hope you love her, cause you're stuck with her now

[MichelleLT]

He has had gfs in the past who said they were okay with not having kids and then bailed on him later with that as a justification. It happened to him multiple times, so it's definitely a sore subject for him.

I didn't want to get married again. It's just a piece of paper, doesn't keep someone around. I've gotten past the point of thinking the whole thing is ridiculous, but I certainly don't feel any pressure to get remarried.

How much more serious does it get than talking every day? Having dinner together every night? Spending every night together? Getting a dog together? Living together until he bought his house? Short of getting that piece of paper, I don't see that it wasn't serious.