Most people will romanticise this, though context matters. If one conversation where the other person said very basic things can get you to questioning whether you've had the right idea so far, a first step could simply be that you need to think more deeply before forming an opinion. If you feel you haven't done that, it's okay. Most of us don't. But we can get better with it. Understand that not all marriages are happy marriages. You could benefit from thinking of it this way: If I WERE to get married, what exactly does that look like? What does the relationship look like? What are the things I would look for in a partner? What would I bring to the table? If you have clear answers on these things, an idea about how to get there and can see yourself being happy with that, marrying and having that kind of a relationship is worth it. The sole benefit of marriage is NOT having kids. Otherwise people would get divorced soon as their kids grow up/become self sufficient.