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Help! My Boyfriend Doesn't Want To Get Married (1 of 3)
Help! My Boyfriend Doesn't Want To Get Married (1 of 3)

Help! My Boyfriend Doesn't Want To Get Married (1 of 3) [VIDEO]

What to do when he's not on the same path to marriage as you are.

You and your boyfriend have a great, loving relationship that you're so ready to take to the next level. But for some reason, he doesn't want to get married. How can you get on the same page and both be happy? Are You Ever Going To Get Married? In this video, Dating & Relationship Coach and YourTango Expert, Lori Pinkerton helps one of her own clients whose otherwise perfect boyfriend just doesn't want to get married.

Couple in the fall

Top 10 Surprising Ways To Get A Guy to Commit

Rori Raye's counter-intuitive tips on getting your man to commit.

Dating coach Rori Raye has some pretty interesting ideas about how to get a man to commit. At first they may seem counter-intuitive, but then you realize this: Rori wants us to get a man to commit by being our most authentic selves, which, in turn, allows men to be their most authentic selves. And what's better than that?

"My Husband Proposed To Me At Santacon"
"My Husband Proposed To Me At Santacon"

"My Husband Proposed To Me At Santacon"

What happens when you bar-hop with hundreds of people in Santa costumes? Our writer finds out.

Our relationship had never been boring. After meeting on Friendster two years earlier, I immediately began dragging him along to a series of Moroccan restaurants, dive bars, and techno clubs I was reviewing for a nightlife guide. Now, he was standing beside me, wearing a full Santa suit, clutching a hat and fake beard in his fist, and staring pointedly at his spat-clad sneakers. This time, we were trying out Santacon, an annual dawn-to-dark mass gathering that celebrated spontaneity, ingenuity, and riotous holiday cheer. What more could you ask for?

3 questions you want answered before you ever say “Yes” or “I Do”

How well do you really know this guy or girl you are about to marry. If you haven't asked these three questions, not as well as you need to. 20% of marriages end in the first 5 years, not because people fall out of love, but because they aren't asking deep enough questions to be sure who they are marrying will be a great partner for THEIR life. These 3 questions, will take you deeper, without scaring your beloved away!

destination wedding

6 Never-Been-Done Destination Weddings

Which exotic wedding locations will have you saying "I do" while making history?

Italian soccer player Luca Ceccarelli and his fiancée, Irene Lanforti, made history when they were married under the very same balcony where legend has it the woman who served as inspiration for Shakespeare's Juliet revealed her love for her real-life Romeo so many centuries ago. The wedding marks the first to take place in this historic location.

cynthia nixon kristin davis

Cynthia Nixon Engaged, Kristin Davis Sad

Sex and the City costars taking opposite view on marriage.

Sex and the City costars taking opposite view on marriage. Cynthia Nixon and her longtime girlfriend, Christine Marinoni, have gotten engaged, The Insider reports. The Sex and the City star announced their plans to marry at a rally for marriage equality on Sunday in New York. Nixon and Marinoni have been together since 2003, when Nixon and boyfriend Danny Mozes, the father of her two children, split up.

bride on a budget

How To Get Married Without Going Broke

Budget savvy brides hit the jackpot with the blog Broke-Ass Bride.

A broke-ass budget is part frugality, part eco-friendly with a humorous twist that keeps both Dana and her readers laughing all the way to the bank.

Broken Up One Day, Engaged The Next?

Broken Up One Day, Engaged The Next?

How to make a relationship work the second time around—for good.

when Joe, my boyfriend of only six months, and I called it quits, I couldn't stop thinking that things weren't supposed to turn out this way. I must've been on to something because in just a few months Joe came calling and his "let's get back together" speech was heavy. Something like: "I want to make this work. Get married. Have kids." Could it work after our difficult break up? And for good? Well, in under a year we were engaged. And as I sit here today I can say we've been happily married for almost two years. But what was different that second time around? What made it work?

an open marriage contract

The (Open) Marriage Contract

If you design your marriage as a business, what does the contract look like?

Our hero gets engaged to the girl of his dreams, a friend of a friend who just so happens to hate the concept of marriage, and who prefers the convenience of an open relationship. Here, how the "marriage contract" materialized.