The fact that everyone keeps saying 'ask your gf', 'talk to her', etc, makes that a pretty clear course of action.
The reasons seem to be what is unclear. Not everyone is looking for marriage in every relationship, even if that would be nice. People are social creatures, naturally craving a certain amount of intimacy and sense of belonging. As long as you clearly define what you want from your relationship with your girlfriend, and you are both in agreement, there really isn't a problem. Maybe you could both start seeing other people, while maintaining some of what you have, if you are in agreement. If your girlfriend believes you have a completely monogamous relationship though, and that her evaluating other potential mates over coffee would break your mutual trust, then obviously that would be cheating.
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