As a lesbian, I used to want to get married because it’s been legal in my country for almost 20 years and it was like “do it for those who can’t.” But now that I’m in my mid-30s and in a long term relationship, I don’t feel like it anymore. The relationship is good, we’re “common-law married” by default because we’ve been living together for a while now. We own/share a lot of things, but I just don’t feel like taking that extra step which for me is unnecessary.
Is marriage really that important?

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No. It isn’t. Once same-sex marriage became legal where I am (USA—and other states here earlier) a lot of LGBT people rushed into marriage to prove a point. I never did, and am still happily not single and not married. But I know quite a few people—mostly lesbians for some reason, a few gay men, too—who have already been divorced at least twice.

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Colorado is particularly scary as it recognizes
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Only if it’s important to the two of you. Nothing else really matters.

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To each their own! Happily married for 11 years. It does make some things easier with kids.

No, it is not,married or not, if only both of you are happy doing things together,it will better to avoid the legalities of this thing called marriage ,it could be scary at times

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