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I'll throw in another two cents here. I have no problem with being married (read the rather long post above, my wife & I are nuts about each other after 10 years). I also have no problem with people two live together, forever, and don't get married. There is a very big problem in our society where other people feel what you do in your own house is somehow their business because the bible, koran, or whatever book you like says something different. Live your life & don't worry about everyone else's.
I did get married in a Lutheran church, even though I really don't believe in God or any religion in particular. My wife is Lutheran, I was born Catholic, and maybe I'm a hypocrite for being married in a church, but that's what we did. I will raise my children to believe in God but when they are older (probably 17 or so) they will definately know how I feel, when the time is right. I don't feel that raising my children with each parent having a very different view on God would do them much good. My parents did the exact same thing with me, Mom was a good Catholic, dad told me his feelings in the duck blind one day while the sun was coming up.
You can also get married in a courthouse, and you don't have to profess any religious belief to do so. The paperwork is the same no matter how you do it.
I have friends that have two children and they are not married. The kids are in their teens and they have lived together for over 20 years. I suppose Michigan law probably considers them married, but they decided not to actually get married. That's their way of doing it, good for them.
You get one go around down here, make the most of it, be kind to others, and enjoy your life. Have a happy "hump" day...
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