But it's nice that he feels fine about confiding in you so it looks like you've been raising him right.
Ask him when she's going to propose to him. 😀😀
Hit the brakes at “soul mates. “
Best gift of life is grand children.
Congrats. May they live long and prosper. I didn’t make that one up. I stole it somewhere.
Good Lord if you love him, talk him out of it.
Marriage is awful for men. Today there is no upside, all risk is on him. Major chance he’s divorced within ten years and she cleans him out, and God help him if he has kids cause he won’t hardly see them but its 20 years of payments to her.
Stop him from going through with it. Periodic sex that tapers off after a few years is just not worth it.
Good for your son! You and your spouse must have been a good example of marriage for him to choose this step. My daughter married her high school sweetheart at age 18. They became close friends in 5th grade, and seven years later they took the leap. They have been married seven years, two little ones who are four and two, he has a master’s degree and is a CPA, she is a stay at home wife and mom. They adore each other and are raising children in a Christ centered home.. Oh, and they have not one penny of debt. There are a lot of messed up mellenials in the world today, but there are some really awesome ones as well. Congratulations!!
Congratulations!
Sounds like they are both mature enough to make the right decision.
I have a son that age but he is not at that stage of life to be ready for that! It’s a bit scary. Sounds like they are ready for that phase of life. Wishing him a great response and the couple much happiness and you much pride in him.
My question to my children has been, “Do you think that the worst days of being married are going to be better than the best days of being single?” Proven to be a very insightful question. BTW, the correct answer is, “Yes.”
I remember the night my Father-In-Law to be and I went out for that “talk” over coffee. He asked me two questions. First, did I love his daughter. Second, can I support his daughter. The answer to the first was yes, with all my heart. The answer to the second was also yes. That was over a half century ago. We will be married 51 years in April. (April 15th to be exact).
My son got married last year and he's a changed man. For the better.
Dating for over a whole year? Wow. And both with massive debt to pay off once they get out of school? Sounds magical.
Tell him to wait till he gets his degree.
I wish them a life time of love and happiness.
In the words of the poet Kanye West:
“If you ain’t no punk holla, “We want prenup”
“We want prenup!”, yeaah
It’s something that you need to have...”
Just a joke.
Does she own a Truck?
Sounds like he knows what he’s doing. Your approval and apparently the entire family IS important. Horrible when one’s choice for a life partner doesn’t get along with in-laws.
And both being PhD candidates, should well be able to take care of themselves financially, and certainly to get there they have to have a good sense of self-discipline and maturity. So it’s all good.
Congratulations and best of luck to your son and his (sound like soon to be) fiancee!!
Congratulations, you have a fine son.
Highly recommended resource:
https://www.gty.org/library/topical-series-library/52/the-fulfilled-family
(Free download)
It’s an 11-part sermon series by John MacArthur:
A Plan for Your Family: God’s vs. the World’s, Part 1
A Plan for Your Family: God’s vs. the World’s, Part 2
God’s Pattern for Wives, Part 1
God’s Pattern for Wives, Part 2
God’s Pattern for Husbands, Part 1
God’s Pattern for Husbands, Part 2
God’s Pattern for Children, Part 1
God’s Pattern for Children, Part 2
God’s Pattern for Parents, Part 1
God’s Pattern for Parents, Part 2
The Key to Maintaining Family Unity