maleficent

You're very wise to realize that you aren't ready to get married and what a strain on your relationship it would put.

Not that you aren't a great guy, but it just sounds like she's trying to escape a bad situation and will take anything over what she has without giving it much thought and without realizing what a mistake it would be.

I truly believe that for people to be happy in a a life long relationship, they need to have a life by themselves before they can share a life wtih someone else, otherwise there are a lot of what mighthave been moments.

She's asked, you said no, I hope you gave her the honest reasons you gave here, she should be able to let that go for now. You aren't dumping her, you are just not ready for the next step. Time might change that.

You have to do what's right for you. At your age, you shouldn't have to alter your plans, which affect your future, for something that you don't want to do.

She'd be crazy to drop out of school now, is there anything she can do to make the relationship with her step father better?

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