Dating years no marriage

Wealthy plastic surgeon Gong Gi-tae has no interest in getting married; marriage is all shop girl Joo Jang-mi dreams about. In an effort to get his parents off his back about the constant string of blind dates and marriage prospects, Gi-tae purposely brings Jang-mi home to meet his parents posing as his girlfriend, certain that they'll never approve of her. This romantic comedy portrays a man who doesn't want to get married, and a woman who has no luck with potential marriage prospects. In this table, the blue numbers represent the lowest ratings and the red numbers represent the highest ratings.

Couples who are in it for the long haul will tell you that keeping the spark alive does, inevitably, require some effort. If you feel like your normal routine is getting, well, too routine, the solution is easy: Shake things up. Sex therapists say those dips are totally normal. If you and your partner have found yourselves in a rut , sex therapists recommend honestly discussing the issue with your partner however uncomfortable it may be , going to bed at the same time, as well as touching each other outside of the bedroom hugging, kissing and cuddling, etc. When you get married, your priorities shift. Your spouse and your kids, if you decide to have them become No. As a result, that often means making personal sacrifices and compromises that may get in the way of certain career moves or other life goals, such as traveling, starting your own business or picking up a new hobby.

Making the decision to leave a marriage is scary: There's often a deep fear of being alone, not to mention the possibility of an unknown future. So many stick with mediocrity, settling for low-level pain and dissatisfaction instead. But that's not your best bet: "Staying in a seriously unhappy marriage can have long-term effects on our mental and emotional health," says Carrie Cole, a couples therapist and Master Certified Gottman Therapist by the Gottman Institute. Research shows that people in bad marriages usually have low self-esteem, struggle with anxiety and depression, and have a higher rate of illness than those who don't. People feel sad and grieve when they decide to let go — but people who divorce do recover emotionally, and Cole says most find new relationships.

Dear Amy: Shortly after meeting my boyfriend five years ago, I moved into his apartment and we are very happy together. He is a hard-working and caring person — the man I want to spend the rest of my life with. Getting married has always been very important to me, and I always hoped that moving in together was a step in that direction. However, five years later, he has yet to propose and, though I often bring up the prospect of marrying someday, he never has much to say. Why the wait, when he knows how I long for it?