I would certainly not make such a large, difficult, and potentially heart breaking decision for a relationship that is not yet permanently committed.

This is IMHO, I like to consider my boyfriend an 'add-on' to the vast amount of things that my life involves. My family and future still hold more influence in my life. I would not make changes for him that would change my future unless he had proven that he'd be willing to change his future for me (marriage), then we would be family.

Now I am not stressing a hasty get-hitched-or-ditch type of scenario, I just want you to experiment trying to see the situation from my perspective ... that a boyfriend is not the end of it.