text: my boyfriend and i have been dating for 1.5 yrs.how do i get him to propose? i am 27 he is 32 he has previuosly been married but is now divorced. he shows me that he loves me in alot of ways but has never told me he loves me (this relationship is very emotionally dead) we have a luagh and are good frieds but he is very emotionally distant. he has introduced me to his family though and has once or twice talked about us being married and having kids. i told him that i would like him to travel back home with him ( to meet my family) in sepember this year he said that he doesnt think it would be possible. so i dumped him.he wants to get back together but mentions nothing about the problem.what do i do? i definately know he wants us to continue dating. but i want alot more. if you have told him how you feel and nothing has changed, why waste your time.  you do not have to go into a relationship thinking " this is the one" each time.  but if you truly think he is the one for you try to work it out.  it may be that you are not the "one" for him.  he may be gun shy and time is what he needs.  then again, he may not want to settle down again.  how does the old saying go? " why buy the cow when the milk is free?"  give him some time apart and maybe he will realize he wants to be with you.  be careful though, ultimatums usually spoil any relationship. good luck!