Sudden reservations and doubts about marriage

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Do you think he will care about your future well-being?

We've been married for 25 years. Now we rely on each other to watch our back.

Can you drive me to my doctor appointment? Do I need to drive you to your doctor appointment?

I think we don't need that horrible, stupid decoration. Can we at least put it over here where it won't take up so much room?

Where do you want to go for supper?

^^^ Hence why living with David first is sensible...or try before you buy

Living together first is highly frowned upon in certain circles though. Some familes, religions, & community groups look down on couples for living together unmarried. The fear of being alienated from family, friends, & community can may seem more like imprisonment for some than being married is. I don't know if these are motivating factors for you or David planning to marry

Marriage is not imprisonment. It is an alliance!

Would you like to have the other person as a partner so you can both watch out for each other? And cuddle with each other? And look in astonishment when you see some of the odd ideas they have?

Marriage is forming a team. Your goal is to choose a teammate you would trust your future to, and whose future you would like to help protect...and some love would be good, too.

David doesn't want to do co-habitation though so that is not an option

^^^ I think David's reasons for rushing into marriage with you after he told you he hated living in co-habitation with his previous g/f might need some reflection on your part.

Its a life time commitment, as Texasmoneyman suggested.A Pre nuptual agreement . Might ,if you are not married yet.
Might research it , about getting someone else copy of a Prenup, as read it take out what you do not care for, add, what you do want then make a copy with or without those parts you want/ do not want..Also maybe include things related to finances,if you split up ? If it scares him ?(Must sign it before marriage). then you might want a marriage counselor before you get married? if you can afford it ? or he can afford it.
Personally , I chose a man that we knew each other mind before hand and not a issue,did not require pre nup.
Because by the time we lived together for a year, We knew if it was gonna work? ,but you never know what might pop up. Frankly I told him if he got arrested, I was going to be gone .No help,from me , PTSD caused me to say that .
2nd year of marriage , sure enough he got arrested driving my car . Not only did I have to rescue my car from impound
but after knowing him a year. Then being married for a year . I knew him too well . So when the arrest occurred by some city cops. In the next city over from where we lived . The circumstances he was arrested under were BS ,almost fraudulent. The cops just need to make a quota ,for there Commander ,And late husband , looked like an easy target .And my car was NO prize winner. I had been to court in that city more than once myself . On BS charges,to fill a quota.
So Aspie me , sense of write or wrong got offended . Same police dept. Got on the phone , found out watch commanders name. Spoke to him directly. Got my car sorted. Was not a piece of evidence! bu t they tried to make it one .Then had to go to court for him anyway, cause I was offended,by their activity by PD. When the prosecuetor in court tried to cast him as a nerdowell,irresponsible person. I waited gor that momentary break in court proceedings
and front the front row and stood up facing the judge. And loudly and clearly Asked" May I address the Court" then the
Judge spoke to then bailiff, so I did not cross the threshold of the actual court arena.And had prepared a statement to the facts, addressed to the court . Which moments before the proseutor tried yo indite his character, but I knew better
And I was his wife, they allowed to speak and I put the prosecuetor in his place. But the court adjourned because of me. so I could ho get other needed cocuments to prove,what I wrote. He was let out 5 hours later after the court reconvened that afternoon. All because I took time to get to know him..Otherwise , would have left him jail . with a bogus arrest by over zeolous PD

^^^ He (David) is literally saying "since I couldn't live with my previous g/f therefore I don't want do the same thing with you...unless you marry me first?

My question is why does he think living with you is a deal breaker? when he was willing to do that before. he loves you right? so how does marriage resolve his bad experience?

if things don't work out (and I am not saying it wont) then moving out of his house is 100x easier and less stressful than a divorce.