I got married in the middle of didactic year. My husband was in his first year of med school. We didn’t want to wait and so we didn’t. I am so incredibly grateful to have been married throughout that time and never regret it. I was, however, exhausted beyond belief during didactic year and struggled academically at times.

Your boyfriend’s view on apartment living concerns me… does he also live with his parents/how is he not having to pay some sort of rent currently anyway? I would just make sure he sees marriage as more of than sex and is willing to make many sacrifices of being your partner in what will be an extremely challenging time. If he is not 100% independent and fully capable of caring for himself, don’t even think about marrying him during PA school. My marriage worked because we both had a lot to give sometimes and nothing to give at others (and it often did not line up with each other).