<human>: My boyfriend and I have been together for nearly 6 years. My big reason for not doing this sooner is that we just recently were able to get married in our state. Now that we can get married, and we've been together for quite some time, I'm 100% sure I want to spend the rest of my life with him. We've even talked about it and more or less agreed we're getting married at some point. He still wants me to propose to him, though.

What I keep fighting with myself over, however, is just when to propose. We're in an odd position right now. We lived together for about 3 years, but recently moved out of our apartment and into different places to focus on finishing our respective degrees (my bachelors, his masters). We have about a 45 minute drive to see each other, but made it work when we first started dating. The distance doesn't bother me, but I'm unsure if I should propose if we're not living together. 

It's going to be about a year and a half until we're both done with school, so it would be kind of a wait until we're living together again and even a little longer until we actually got married. I've read that an engagement can last as long as the couple needs it to, so that's not something I'm concerned about either. I suppose the big issue I'm caught up on is if I should propose if we're still living apart. Do you think that's a good idea, or should I wait until we're living together again?

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<bot>: Want to propose to bf of 5 yrs. We currently live apart because we're both finishing degrees and won't live together again for a year and a half. Should I propose if we're not living together?