why would you get married?

[KillerGremlin]

Originally Posted by Professor S

Simply: Because you're in love.

IMO, I never felt completely confident and "whole" for lack of a better term until I met my wife, and my life has improved greatly since meeting her and even more so after we married. Having a family of your own gives you a sense of purpose and determination that is hard to describe. I can honesly say that until you have experienced it, you wouldn't understand completely.

I guess my questions are:
-can't you be in love and not get married?
-can't you have a family and not be married?

I'm not arguing on behalf of myself because I intend to get married someday, but I'm playing devil's advocate for people who prefer not to get married because I know it happens.

I guess maybe it is just something you have to experience to "get."
So maybe in several years from now I'll get back to you on that haha.