? No clue that he's an immature douchebag? You should have figured this out four years and nine months ago. Sorry, OP, YDI.
Jessica Carey 11
if what he ever does propose respond with " nah why would I buy the whole pig just to get a little sausage?"
Bogrbon 27
It means he’s an asshole who compares women to cattle. If he’s not interested in marriage and that’s what you want, it’s time to move on. Wasting time in a long term relationship with someone who doesn’t want to marry you is the #1 reason people who want to get married don’t end up doing so.