My partner won’t commit to getting married and won’t even discuss buying a place of our own

DEAR DEIDRE: I LOVE my partner but he refuses to commit.

All I’ve ever dreamed of is getting married and owning a home with some-one who loves me.

His unwillingness to do either is making me question our future together.

I’m 37 and he’s 40. We rent a home together but he won’t even discuss buying a place of our own.

As for getting married, he says it’s just an expensive waste of time.

But these things are important to me.

I want...