I’m 36 and have been with my current girlfriend for almost 5 years now - my longest relationship yet. We live together & everything else couply, just not married. I see marriage as unnecessary pressure that has a tendency to put strain on the relationship. Right now if we’re happy together we stay, if we’re not we split. Simple. Marriage complicates it.
I met this girl in 2008 and we became friends with benefits shortly after. 17 years later and we have four kids and a house together, shared taxes, and a bunch of other stuff. I’m starting to think there might be more between us. Marriage? Nah, after so long we already have all the benefits and obligations of a married couple.
Once kids are involved I think there’s a lot of benefits to marriage.