Okay gals, I need help.
So, I've just turned twenty this past year and this Christmas, my boyfriend of five years asked me to marry him! It was an incredibly sweet proposal, just the two of us decorating my family's Christmas tree. Of course, I said yes!
However, I had made the point that I'd prefer he asked my dad for permission and later, after the shock faded, I asked him what he said. My poor fiance told me my dad never really said whether or not he gave his permission, and that my dad only jokingly asked if my fiance was sure that was a good idea. So, after telling the rest of the family, I hesitantly talked to my dad about our engagement. He thinks I should finish school before I get married. I totally understand and plan on finishing up the first part of college before I do tie the knot. Not only that, but while my future in-laws and their family are thrilled, but my side seems to be more reluctant about the whole ordeal. But in spite of all this, shouldn't he, along with the rest of my family, be happy for me?
It's really putting a damper on our happiness and not at all how I'd imagined our engagement would go! Any advice?