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I find the idea of making vows to each other unbearably exciting and I figure if we're going to do that there's no reason not to make it official. :)
can I answer???
Because I love him. My entire life has been better because he and the kids are a part of my life. I never knew him, but I missed him before I met him. In the words of Chrisette I feel that Love is (him) you everytime I am near him.
#1 Reason: Because he is so amazing, and I have never been happier! and while it's not as cliche as him "completing" me, I think we very much fit together like puzzle pieces, and I am still as crazy about him and in love with as when we first started dating!
- to be old-fashioned, i, too, love the sense of stability of being in a marriage, and still believe that that's what people "should do". (curly - you're not naive!). plus, all kinds of statistics and studies have been done that show married people (presumably, happily married people) live longer, etc.
- related to the previous reason, i only have my mom left (and technically an uncle, my mom's older brother, but that's a whole other can of worms i won't open), and it's sort of scary to think that if something happened to her in the near future, i'd be totally alone. so the more family i can get at this point, whether by blood or by law, the better for me!
- and speaking of, his family is awesome and it gives me the opportunity to have a big family that i've always wanted since i'm an only child and come from a single-parent home. plus my BF is starting to be an uncle and i'm tired of the "aunt" J in quotation marks!!
I love my honey too, obviously. I figured that went without saying. 
@Jaxx: I totally know what you mean about the puzzle piece thing. That's how we both feel too. From the beginning, we've just fit. He has just about everything I've always wanted in a partner expect for a zillion dollars. lol...
it makes me think of that song, "Such Great Heights":
I am thinking it's a sign that the freckles
In our eyes are mirror images and when
We kiss they're perfectly aligned
And I have to speculate that God himself
Did make us into corresponding shapes like
Puzzle pieces from the clay
Love the lyrics. My bf and I have discussed how we both prayed to find someone to be our friend, companion, lover, soulmate, and then we finally met! Love is in the air!
Because when we were younger I always got that ache in my heart when ever I left him. Sounds corny but it is so the truth. And also because I want the next chapter in our lives to begin on the same page, hand in hand. And because he is my soul-mate the only man I want to grow old with, take care of, and be taken care by.
I am a practical lover so....I want to get married b/c....
I love him not becasue he makes me "whole" (which is okay nothing wrong with that) but because he accepts me in every way. My spiritedness, my independence/dependence, my quirky jokes, my bad hairdays, my occasional tantrums, my cooking and me babying him.
I can look at him every day and not wonder even for a second "what if I were with someone else". he is my best friend and I want to be his faithful sidekick forever.
I can truly say to the depths of my core he is the 2nd ONE (God is THE ONE) because of how he treats his mother, honors his father, and is loyal to his friends.
I need his grounded-ego, money savvy, mushy and soft heart...to settle my vivacious-ego, frugal-spending, logical though gullible heart every day for the rest of our lives.
I can see him as the father of OUR children, leader of OUR household, best friend in OUR marriage. I look forward to his smelly morning breath, equally smelly socks, and teaching him how to plunge a toilet (LOL long story).
Finally...He loves God...not in a preachy way...but with an understanding that this marriage will be for ETERNITY...there's no pre-nup, no insurance policy, no refunds, no 2nd chances. And we both realize that to be fortunate enough to have "run into one another" is no coincidence at all but fate.
I have been in love with my bf for along time.. he finds new ways to make me fall in love with him all over again every day. He compliments me in every way possible and he is my hero. He has shown me what a real relationship is about. If he has a problem or question he immediately talks to me about it. He always makes sure to include me in all future plans. He is going to be an amazing dad one day and he is just an incredible and amazing man. I could go on and on about him for days and I still wouldnt even begin to describe the millions of millions of reasons of why I want to marry him. Plain and simple he is my soulmate.
Because he is the first man who has been enough for me, and is enough to hold my complete interest and my heart. He is absolutely everything I need and I am so excited by the thought of the amazing life and family we will have together.
He's great!
@Frustratedbird: "He is the first man who has been enough for me." Love this. Feel this too - totally!
Cam makes me feel incredible - and I never want to let that feeling go! I want to live with him, make a family with him, and grow old with him! Plus - I want everyone to know that I love him more than you can imagine. For me - it's telling everyone that we loce eachotehr and having them come celebrate with us!
I've actually given this a lot of thought, since I never wanted to get married until I met my fiance. Since neither of us wants children, that eliminates a lot of the reasons why people choose to get married.
