hi, we've been dating for two years now. my boyfriend is in late 40's. i asked him about whether if he's going to marry me or not and he said he's not going to get married, 'YET' and also he added, ''we're still together and we love each other so you never know'' after that i told him to consider coz there's no point being in a relationship if he's not serious about me and he said, ''yeah yeah, of course i will think about it.'' he is a single father and he was married once when he was in his 20's. so, guys, what is he actually saying? is he not committed to me? thank you all.
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Relationships category? Maybe give some free advice about: Love Life? JustJessOx answered Thursday April 5 2012, 8:50 am: Hey there :)
Okay well firstly if he doesn't want to get married it doesn't mean he isn't committed to you. Some people just don't see the necessity of marriage. It doesn't mean he loves you any less.
I know you might feel like if you don't get married the relationship is going no where but that isn't true. If he loves you then isn't that enough?
What you need to do is really think about it. How important is getting married to you?
he has already experienced it and it didn't work out. So it's natural he might not want to go there again as is the case with many people.
If marriage is something that is deeply important to you in a relationship and something you want to experience in life, then you need to sit your boyfriend down and ask him to tell you out straight where he stands and his views on marriage.
There is no point in being in a relationship where you both want different things. It will end up meaning that one of you will have to settle and neither of you will be truly happy.
So have a heart to heart.
assess how much it means to you.
Best of luck hope I helped.
Much <3
Jess 18/f [ JustJessOx's advice column | Ask JustJessOx A Question ]
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