This is from a textbook I'm currently studying, and the paragraph in question
is about someone's perspective on life etc.

> あまり幸福じゃなくてもいいから、ごく普通に平凡な家庭を築きたい。人生にチャレンジですか？ちょっとそうしたい気持ちもあるんですけど、そうすると、それには
> **はまっちゃいそう** で。そうすると、結婚もできなくなるじゃないかと思うんです。

I understand the first part of the paragraph "I don't have to be happy, but
I'd like to establish a normal family life". I also understand the meaning of
はまっちゃいそう as "to be hooked on something", but I don't understand it in this
context. Would someone please be able to explain this to me? Also, are they
saying "I don't know if I can get married"?.
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Could someone please help me understand はまっちゃいそう in this context?
The only part that's missing from your question is the translation of
人生にチャレンジ. He's saying that if he chooses a チャレンジ "self-challenge"(?) for his
life (rather than an ordinary life), he might get hooked on whatever the
challenge is and he thinks that then he may not be able to get married.

チャレンジ implies doing something out of the ordinary (e.g., starting up a
business in France). It's not clear why he thinks he can't get married if he
chooses to pursue a チャレンジ rather than an ordinary life, but I guess by "not
get married" he is thinking he might not be able to return to the status quo
family life of a Japanese (that he now would even choose over being happy).

In any case, はまっちゃいそう means exactly what it usually does.
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