Whats the big deal about getting married.
I'm not married and have been with the same women for 17 years.
I married my wife on January 27th 1996, then we amicably divorced in 2000 yet remained close or tethered for a further 9 years because of our son.
Then she sort of saved me from hypothermia one night and I was like "ding, ding, ding"... what in the actual fuck have I or we've been doing to be so close yet apart. I had to save her too previous to that. I won't say what for because that's private.
After nearly freezing to death over 3-4 hours, she brought me to her home and stripped each of us off then stuck to me like glue... there was no boner... I was so cold... but that love... I couldn't ignore it.
She's my best friend and love of my life. We had to learn how to agree to disagree though.