Many people have a jaded view of marriage. They see it as a time of constant strife and difficulty. They have seen their parents in bad marriages and see the lives of their friends who are also married. It has nothing to do with you personally. They just don’t see a benefit to having that type of relationship due to this jaded view.
He might not be ready to marry yet. It’s nothing person but he just might not want to right now. There could be certain demands like having to have children or other responsibilities that he doesn’t want to deal with yet.
He might not be comfortable with the relationship with you. While this might sound strange as he has dated you for years, it does happen. There might be some issues he hasn’t really brought up that are still on his mind.
Your relationship might have had some problems that he doesn’t feel are resolved yet.
There is a pressure on him to feel more successful and financially secure before getting married. He might want to improve his career first so he feels confident that he could take care of a family.
While it’s rare, there are cases where the boyfriend has still had lingering feelings for an old partner. He might not feel it’s fair to you to commit to marriage if he still has some love left for someone else.
The author recently wrote a list of fun things couples can do together. You can check out the list at the couple’s Halloween costume. The author is skipping the couple’s theme this year and bought an adult mermaid costume to surprise her boyfriend this Halloween.
