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when you phrase it all that way...marriage does sound worthless.
"He/She's mine so hands off"
Or...you genuinely want the community to celebrate and support your relationship. most human beings (not all) find the most emotional stability in a long term pair bond. to live in a community that is apathetic about that...damages that.
you act like jealousy was invented by monogamy, or monogomy was invented by jealousy. i'm not sure that's the case. when i'm in a relationship in which i feel that i'm supported in, that i have trust in, etc...i don't have issues about who my SO spends time with. undermining cultural recognition of marriage...as this culture has done so much of, only serves to pander to our base instinct of mistrust. marriage is a civilizing force that is meant to overcome that weakness.
from a religious standpoint...to not publicly celebrate a marriage is to deny part of God's action in the world. human love is one of the clearest manifestations of God's love, and to not give it it's due is an act of neglect. you want to ascribe very base motives to that public celebration...but did you try giving this the benifit of the doubt? Why instant cynicism?
Are all promises simply contracts?
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