Questions: Marriage & Weddings

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My boyfriend has been married once. It ended in a really bad divorce, and his ex got most rights to their children. And now, his kids dislike him a lot. (brainwashed by his ex)
They divorced about 8 years ago, and he hasn't really been in a serious relationship since me, except for like one I think that lasted a year.

He said " As of right now, all I can say is no to marriage. I don't know if my mind will change in the future or not, but I don't see that happening."

I've always dreamed of getting married 🥺

Even if he never changes his mind, I will still continue the relationship. I love him more than a paper certificate of marriage.

In recent years, more and more wedding invitations have included the words "child free" to indicate that guests with children will not be allowed to bring their children to the wedding. The couple tends to do this for one or several reasons whether you agree with them or not.

1)They want to have an 'adult' party where everyone can drink and have fun without worrying about kids running around and guests needing to leave because the kids are getting cranky
2)To save money. Kids rarely eat the adult dinner and paying for them is extra money, many don't want to spend
3)Some don't want crying screaming kids 'ruining' their magical day

Of course if you're a parent this means you will have to find a sitter if you intend to go, which in many cases will cost you more money on top of travel, clothes/hair/make-up, and wedding gifts for the bride and groom. Also it might seem rude to you, because your children are a part of your, and presumably the bride and grooms family, so why aren't they invited as well?