Hi everyone. This is my first post here, and I"m sorry it's not a bit more fun, but I've read the advice coming out of this forum and you folks seem wonderful.
My boyfriend and I have been together for 2 years in a long distance relationship because of school. He's about 1200 miles away, so I don't get to see him very often, but we are very committed to making this work. I am planning on going to medical school at some point and he would like it if I came out to where he's living now. The only problem is, marriage doesn't seem to figure into his plans for our near future. While I agree we should not marry anytime really soon because of the distance, I've recently found myself wanting to take the next step and get engaged.
The topic has come up in casual conversation, and he claims the reason for his negative reaction is his current financial situation (ie. poor college student). However, he always seems to have money to put into his mountain bike, concert festival tickets and weekend trips with his friends and with me. I'm trying hard not to take all of this personally, and I just wondered what some of you think might be going on.

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