Your views on MARRIAGE

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I agree that the concept of marriage is a bit silly and outdated. It's kind of caught between two worlds. I never thought I would get married, and I don't think any less of couples who aren't married. It's certainly no necessity.

For what it's worth, this is why I got married:

1) It makes my wife and I happy to be married!

2) I genuinely feel that this is it, and that if for some reason this relationship didn't work, I'd be done with relationships altogether. Our marriage is a statement (to my wife and to the world) of my confidence that this is all I will ever want; and that I'm as sure as I can be that this relationship will last the rest of our lives.

3) I do want to be associated legally with my wife. I want her to have the authority to make decisions where relevant that may involve me, to the exclusion of my family. I want her to have any financial security it entails should anything happen to me. This is also a statement of my total trust in my wife.