Hello everyone, I'm 40, divorced, mom of 2, and independently fabulous. I'm in a 2yr. relationship with an awesome guy who is also divorced with an adult son. We have a great time together even when we are doing yard work. We take care of and care for each other. He has said he wants to be married and so do I - because religiously it's the right thing to do. He has given his intentions to my Mom and Dad when they visited (so sweet). They live in another country. He wants to wait for his Mom to visit to give our intentions to her. She lives accros the country and is caring for his ailing Dad and his Grandmother. I'm trying to understand and be patient because we want to do things properly, but we are bouncing between homes at this point. On the other hand, why on earth do I care about marriage the institution (pun intended, lol)? I wouldn't trade him for the world. He is the man for me. Advice?