Why Did You Get Married?

Though this is a question that you might be able to ask your spouse when things are solid, I would not recommend raising this discussion during times that are even the least bit rocky. These words could easily be interpreted as the most loaded of questions.

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But provided things are good, talking to your lover well after the shiny gleam of wedding day madness has worn away and you two are settled into married life about how you got here and what marriage means to you can make for a fun opportunity to get to know a little more about your “other half”.

For me, marriage is about friendship. We’re more than just a couple, we are best friends in the entire world and actually really love spending time together. Marriage was (and still is) a natural progression of this closeness and desire to be connected with each other.

But marriage to me is also about protecting each other and making sure no matter what we are both equals protected should we ever decide this isn’t working anymore. I have no disillusions about the statistics stacked against everlasting marriage – especially given how young we made it official. And for right now, we both make similar salaries and contribute equally to paying for our lifestyle and saving for our future. I don’t think I would have felt comfortable combining all our assets and finances without a marriage license legally binding us together.

Heart and head leading the way, that’s why I got married.