Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
(((((Star))))), I'd be terribly hurt.

Tucker, I couldn't disagree more. If one member of a couple is using the existence vel non of a legal relationship between the couple and the State (which is all a marriage is) to define the emotional boundaries of the relationship, that's a huge problem in itself.
I think socially, intellectually and emotionally, the legal state of marriage carries more weight than we like to admit. It's all well and good to be enlightened about what the "piece of paper" really means, but most people just aren't.

Karen