Anita: Thank you for the kind response! This quote from you made me want to shed some (happy) tears! “Your last post is such a sensible, wise essay on commitment and marriage, worthy of being published.”
Eliana: Thank you for sharing your story. I do hope we won’t be one of the couples that moves in together and does not get married.
Eagle: You asked “marrige is a deepest level of commitment to you, but does he see it the same way?” I believe he does. He said he does want to get married, but not “yet.” He said there’s a big financial aspect to getting married (he does work as a Financial Analyst) and he wants to feel comfortable financially before purchasing a ring, wedding expenses, etc. This does kind of make sense since we just moved in to a slightly more expensive apartment and furnished it together.
Mark: You asked, “You have not talked about your life goals like kids. You mentioned about so much of the world to experience and see. What are those things?” I maybe should have been more clear. We do actually have similar life goals. We both want to get married eventually. We both want to move to a warmer climate. And we both want to have 1-2 kids. I’m just a little ready to get started on these things sooner than later, while he’s content with taking time.