@freemo bufff... Romantic, good sex, genital stickment. Forget all those words there is no real romantic relation, good sex, enough sex, children are expensive but cars, houses, drugs, alcohol, amusement etc are expensive too and everyone have some of then.
I think couples have to be very close friends, real friends. A person you can trust and the other can trust on you too.
Do not imagine you are having sex until you realize that you are having it. This could be your best sex if you do not expect to have it and you don' t expect to have it good. That is why it is that hard to have good sex, even have sex.
Romanticisme, toxic waste hehehe.
Have children is the very hard decision. Life time comitment but for me was my very best decision, almost the unique good decision. Hehehe
Do not hesitate, stick to your mate, stick to life.