I am looking for a little advice because I know asking any family or close friends would be a disaster of their opinions. So my issue is that my boyfriend of almost 6 years is ready to have a child with me. Great! I am beyond grateful and excited! But every time we talk about marriage he avoids the question? How are you ready to have a child, but not ready to be married? So we FINALLY got deep into the conversation. We have both discussed moving out of the state. We don't want to live here forever and we are on the same page as that, but we have no timeline on that. He says he does not want to confine me to him and feel forced to leave with him. I am very close to my family but at the end of the day he knows I want to be with him and have our family. How is it fair for him to decide if I choose to or not to be "confined" and forced to move with him. He said if we move and I love it and I am okay where ever we move to we would get married immediately. How am I supposed to be okay with moving out of state with someone who I am not married to? We have been trying to conceive and was prescribed some meds to help my periods get going so that I am able to ovulate since my periods are very irregular. Now I am hesitant.. do I want a child with some one who I have no idea when we plan on moving so there is no indefinite of us becoming married. There are a million questions going through my mind on do I stay and wait? I know he is worth it. He is truly the love of my life and I DO want to spend the rest of my life with him. I want that, but I also want to start that life now...