To me it is joining together with one other person to team up together and tackle or enjoy the trials, tribulations, failures, successes, joys, discoveries, and experiences of life. If there is a life after death, I would hope you could continue with your partner in whatever journeys there may be.
To me, it is important that this coupling be for life (or forever). In my mind, ideally you and the other person would continue to grow and mature together and not grow apart.
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