We recently received this letter from a reader, help em out Cairo!

"Dear S&H,

I was wondering if you could post this on the blog, I'm in desperate need of some advice. I just recently met this amazing girl and we've hit it off and are absolutely crazy about each other. The problem is that I just got a job offer in California that I really want and need. It's a job that will definitely help me move forward in my career as well as give me the stability to come back and propose - but I'm worried that maybe once I leave it'll be out-of-sight out-of-mind. Especially because her parents are really strict and want her to get married; she's getting suitors left and right and I can provide for her...just not yet. What do I do?"

Some of us at S&H ask why not talk to her parents?? Show them that you're serious but just need some time to gain stability - taking a step like that and being honest might actually impress them! It obviously depends on the type of family you're dealing with but if they can't wait and just want to marry her off to the first groom with an impressive bank account than that's another issue. The most important thing is showing them that you can take care of their daughter and have the intention to propose so that you're not completely out of the picture.

Go on Cairo, help a brother out!