I knew there was something I forgot to do. My ancestors must be turning in there graves. I think a few of them would have been married in this little church in Burgh Apton which, I visited while doing some family history research in the United Kingdom. It was not like I was against marriage but it just cost a lot of time, money and needed a lot of organising. Maybe it was an omen because in the end my relationship did not work, the funny thing is we had been together so long we needed to get a proper divorce and separation paper work as if we were married any way. Maybe with this factor alone has made marriage obsolete.
I was always bit confused why different groups in the community were so keen on getting the right to marry and felt the need to approval from some higher authority to be together but I suppose it must be different if there is something in society that is stopping you do what you want.
I understand why some people think it is a very important and necessary event, it is a big commitment, it is really important to be doing it all for the right reasons. Sealing it all in front of lots of friends and family and making it official must help. I suppose for me, I have never really felt like I needed anything like that to make me do the right thing.
I still think marriage has the same meaning and importance as it always has. I suppose the interesting part will be to see what my son chooses and the younger generations decide into the future.