Wondering if this progression is legit or I need to move on?

This is a why buy the cow when you're getting the milk for free situation.

He will never want more from you. He's keeping his options open in case something better comes along. If he calls you his gf then you'll want that title on social media and he's probably worried opportunities there will dry up from other women in the future or any women he's currently talking to in addition to you.

I've never dated a man that didn't call me his gf. I've never dated a man that wasn't talking marriage after 6 mo....but I was a virgin when I got married at 27, so they all wanted something from me they weren't getting. Almost all of them started talking about marriage by 2 or 3 mo. My 1st husband married me in 2 and 1/2 months. My last husband married me in 3mo. (My religion forbids premarital sex. So that's why men I dated were in a big hurry!)

If you quit sleeping with him, would he love you enough to wait for marriage? Or would he break up with you? I'm pretty sure you know the answer. I don't think in your case he's going to go ring shopping if he won't even give you the dignity of calling you his gf. He isn't respecting you bc you didn't start out showing you respect yourself and requiring that of him. Respect is more important than everything....even love, that's why it has to come first. I'd rather have respect than love if I had to choose, but you don't have to choose. You can love and respect yourself enough to leave. Next time, know that respect comes before love.

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