Long term quasi-relationship..
This is my first time asking advice on here so I hope it comes out coherently enough! I (f, 30) have been seeing my “boyfriend” (m, 31) for about 2 and a half years now. At first, I was crazy about him and he was excited too, but reluctant to get into a real relationship. Which broke my heart at the time! As we continued to hook up and spend time together, he eventually got up the courage to ask for an open relationship (his previous relationship ended bc of him bringing it up). This absolutely crushed me back then. As time has gone on, we have found that we get along great, have so much fun together, but are too different to consider serious next steps. We have vastly different lifestyles, ideas about the future, communication styles and we do not disagree in a healthy way. Therefore, over the last year and after many talks with my boyfriend, I have started to go on dates to look for someone with more compatibility with me. I don’t want to be open ideally, I want to get married and...