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Originally Posted by lesrae

I've been married 7½ years and I did it because one day it just clicked that the woman I was with was the one I wanted to be with for the rest of my life - I already new I was in love with her but this was an entirely different feeling. While we could have stayed together without being married, I'm a bit old fashioned and still see marriage as a commitment and as a sign of commitment, it's something I'll fight tooth and nail to hold on to.

Sounds about right to me, the actual 'marriage/wedding process' to me should just be getting your feelings set down on a legal document, not some sort of extravagent celebration. Finding a woman who shares this belief is another matter entirely.