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humanodon  ·  4119 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: I got married yesterday!

Congrats!

I think marriage as a concept is pretty cool, but honestly, I don't like a lot of the "stuff" that has accrued around marriage in many of the cultures I've witnessed it.

As far as use goes, in many parts of the world, marriage is still an economic arrangement above all else.

I think I would most prefer a marriage without any connotations, other than committing to share my life with a woman according to whatever guiding principles we find agreeable. Of course, I say this as an relatively young, unmarried guy.