[Update] I’m (25F) worried I’ve done something to make my BF (26M) not want to marry me

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I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who commented on my original post and gave excellent advice. As per usual, the best answer was to have a conversation which is exactly what I did. I had been scared to bring it up in case he felt like I was pressuring him, but he could tell something was bothering me.
Long story short, he explained that his views on marriage have changed since we got together...basically he thinks it’s a lot of money and work for not much to change since we’re common law. BUT since he’s known for a while that it’s become important to me, he absolutely intends to marry me. As many users surmised, his main concern right now is money (the cost of a wedding to be specific). We’ve agreed to a budget although not a specific timeline, more a when we can afford it sort of thing (he does contract work so his income in any given year can vary greatly). Right now he’s told me his priority is paying off some debts, and then he plans to buy a ring. He also told me he felt the ring I had picked wasn’t nice enough and he’s concerned he’s going to look cheap (which I think it silly but whatever) and he’s asked me to look at rings in the $1000 range instead and send him a few pictures of things I like. So, all is well :)
Tl;dr: BF still intends to marry me, wants to pay off some debts and save money for a wedding before proposing, also wants me to choose a more expensive ring


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Every relationship must not end up in marriage