First of all, Dankeshoen for all of your helpful responses!
I would like to clarify that I have no itentions of marrying someone for residency. I do not believe that it is a reason for a union.. I am catholic and wish to be married in a church when the time is right.. Marriage is my ultimate last resort...
As for a EU passport... Well... I am on a waiting list (its 1 year now).. If I would have known before, I would have applied for it in Italy because its been one year and I dont have any updates on the status of my request... I wonder if I can "Reapply" in Italy.
My aunt and uncle (father's brother and sister) live in Swiss and have residency (permit c I believe). Does this help me? Can I have them sponsor me?
I would have absolutely no problems working in Italy. I am currently employed by an Italian ceramic tile factory. I am a factory representative in USA and Canada... so I would be able to work for them in Italy.. The simplest idea would be for me to sell their product in Europe but there is no opening for that position.
I also would have no problems supplying a residence address in Italy.
In other words, I would not have a problem living in Italy but that would not solve anything. I would still have to commute to Basel (that's where he lives) which is at least 300 km away from the Italian border..