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Are you married? Happily?
Not currently, but I have been married twice. While, of course, there were happy times in both marriages, overall neither of them were "happy." One of them was dysfunctional.
What is your impression of marriage?
I think marriage is a great thing if it works. I'm certainly not anti-marriage, but I think many people go into marriage with unrealistic expectations. Confusing and compounding that situation, is the fact that once we are in an "unhappy" marriage (not to be confused with an unhealthy, dysfunctional marriage), we have unrealistic expectations of what it would be like to unmarried.
Do you think marriage could improve your life, or the opposite?
Both.
Is marriage necessary to obtain the benefits of a long-term monogamous relationship?
No, I don't think so. In fact, when I think of marriage I think of it solely in terms of the relationship. Not the legal status, which is irrelevant to me.
Do people view you differently depending on your marital status?
Probably, but not in a way that makes any difference to me.
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Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce
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