if i may ask are you guys christian and is he ready to marry you that is one thing that need to come to your hard first cos to my own best of knowledge you are above 25yrs why cant you start thinking about your future i mean marriage wise cos it make no since living with a boy that don't love you if really he love you beating you will be the last thing he will ever think of again you as a girl you can as well put an end to this thing by seating him down inculcate thing into his hard and stop fool your self am sorry but that is the fact.