Should I Get married to my long-term boyfriend now i'm pregnant?

Question

I have been with my boyfriend for 5 years now and I'm pregnant. I'm 21 years old. marriage has always been on the cards for us, as we have always talked about it. i just feel now that if we were to get married my child would have a more stable environment to grow up in. coming from a broken family i don't want my child to miss out on the joy of having both parents around living in the same house and married!! DO YOU THINK I'M TO YOUNG TO BE THINKING THAT FAR AHEAD? as the concept of divorce scares me? with my boyfriend he really does want to make me his wife but the prospect of marriage scares him. i guess i just don't want there to be a day when he leaves!! me and his child. when your married its harder to do that. its clear i need help on this situation!!!! any opinions?????

Answer 1

Some of these responses are quite mean - don't listen to them. I'm in the same situation. I'm 21 and in a long-term relationship and we recently decided to try for a baby. We're both so excited about it. He's always saying how he wants to marry me, but being from a broken home i've always been a bit wary of marriage. He knows how I feel and suggested that we get eternity rings for now, and then if we feel ready to get married in 10 years time then we'll do it. I think this is maybe what you should do as well, and wait a few years until you get married. Good luck!