I am nearly 30 and have been with my boyfriend for two years. We plan to move in together soon, but I don’t know if we are on the same page with what we want for the future. We have talked about marriage and children – I’d like both – but I’m not convinced it is something he sees for us. When I ask, he is vague. He was in a long-term relationship before, and it seems it ended because of his reluctance to commit to marriage. It makes me wonder if I’m ready to take this step with him. I worry that he is just “going with the flow” and is not sure if he wants to move in with me either. I’m considering a frank conversation with him, but I know I run the risk of that ending up with us going our separate ways.
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