Current Events > Wondering if I should propose to my gf soon

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We are having a Valentines getaway as soon as we can, hopefully next week or the week after. But neither of us will be in a position to afford a wedding any time soon; I'm okay with being engaged indefinitely, but if I know her, she'll try to make it happen as fast as she can...and I don't want her being the only one saving up for it. We agreed that I would graduate school before committing to any kind of long term job (for multiple reasons).

She does want to marry though. We've talked about it a lot. And she has told me she's too scared to propose because her first marriage was a disaster. Our relationship is, mostly, really good and there's a lot of love. I have a great way to propose to her if I want to do it (not a ring, that'll come later, and she seemed to be okay with that when I mentioned something about it in passing). It's also not a perfect relationship, but what relationship even is? We've been together for a year and five months, and lived together for two.

So how do I know when it's "the right time" vs when it's just me being too hasty?