Marry or not?

So my (then) boyfriend and I had a child. But back then he didn’t want the kid and forced me into abortion. Our child is 6 months old now and never have he once visited both my son and I. But recently, he texted me and told me he wants to be responsible for us and asked me to marry him. Deep down, I would like to because I want to give my son a proper family to grow up in. But I am not sure if would ever love me as a wife. He broke up with his girlfriend in order to marry me. But he constantly tells his ex gf that he chose responsibilities over love. And they will always love each other from afar. What should I do? I am really so vexed about it. Can I marry this guy whom I love so much as a husband, but knowing that I will never have his heart? Side note , I have terrible relations with my parents. My parents locked me up at home and take my child away from me despite I am someone in my late 20s.

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It's good tt he wants to take responsibility now but to have him say he's still in contact with his ex gf and tt they'll 'love frm afar' will cause problems in the future for u. I have a friend who married out of responsibility and both actually has partners respectively. They had a mutual agreement tt the marriage is just for the baby till he reaches adulthood, and also so tt they cld buy a hse and appear like a normal family to others. It was ok for the first year, they still went out tgt with their son as a family despite their parents' resentment. They even took turns on weekends to go on dates with their bf/gfs. A mutual open relationship. But aft a year, things started to go awry cz the husband's gf wanted marriage. My friend on the other hand was also falling out with her bf, partly cz she started to have feelings again for her husband. She kept telling us how we're lucky tt our husbands love us etc. But she still continued with the marriage and got herself busy with work, travelling ard for business (alr broke up with her bf this time and husband still with his gf). Then CB came, and tt's when all hell breaks lose cz they both had to be confined at home tgt. Eventually they got divorce early this year as the husband decided to marry his gf. Luckily she got the custody of the boy as she's financially stable and her parents are willing to care for her son while she works. It's a tough decision for u to make now. Perhaps u want to try talking things out with a trusted friend first.

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