My boyfriend wants to play the field while staying with me

Q: My boyfriend says he is not ready to settle down and says he wants to play the field while staying in a relationship with me.

I love him deeply and am not sure what to do. Give him his freedom and he’ll come back eventually or cut loose and find another partner who is prepared to make a commitment? I am 28 years old and would like to have a family. What do you think?

A: As the old song goes, ‘Perhaps, perhaps, perhaps…’