I've been seeing my boyfriend for a few months and I know he's the one. I can feel it. The other night we were talking about our families and marriage in general, and in order not to freak him out, I made some negative jokes about getting married and having kids.

I totally didn't mean what I said. I overcompensated out of fear of looking too eager to talk about a future with him. I'm afraid my remarks may have given him the wrong impression about what I want for us.

So, how can I bring up the topic again and let him know I was joking, that I do want marriage and a family someday relatively soon?