I agree with Darth and Penkitten. I think that marriage is a good thing. But hey,as they say,to each his own. If Kontroller X doesn't support marriage and thinks that it's a "lifeless government contract",that's his choice,although I completely disagree with him. I do believe that a man and a woman can love each other without being married,but to me,getting married is the "ultimate" expression of that love. I mean,think about it. What would really,really let you know that your partner loved you? Her having sex with you? Please,we ALL know better than that. Would her cooking and cleaning for you do it? That would be closer,in fact,her cooking and cleaning for me would be a greater sign of her love than her just having sex with me would. Women get drunk and have sex with guys all the time,but I've never heard of a woman getting drunk then going home with a guy and cleaning his house,
If a woman slept with you and cooked for you,that might let you know that she cares for you,but if she told you that she wanted to be your wife,that would really let you know that she loves you,(that is,if the two of you have been dating for a while). Because what's she's actually saying to you is she wants to be with you,near you,around you,she's saying that out of all of the thousands of thousands of other men out there,she's choosing to be with you,and she wants the whole WORLD to know about it.
She wants to be yours. She wants your name to become her name. So when people call your name,she answers. Not only that,but she's saying that she wants to be with you and only you for the rest of her life! If this ain't love,I don't know what is.
Marriage is honorable,and highly respected. There are a lot of guys who will still try to date a woman if she's "just dating" a guy,but if they find out that she's married,that she's another man's wife, most guys(not all) will back off because they respect marriage. They don't want to be responsible for coming between a man and his wife.
Like I said at the beginning,to each his own. This is just my opinion.