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Uneasy about the future of a relationship/partnership?

I having been with my partner for almost a year, and during conversations he has told me he doesn't really want to get married. He thinks it is a waste of money. To me it isnt, its more than a big day to me. Its about marrying the man you love, being able to call him your husband and sharing his last name. He also still wants to have kids without being married. I don't really like that idea. I am 21 and he is 32. He is also studying a degree in Archaeology and when he is finished will be about 41. This work will then see him travel a fair bit.

I love him more than anything and i know he feels the same way about me. So why do i feel uneasy about the idea that i may find myself in the future, not married, possibly with kids and having a partner traveling.. HELP!. Do i sound selfish in all this?? I don't want to leave him, i feel we are meant to be together! and i don't want anyone else, so should i just face facts and be happy as it is?

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  • momx3
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    He does not have the same goals for the future that you do. Someone would eventually resent the other for making them give up on . . whatever.

    Wish him well and move on. You are way to young to be so serious and impatient for a family. You are 21 not 31. Just relax.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Regardless of what many people will tell ya, that little piece of paper called a marriage license embodies a commitment. And without commitment, you don't really have a marriage. The fact that he's telling you that he thinks ' marriage is a waste of money ' is nothing more than a cover up for his fear of commitment to you or for his downright lack of desire to commit to you. An when you couple that with the fact that he will one day be traveling a lot, you are setting yourself up for many lonely nights ( and days ). And should you decide to end this relationship, don't worry about not wanting anyone else. You're young yet and it's highly likely that someone who's a better match for you will come along at some point in your life whom you WILL want...

  • 1 decade ago

    I'm going to tell you from experience, never, ever waste time with a person that TELLS you they don't want to get married. If you feel marriage is something you want, move on before you become so attached that it breaks your heart to do so. LISTEN to what he is telling you. Actually HEAR the words and then move forward with what your heart and mind tells you is right for you. You can't change people. You may be able to temporarily change the way they see things but you'll regret it in the long run. Requiring a person to change almost always backfires.

  • Gidget
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    You've been together for less than a year and already you feel you're meant to be together? At 32 he's not going to change his way of thinking and likely the reason he's with a 21yr old is b/c you will change your way of thinking. He's not going to find a woman his own age who will agree with the non-sense he expects you to agree to.

    If getting married is important to you then you shouldn't compromise it. Clearly you have very different dreams for the future. The person you're 'meant to be with' won't expect you to throw away your dreams and live out his instead. Do yourself a favor and move on now. Don't get sucked into his garbage.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Your 21? And he's 32? and he wont have a degree untill he's 42, this sound like it won't work.

    Honey your too young to be wanting to settle down.

    find someone else

  • 1 decade ago

    he must be having a kind of commitment phobia.

    marriage leads to lot of legal commitment & binding, which must be making your BF very cautious.

    better watch out or you will get into truoble later.

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