Dilemma
I'm 25M, and my girlfriend is 31F. I met her when I was 20 and she was 26. We have been together for four years, and everything has been fine, but now the age gap has started hitting me hard.
I'm doing well financially, and my girlfriend really wants marriage, but I'm not ready. Given my current situation, I've told her that I might be ready in the next 8–10 years. However, our timelines don't align because I want kids, and considering her age, I might be putting her at risk by asking her to wait that long.
As a side note, I recently met another girl, 23F, who is now my side chick. We met her at a social event with my girlfriend, and this girl started hitting on me, saying she wants me to be her boyfriend and that she wants me to marry her. She's been very insistent, even though she knows I already have a girlfriend.
I'm torn between breaking things off with my current girlfriend so I can focus on fixing my life, but I also don't want to immediately jump into another relationship.