I'm getting married because we want to make the ceremonial declaration of commitment, I want a pretty white dress and a party, and we want to live together and have kids in this country without being deported.
If we were back in Canada we probably wouldn't be jumping in so quickly, as we could live together and have kids without breaking any laws.
Frankly, the "contract" idea is what I hate the most. Especially since there's so many outdated ideas that a marriage contract means the man OWNS his wife. If I were Muslim I'd never get married, but thankfully I'm not religious and therefore we don't have any of these religious burdens and ideas about ownership or duty to weigh down on the marriage.
I'm getting married because we want to make the ceremonial declaration of commitment, I want a pretty white dress and a party, and we want to live together and have kids in this country without being deported.
If we were back in Canada we probably wouldn't be jumping in so quickly, as we could live together and have kids without breaking any laws.
Frankly, the "contract" idea is what I hate the most. Especially since there's so many outdated ideas that a marriage contract means the man OWNS his wife. If I were Muslim I'd never get married, but thankfully I'm not religious and therefore we don't have any of these religious burdens and ideas about ownership or duty to weigh down on the marriage.