I only decided I wanted to get married after I realised this didn’t have to be the case. It’s weird that people see all these marriages ending in divorce for whatever reason and thinking “yeah but that won’t be me”. I’m lucky that the TV agrees that you can’t promise to love someone forever and we never made any promises like that. We obviously hope we will, but falling out of love and/or getting divorced doesn’t mean the relationship was a bad idea or failed.
Totally agree on weddings, I understand why a big wedding isn’t for everyone but having a weekend where you get to meet up with pals you don’t see often, getting pissed and wearing a nice frock, what’s not to like?
FWIW, still don’t think marriage is necessary or even that important but I’m glad I did it myself