Ok, so how many of you 'marriage is outdated' people who think it is only for 'legal' purposes are married? Why not just live with someone and create a legal contract for your living arrangements?
I guess I won't be asking many of you to congratulate me on my nuptials next spring!
I realize the legal system sees it as a contractual agreement and the church sees it as much more than that. Personally, I think of marriage as the WHOLE thing, both a binding of two people in law and in spirit. So I can't really 'divide' it up the way some people suggest we do it.
It will be interesting to watch as the ripples from the MA ruling spread, though.