Marriage

Marriage defined simply means "a close and intimate union."

Being Married and being Legally Married are two entirely different things, well maybe not entirely different, but they are different.
Politically correct or not, being married DOES NOT mean you have to have a license telling you that you are together "forever" by law. It is not a piece of paper stating that you have his name forever.

People can be Legally married and not be happy. It happens all the time. Thus the reason for so many divorces.

Many states have Common Law Marriage, which means that if you have lived your life together with someone for so many years, that you by common law are married to that person. Other states have chosen to not enact this law.

2000 years ago, did people go get a license to get married? No, they didnt have such a thing, they stood in front of someone who performed a ceremony and betrothed them together forever.

Nowadays people are getting married without thinking that Forever is Forever. And with second thoughts, or jealousy towards their significant others. Going into any commitment, whether it be a marriage or a spiritual commitment to a significant other, You can not have jealousy, or second thoughts, and you need to think about forever.
Some people forget that when you are getting married to someone that there are BOTH good and bad times, and sometimes really rough and tough times. Its all a part of life, and Marriage.
Not just because they are good looking, or they make you laugh or make you feel good, but for all of them. They take you as you are, and you take them for who they are.
Marriage is a trust, a heartfelt union of two bodies, minds and souls for a period of time, which should be forever.

Now getting to my point. I am not Legally Married. But I am Married. I have never stood before a judge and pledged my love for him. I have no piece of paper telling me that we are going to be together forever. I have not his last name.
BUT I have his heart, I have his Love and he is my life. I have pledged my love to him. And he to me, and we feel we are married, regardless of what the laws say, and what anyone else might say, or think.
We have had many people judge us because of the age difference, and many people dont try to understand.

Through good times and bad times, through wonderful times and hard times, I am right here beside him. For better of worse, forever and ever.

When you love someone you love them for who they are, heart, mind, body, and soul.

He is my heart, he is my soul, and he makes me whole. He understands me, and he completes me (as much as that sounds like a cheesy quote from a movie, its not). He comforts me, and treats me right. He is my best friend, and he is always here for me.

Married legally or not, I am married to him, he and I are a wonderful union, and we fit together nicely.

Some people understand that, some people may not, and to be completely honest, it doesnt matter to me, because I know what I have, and I am truly blessed to have it. What I know is I do not need a piece of paper to tell me that he is my Husband.

I am not saying that it would not be nice to be legally married, because you know what, it would. It would be nice to legally have his last name, but it isnt everything.

I am happy, he is happy, our family is happy, and that is what is important.

You have to take life as it is handed to you. And live life for what it is. Enjoy the love that comes into your life. And Celebrate it.
True Love is out there for everyone. Finding it is not always easy. But its there.

Everything Happens for a Reason, Something good, no matter how small, comes out of everything.

It seems to me though that Forever, well it just doesnt seem that long.