wow, so where are they? lol!! i totally agree wiht this, however I sure could not of written it this well.. perfect!

People can also show their love for eachother, by simply allowing eachother to be their own person. A piece of paper of paper does not a relationship make. Be together how you both want, not how others dictate. Esp. at an older age, to many problems can come with a "marriage license".

That's awesome, Winx!!


And on a somewhat funny side note... dad's trying to get his pension stuff rolled around together and they took in a copy of their marriage license today. Now the company is trying to give them crap because there's no state filed information on the marriage license. It shows having been filed in the county they were married in, but not the state.

So, they may not really have been married for 37 years.

Fracking states of Michigan and Texas. And the fracking government!

I do not believe this to be a true statement in 2010.

As a kid, alot of women do dream of marrying the "man of there dreams" in a huge wedding. Not saying all women did this as a child, but it is a fact that alot do. So perhaps, alot of women (even as they grow up) still do dream of having that kind of wedding. Maybe they still believe that a magical fairytale can happen. All us dude's ever dreamnt about was shoving the cake in the girl's face, and then having incredible sex on the honeymoon night.

I think,, before the me generations began,, many children grew up admiring the relationships their married parents had(regardless of gender). I think plenty of young boys dreamed of having a woman who loved them as their mom loved their dad,, just as many young women dreamed about having the same with a young man.

Call me old-fashioned... but I still dream of the same thing.

awesome,,,

The idea of the fairytale wedding and marriage makes me gag!

Goof, you can still shove cake in my face and go on a "honeymoon" with me!

pick me! pick me!!!!!

And this is why Melody is my dream woman.

I can't speak for all.. this is purely my stance on it.


Marriage is an eternal bond.. even if it "ends" in divorce, you WERE married to the person, and they'll remain with you no matter what.

I'll add more when I'm not being so damned emotional.

Jeez, I was all set to say I would never get married again. I read your response, how touching. Now I have to reconsider...

they want to get married because thats what people do when they are in love ;) its pretty much the same reason guys want to get married. but i can see where this question gets its influence --> grows out of the misconception that women just want a man's money, although i'll probably be the first guy to admit it, factually women are the ones making all the money these days.

Why do men want to get married? I met a man that wants to get married. Reason is he doesn't want to spend the rest of his life alone. Can't fault him for that.

you should go see a doctor for that scratching head thing it could be bad maybe not who knows,

any way i don't think it's just us women who want to get married i know some guys that ask more then us

...We have been "programed" for some time to do as we were "raised" to do but now but things are changing so fast I stay spinning!

Hey, I've had a licence twice in my life and thats enough for me!
I buy dog license! But I try to get by without it if I can! LOL!

You know it comes down to property and legal reasons and its nice and appropriate for raising children being married to the Mother & Father other than that once things change and they do change, kids become adults move out and then many marriages dissolve couples go their different ways and thats the end of anymore marriages.

I know that true love and adoration for a lifetime can exist. My parents are about to celebrate their 42nd anniversary. They are not the glamorous couple of movies and fairytales. They are getting gray and wrinkled together. My dad has developed this funny turkey waddle on his neck and my mom still thinks of him as the sexiest man on the planet. I've seen them go thru losing all of their parents and saw the support they were to each other. I saw my Dad's depression when forced into retirement just as market problems depleted his 401k and over 40 years of savings. I watched as they grumped and grumbled at each other but never lost sight of a lifetime of love and figuring out how to cope with life's setbacks together as a team. I've seen them tease each other with wicked wit and inside jokes. They don't do overt public displays of affection yet the affection they share is appearant to anyone they come across. They have total trust in each other. If Mom stays out visiting her sisters or shopping all night my dad never accuses her of anything inappropriate. If Dad goes out with the boys, (a rare occasion indeed), Mom doesn't think a thing of it. There has always been an understanding between them, first betrayal is the last betrayal. It's just a fact that what they have is precious to both of them. Every now and then I even catch one of those looks between them when their eyes just sparkle with the joy they share in each other's presence. They are happy to have made a lifetime commitment to each other, and who can blame me for wanting that, too?

Well, Women naturally nest just as men naturally hunt. So when it comes to children and nesting it makes marraige an important thing. I don't think it matters what age a woman is. It's a natural thing if you have kids, and no matter how old they are; their still your kids. So it makes sense that a woman still wants to nest even later in life after her children are even grown. Famiy stability may be important to them. Marraige is also for children. So if a woman has a child or even desires children, wanting marraige is a very normal and natural thing. If a woman wants a permanent partnership watch out. It means nesting...besides your kids want to see yo with someone who loves you and wants to stay around too.