Do you and your boyfriend live together? It sounds like you do. Often men who live with women see no reason to marry them. They are getting most of the advantages of marriage without the commitment of marriage. I don't respect that.

Basically, he is keeping his options open by not marrying you. That is not respectful of you, since he knows you want to get married. The stuff about your son has nothing to do with anything. He's just throwing that out there cause he can't think of anything better.

Respect should go both ways. Stop being so concerned about respecting someone more than you respect your right to pursue what you want in life.