Misty wrote:What is marriage to you?
Well I can try and proffer my humble opinion on marriage! Although I feel that I will be working on it throughout my life as I experience more and more of its aspects.
For me marriage would be a result of love, so I'd better start off by defining what I think love is:
Love grows out of friendship for me. The actual person, warts and all, then attracts me far more strongly than purely physical attraction (which I know can be bloody strong!)- it becomes difficult for me to say what it is that I love, because it is just all of 'them', and their qualities/characteristics, all that makes them who they are.
It seems a bit calmer and surer than purely physical attraction, I suppose there is most trust from more knowledge of the person.
Marriage then eventually grows out of the love, when it is strong enough. I suppose it comes out of the desire to always be together, making each other happy, helping, supporting. Also I guess the desire to create things together- children being the most obvious example!
Marriage is, I suppose, a symbol of those desires.
will add a bit more when I get a mo.
hope it helps!