<human>: This isn't going to be a hugely dramatic story, so I apologize in advance.

My boyfriend (25m) and I (25f) have been dating since we were in high school.  We have now been together for eight years, though several of them were tumultuous.  We are currently enjoying a really rock solid relationship that feels like--well, marriage.  We spend all our free time together, cook together, clean together, divide our time between my parents and his.  He and my mom call each other just to chat. 

We want to marry each other and we superficially talk about it, but it's clear to me that he has no plans to tie the knot anytime soon.  I totally understand this: there's no pressing reason to get hitched, and we already enjoy a married level of commitment.  We'd be 27, and maybe that's too young.  We're also both about to apply to professional schools about ten hours away from each other, which could (though I doubt it) throw a wrench in the gears.

The only thing is, I want to get married.  I want to give him health insurance through my job next year.  I want to get a tax break.  I want to buy groceries and pay bills from a joint account instead of our current tally system.  We're both pursuing stressful careers, but we'll have a break next year that would be perfect to plan a wedding.  On the non-practical side, I want all the romantic fluff that surrounds weddings, and I'm ready to dream about having kids and getting old with him.

I'm not sure if any of these things are good enough reasons to get married, and a part of me is content to wait.  However, another part of me wants it!  I don't know whether or not to bring this up to him, and I'm afraid that even saying the words aloud will put pressure on him if he's not ready.  What do you guys think?

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<bot>: I want to get married to my boyfriend of eight years, but I'm not sure if I'm being immature and hasty about it.