Tonighs Topic-Marriage

OK, Well last night I was at my Friends house with my boyfriend of five years. While we are all just randomly cuttin up him and my best friend start talking about being on a beach in Florida and how pretty it would be to get married there and so forth. So here is my issue then, like i just mentioned, I have been with my better half for going on 5 years now. I am very, let me make this clear, I AM VERY CONTENT with what we have. There is no pressure, no doubt, no worries, no trust issues. Things work very well the way there are at this point in time. I am not the type that sees marriage as a priority in life when there are so many other things we could do with our money and time. Now with that being said, yes every girl wants that one day to dress up and feel like it is their day but I also don't need someone to stand in front of me and tell me how I need to live with the man I love. Now there is only one thing or person should I say that could actually change my mind on this and that is my father. I want my dad to have the honor of giving me away and walking me down the isle. Had he walked my sister down the isle, I wouldn't care. Seeing as to how he didn't and because of this his feelings were very hurt I feel like its my job as his last daughter to give him that chance. Most people know how I feel about marriage and understand what it means to me. Yes I love my man with every ounce of my being but at the same time just as we are never guaranteed tomorrow we are never promised that we will stay in love for ever. No i cant see my life with out him in it but as don't think it fair for us to have to get divorced if we cant work things out when all i have to do it just move out. There just sees to be to many cons in the situation for me to actually feel comfortable about making a decision. I know he has thought about asking me before because he hints around to it, but i also think hes scared of me saying no since he knows that its really something that I don't want to do at this point in life. I'm more interested in having one more child before all mine are grown adults.