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'I'm still waiting on her sister'

Men confess the real reasons they haven’t proposed to their partners

With Valentine's Day on the horizon, many women may dream of being presented with that all important sparkler by their partner - but some face a long wait instead

By NATALIE KEEGAN
24th January 2017, 7:03 pm

LADIES, do you ever wonder why your man is taking so long to propose?

With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, many women may dream of being presented with that all important sparkler by their partner – but some face a long wait instead.

With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, many women may dream of being presented with that all important sparkler by their partner
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With Valentine’s Day on the horizon, many women may dream of being presented with that all important sparkler by their partner

Men have taken to anonymous confession sharing app Whisper to reveal the reasons they were reluctant to get down on one knee – with many revealing that they didn’t intend to at all.

Ouch.

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“As soon as you’re married, it goes downhill”, one honest bloke wrote.

One man confessed to being scared of being cheated on
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One man confessed to being scared of being cheated on

“We’re happy like we are”, another added.

But, others were more cynical, taking in to account the pain a possible divorce could cause in the future.

One man said: “I will not give anyone the ability to take half my s*** and 15 per cent of my pay cheque.”

Some were put off by the possibility of divorce in the future
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Some were put off by the possibility of divorce in the future
Ouch. Talk about pitting siblings against each other
Whisper
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Ouch. Talk about pitting siblings against each other
Some men didn’t see a reason to change things
Whisper
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Some men didn’t see a reason to change things
One man saw the whole idea of marriage as a bad business decision
Whisper
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One man saw the whole idea of marriage as a bad business decision

And some were more likely to end their relationship than legally cement it in stone

One man admitted to having been recently cheated on, while another just wasn’t up for a lifetime of.

Fatherhood was a fear for one guy
Whisper
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Fatherhood was a fear for one guy
Some just couldn’t see the point of getting hitched
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Some just couldn’t see the point of getting hitched

One man had an even more shocking reason for holding off.

“I’m still waiting for her sister”, he admitted.

Yikes.

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