There is no step in between "friend" and "fiancee". Or rather, the ONLY difference between a friend and a fiancee is that one has said "Sure let's get married".
What purpose does a girlfriend serve? It's like a detour from the roadmap of life, a waste of time. So you have a girlfriend, now what? Does that imply you get something you couldn't have before? Are you just telling other men "Don't ask her to marry you, because I intend to?" If you intend to, why wait?
Ask her to marry you. If she says "No" ask "Why?" and then there's your answer on what you need to do.
Heck, you can even skip the "acquaintance" and "friend" steps and go straight to "fiancee". Many people have, and had successful marriages. throughout history.
If she's not wife material, don't waste your time. You need a real wife, someone who will build a family with you. You don't have time to waste doing other things with women. There's nothing they have that you want other than their commitment to be faithful to you alone and to raise your kids and keep your house. Literally nothing. They have no skills or talents or anything you need.
There is literally no reason for a man to ever have a girlfriend. It's utterly ridiculous.
Let me spell it out to you:
Unknown -> acquaintance -> friend -> fiancee -> married.
There is no step in between "friend" and "fiancee". Or rather, the ONLY difference between a friend and a fiancee is that one has said "Sure let's get married".
What purpose does a girlfriend serve? It's like a detour from the roadmap of life, a waste of time. So you have a girlfriend, now what? Does that imply you get something you couldn't have before? Are you just telling other men "Don't ask her to marry you, because I intend to?" If you intend to, why wait?
Ask her to marry you. If she says "No" ask "Why?" and then there's your answer on what you need to do.
Heck, you can even skip the "acquaintance" and "friend" steps and go straight to "fiancee". Many people have, and had successful marriages. throughout history.
If she's not wife material, don't waste your time. You need a real wife, someone who will build a family with you. You don't have time to waste doing other things with women. There's nothing they have that you want other than their commitment to be faithful to you alone and to raise your kids and keep your house. Literally nothing. They have no skills or talents or anything you need.