<p>I have a question for you. What do you think is really different about being married to someone and living with someone in a committed relationship, excluding the legal benefits?</p>
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<p>you can also be not married without kids.</p>
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<p>Or not married with kids. Uh Oh.</p>
<p>“Or not married with kids. Uh Oh.”</p>
<p>Hey, my parents rocked the not married with kids. Only downside was my dad getting called “Mr. [My mom and kids’ last name]” when it should have been “Mr. [His last name].”</p>
<p>I think it’s already been echoed to death in this thread, but I’ll simply reinforce the notion that you should hold off a bit.</p>
<p>If you want your marriage to be stable, you should at least give you and your boyfriend the opportunity to kick things off with a strong opening. Allow yourselves a few years to at least get used to living with each other. Build up some financial cushioning. You’ll be doing yourself a disservice by just leaping headfirst into the waters and hoping that everything will turn out peachy. What’s the rush?</p>