 (Nick Galifianakis for The Post) | Adapted from an online discussion. Dear Carolyn: My boyfriend and I have been together about eight months. He makes me laugh, he takes care of me, he's responsible and kind. Because of covid, I spent three weeks with his immediate family at their home, and it went really well. But our timelines don't match up. His general stance is to just wait and take as much time as possible. He's 32. I'm 33 and feel differently. I feel confident I would be happy with him long-term. I am ready to move in, be engaged within the next year and a half, and then marriage and kids. He wants to date for 2-3 more years and then be married for 2-3 years before having kids. I understand that … but if we don't start having kids until I'm 38 or 39, will we be able to have kids, or more than one? What kinds of problems will it cause if it turns out we waited too long? He sort of grasps that, but says he can be really stubborn and isn't sure whether he can change his own mental timeline. He also says if we did break up, it would be something he regrets "for the rest of his life." If he feels that it would be a huge mistake, why can't he compromise on his timeline a little? I am willing to compromise — I also said I will happily move to his hometown to be close to his family for the rest of our lives (even though I know no one there), but he seems to be a little stuck. — Timeline | 
