I have been very happily married for 10 years. At this point in my life, however, I really don't see what is to great about marriage. It seems to me that a commitment between two people who love each other is more than sufficient. I don't see any reason to bring the government or the church into the matter.
In fact, because of the way in which marriage is being treated currently in this country I would not agree to a legal marriage if I were not already married. My wife and I have actually discussed (although not very seriously) getting divorced, as a protest against the current system. As a white heterosexual male I do not want to be given any special treatment that is not offered to every other citizen of this country. Until every citizen country has the freedom to marry whom they want, I could not even consider entering into a legal marriage. To me that would be too much like accepting a job after a friend was denied the same position based on his/her race or gender. In other words, if that is how the system works, I don't want to be part of it.
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