<prompt> Human: My boyfriend 30 and I 25 have been dating for over 3 years now. We have kind of joked about marriage in the past, but lately Ive been thinking that its a good idea because he could get on the health benefits I receive from my job, and I think we are both finally ready to settle down.However, he was in a long relationship before we met, and has two children that stay with us on the weekends 7 and 9 and terrible credit from when he and his now-ex went through a bad financial patch. Since they were never actually married, he does not pay child support or have any official arrangement with his ex, he just has them on the weekends and buys them what they need.If we were to get married, would his bad credit impact me, and would I be financially responsible for anything involving his children?For reference, we live in the US. Thanks!  <response>: I wouldnt marry somebody whose children I wasnt prepared to help care for... 