Quote From: lilly1969 i agree with the other 2 posts!! i have a wonderful life partner, He is my sould mate, my lover, my best friend, has taken on the role of father to my 2 oldest boys, and is the father of our own 2 younger sons and we are expecting our 3rd/5th child in December. He has had 2 failed marriages, and told me up front that he didn't want to get married again. That does NOT mean we will not have a commitment ceremony in the future. But to be legally married we don't see the reason for it. We are committed to each other, to our love, and to our family.
When i see people that are married crazy i ask the why? Is it because you think that commitment will stop the other person's bad habits? Is it because you want to feel more secure? Do they want to spend the money for a bitg wedding/dream wedding?
Yes there are some legal reasons to being married, but at the same time you can still have the same rights as married people by drafting wills, and other legal documents.
Lilly
I don't agree at all. If you consider yourselves married, why not get the benefits of legal marriage? It seems like excuses to me for your *husbands'* inability to formally commit. Marriage is about making a statement to each other and to the world. And it seems like you guys are roped into accepting that your men won't do that for you. Why would you want to raise children in that situation???
