How important is family background to you?

[agzg]

I'm happy with the place we're in right now. I want to marry my boyfriend, I know he wants to marry me, but I figure we've got the rest of our lives together, why rush things?

Besides, I have a sinking feeling that this time that we're living together before we're married might be the only time without children. The pressure has already started from his mom (I think I mentioned that earlier), and as soon as we get married I'm sure the pressure will come from all sides to produce grandchildren. If we can't afford a wedding now, how would we ever afford children?

I'm happy to enjoy our "just us" time now. We see his mom every couple of weeks, I go home to see my family for holidays. I don't need the whole family up in my business that I know getting married and having kids would promote right now. Let me get a job first.