I married later in life... and I am now divorced. I thought with all that time I was smart enough to get through the crap I saw other marriages were having. I always thought I was "missing" something if I did not marry. I was pitied by others even though I was pretty happy being single.

Come to find out marriage was not what I really wanted. But you could not have told me that before hand.. I had to go through it. I have no regrets - 2 people had beautiful dreams and they did not work out - that is sad.

I know marriage may work for others. For me, it is easier to have a great friendship without being in eachothers' day to day responsibilites. Maybe as I get older, it might be smart to marry so we can take care of eachother - with what legally matters. Maybe by then an attorney can just handle those details.

I feel no guilt, shame, loneliness or that I am might be "missing" out on something by not being married. I realize I would have never come to that insight unless I had the experience of marriage.