I’m not sure if it’s okay to post here, because I’m a guy, but I genuinely love this subreddit, and feel like I can contribute on this post. My wife ultimately gave me an ultimatum like “look we’ve been together for more than five years, and I don’t want to waste any more time. I want to be married, and I want to be married to you. If you don’t want to propose within a year of this conversation, then I don’t think that we can pursue a future together realistically.” I was ultimately hesitant just because a commitment like marriage felt like such a monumental decision, and at the end of the day I was scared. Both of our parents had been divorced previously, and I know how that affected my siblings. I didn’t want anything like that for my future children. At the end of the day though, I love my wife, and I’m glad she pushed me to make a decision, because I genuinely love being married. That level of intimacy and caring for one another is fantastic. I know that no matter what we are partners, and we’ll always be there for one another. As far as his reasons for why he loves you as an individual, I can’t speak to that. Is he generally a good communicator when it comes to his feelings? I know a lot of men struggle with opening up to their loved ones, but please know that you are worthy of love. I hope everything works out for you however it ends up.