You are completely right about the way I worded that, thank you for calling me out on that.
You are right. I was listening and I distinctly remember her saying she felt lonely at night because I was spending a lot of time out of the house at night these past 10 months working on a hobby I am...
Thanks for your thorough and well thought out input! It is much appreciated!
I may have been unclear in my post, my primary partner is my nesting partner. I suspect everything you say is true. I know if I stay in a non-hierarchical relationship with my partner, it can't be with the expectation...
My partner (primary and nesting partner) and I have been together for almost 8 years. We had always spoken about a future lifetime together, bought a house together, and spoke seriously about getting married last fall.
I knew for a while I had wanted to marry my partner, but wanted to earn...