• Kyrgizion@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    This is pretty much how my relationship with my SO started. I just came out of a bad relationship where I was cheated on and met her, and told her in no uncertain terms I was looking for nsa fun and nothing else.

    That was in 2008. Never married but still (happily) together with a 13yo son.

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      8 months ago

      Me and my most recent partner also started similarly. Both had harsh breakups about at the same time, got into a FWB relationship, on date 4 I think we were both like “this is clearly not a FWB relationship”. We talked over what we wanted to do and both decided being partner-partners sounded good. Shortly after they invited me to join them out of country for a week and I was like fuck it, this will either go very well or very poorly. It went very well. Now my damaged self is trying to figure out when or if I should tell them how much I’m falling for them

      • Dud@lemmy.world
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        8 months ago

        Not everyone prescribes to the concept of state marriage. If they’re good without it who cares.

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            8 months ago

            Yes I’m certain after 13 years together and a child they were just waiting for a stranger on the internet to suggest they consider marriage.

            There is no world where they haven’t discussed this topic already.

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        8 months ago

        Honestly, because of money mostly. And since we only have one son he’s automatically sole heir so marriage wouldn’t change that.

        Should I come into a few thousand unexpectedly I wouldn’t mind putting a ring on it at all. My intentions remain the exact same either way.