He Doesn’t Believe In Marriage, But I Do’

Woman in this picture is a model and not the author of this letter

My boyfriend and I have been together for almost 12 years (I’m ashamed to say) and we have a 10-year-old daughter together. The problem is that I want to get married, but he doesn’t want to. When we first met, when I was 21, I didn’t understand the value of marriage.