What is the status of my marriage to the man who provides for me and my children, and are my actions towards him correct after my repentance, especially since I observe hijab in front of him and he demands that I cover myself?

The questioner is commended for her repentance. It is clarified that the relationship between her and this foreign man is forbidden. It is not permissible, according to Islamic law, for any man and woman who are strangers to each other to have any relationship outside the framework of a legally valid marriage that fulfills its pillars and conditions, namely: a guardian, witnesses, offer and acceptance, and the woman being free from impediments to marriage. Merely uttering words related to marriage is null and void and has no legal value; it does not establish a marriage. The questioner is asked to immediately cut off her relationship with this man as long as he refuses marriage. If he agrees to marry, he must propose to her through her guardian in accordance with Islamic legal procedures.