So something over the weekend got me to thinking on the topic of marriage. how different people view it differently. For example, it seems to me there are a few people who will not acknowledge my husband as that & myself as his wife until we are legally married. I guess I didn't expect that since within my family & friends, they see him & I as we do - so I just thought others would see it the same. so because of learning that, i got to thinking and ended up posting this as my status message on here:

" a legal marriage is 'just a piece of paper', u don't need 1 for urselves, just 4 every1 else who won't accept ur marriage within ur hearts w/out it! we are gonna make us legal - no doubts about it -- just don't like that some people won't accept we are already husband & wife just because we don't have that legal piece of paper ~ oh well - It Is What It Is! and the Future looks Beautiful & Bright!! ♥ "

One of my friends made a comment to me on it, agreeing with what I was saying - so that got me thinking more & I responded with this:
" I believe there are 2 types of marriage ~ there is the Spiritual Marriage that binds people heart & soul (which him & I did officially on 12/27/1992 & Renewed Forever on 11/07/2009) and then there is the Legal Marriage where the 2 people involved only look at the legal aspects of being married"

Which then led me to doing a google search to see what others thought too, after doing some reading I came back with more feelings, more thoughts & more knowledge on this topic and instead of posting a HUGE reply to my status, that is when I decided to write a note on the topic. So here is the rest of my thought process on this topic ....

I know for myself, my first marriage was not for love, the marriage was for legal reasons only, nothing more. I also know his first marriage was not based on love either. So for us, we know the legal marriage is strictly for our legal rights with each other - we need it for that, & apparently for some people to recognize our marriage to each other. As far as we are concerned, we are already married to each other.

David & I have already fully committed ourselves to each other, we've already said our vows to each other, we have already in every aspect, except legal, married each other. This is all we need for our love, our commitment, our devotion ... all of it! I am his wife & he is my husband fully ~ I'm rambling now - sorry haha

Here's a few things I found by others that I liked concerning this topic --

"In the essence of love & life, & your commitment to each other, yes it's just a piece of paper. To the government, it's the world"

"A Marriage License makes it legal, its just a legal agreement between two people"

"I think people confuse marriage with a marriage license! The piece of paper is just what makes the marriage legal in the eyes of the law. But marriage itself is more than a piece of paper, marriage is a deep commitment that is about love, unity, support, trust, faith, being with the one person you truly, deeply & wholly love for the rest of your life. Marriage is a vow to the person you are with that you will be with them for the rest of their & your life because they are your heart & soul"

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