Boy meets girl. They like each other. They start dating. Their connection becomes stronger and turns into love.
They spend more time together. Become the best of friends. Support each other and are happy to have each.
Time passes. They move in together. Everything is perfect. They have no doubt they were created for each other.
Boy decides the time has come to take the relationship to the next level. For the first time, he seriously mentions the "m" word.
The smile goes off the girl's face. She becomes serious. She asks whether he's serious about it. He says yes.
She says no.
What happens next? Friends always make it seem so simple. When the right stage in the relationship comes, boy kneels, takes out a ring, and says the four words. The girl gets excited and shout out "yes" and everybody claps their hands.
But what happens if your partner says he/she loves you and wants to go on living with you, but is opposed to the legal/juridical/moral obligation of marriage? Would you consider that as a sign they don't really trust you? That they don't want to obligate to you? Would you consider it a dealbreaker? Would you see him / her as immature because they don't want to obligate?
I want to hear your comments on this.