Hi! I am feeling like I never will be a bride. I have been with my boyfriend over 7 1/2 years, we have two kids together, his boss and friends call me his wife, and his mom calls me her daughter-in-law, but he freaks out every time I mention marriage. At first, I brought things up casually by saying stuff like, "I walked past this jewelry store when I was out, and in the window I saw such a pretty engagement ring." and when he was putting on a blue shirt, "It is good that both of our favorite color is blue, because then you wouldn't object if in the future I chose it as a wedding color." After a bit of comments like that, he said, "The more you talk like this, the longer it will be before I propose." So I didn't mention anything for about six months. Then, my aunt talked to me about wishing we would get married because it is important for a family and she was almost in tears talking about it. I casually hinted again, and my boyfriend said to stop talking about wedding stuff angrilly. I said why I had brought it up again, and he said he didn't care what my family thought and that I was the one making it not happen because, by mentioning it, I was forcing him not to marry him. Should I just give up?