Live together but he doesn't believe in marriage?
So we’ve been living together for 8 months now — moved in kinda fast after meeting on a dating app, but it felt right at the time. We share rent, chores, even adopted a cat together (his idea, which surprised me). But every time I bring up marriage, even casually like “wouldn’t it be nice to plan a wedding someday?” he shuts it down. Says he doesn’t believe in marriage — like, as an institution? Okay, but what about commitment? He says he’s committed, but… I don’t know. I’m 29 and I didn’t do the whole dating app grind for years just to end up in the same place I started. I grew up queer, never had the fairy tale option, so now that I’ve found someone who seems to care — I want *something*. A ring, a plan, I don’t care what it looks like as long as it’s real. But he says labels complicate things. We’re fine as we are. Are we? Or am I just setting myself up to get hurt? I feel stuck — & honestly kinda lonely even though we’re together all the time. Maybe I’m asking for too much. But why does it feel like I’m the only one thinking about the future?