For me, it's partly a security thing. I crave permanence. My parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles are all deceased - basically, everyone in the generations above me are gone. I've lived in many different states, to the point where when I give people my geographic history, they ask if I was a military brat. (I wasn't; we just moved a lot.) From 4th-9th grade, I went to 5 different schools. Forming long-term relationships has been really challenging for me, and I find something inherently appealing about the aspect of "forever". Specifically, forever with this one particular dude.
From a practical standpoint - if I get sick, I don't want him stuck in the waiting room. If I die, I want him to be first in line to inherit my belongings. If he gets sick, I want the right to be waiting by his hospital bed when he wakes up. And while I realize there are ways to accomplish these things that don't involve marriage, getting married makes it easier.
From a romantic standpoint - home is where he is. Recently, I spent a year living in NYC while he remained in Pittsburgh, and it was like someone cut off my arm. When I'm around him, things feel more right than they ever have before. We communicate well. We tolerate each other's crabby moods. We entertain each other. We challenge one another. My life is better with him in it; I like to think the same is true for him.
It's funny because about 4 years ago, I wrote a list of traits I would most like in a man. I was VERY specific and filled up a piece of binder paper- front and back. I totally forgot about the list until I found it a year ago when I was moving in with S. He matches every single trait on the list except for two! He is all I've ever wanted and more. His personality perfectly balances mine and we make each other better people. I want him to be the father of my children and to wake up next to him every day for the rest of my life. I love our conversations and he makes me laugh. I want to be married because it will protect us legally. I also want to marry him because he is the best man for me and I want us to proclaim our love for each other and commitment to each other out loud in front of the people who matter the most to us. Wow… I am corny..
1. He's what I prayed for-I prayed to God when I got to a point of dating lots of guys and I just wanted the right man for me. I wanted the man I was supposed to spend the rest of my life with. He came a few months after I prayed that prayer. (He prayed for me also, although it took 2 years for me to show up.LOL)
2. I want what my parents had.(my dad is deceased)I want that special bond with a man who I'll promise to God that I will love and honor til death do us part.
3. He is the only man I have loved outside of my father. He's the only man I have ever considered marrying and raising a family with and given my whole self to. I've had sex with other men, but with him, we make love, it's way more than the previous sex I've had with other men.
4. He loves me no matter what. We've had to deal with a pretty big situation and although I thought it would make him stop loving me, he didn't. He still loves me, unconditionally.
5. He makes me laugh. Not easy to do.LOL
Ooh, good topic! I like. Can I play? :)
I want to get married to Mr Moo because of who he is. Of who he's helped me to become and of all the excitement we've had along the way. We accept each other for who we are and love each other for who we are, no changes, no compromises.
I want to get married to Mr Moo because, a bit selfishly, I crave that stability at home and I want to be able to give that to him. We work in a difficult and fast paced career and our families, although we love them, have never fully been able to understand that (and we don't get a lot of support from them as a family unit sometimes). I want us to be our own family, to be each others pillars of support and, really just be there and care for and understand each other.
And I want to get married because from the moment I met Mr Moo I knew that he was something special. I knew that he was going to be a big part of my life and I'm so excited to be saying that one day I'm going to be his wife. He is the most wonderful person I know and I can't wait to say that to him, in our own house, surrounded by our children, every single day for the rest of my life (not that I don't tell him that now of course). I can't imagine spending my life without him there to share in all my joys and happiness, all my sadness and pain. We've been there for each other in tough times and I couldn't ask for a more caring, forgiving, understanding, comforting partner.
Oh, and he's a goofball who makes me laugh :)
Because I want to spend the rest of my life going through good and bad times with him.
Because we take care of each other in little ways everyday
Because I want my babies to look like him
Because I love him with all of my heart and can't imagine being spending 50 years of my life with anyone else!
I can't wait for our forever to begin and for us to finally become one that and also start a family one day.
I want to marry him because I want us to be our own family unit. I like the permanence of marriage, by not being married it feels as though there isn't going to be 100% commitment as you could just up and leave with no problem (it makes sense in my head). Also like another bee said, I want him to be able to be at my hospital bedside and vice versa with no questions asked should something happen.
I want a wedding so we can celebrate our relationship and show to everyone who matters to us that we're in this for eternity, and what better than a party to thank them for their part in our lives so far.
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I saw this on the Newlyweds board, but thought it would be a fun topic for the Waiting girls as well. So, why do you want to get married?
I'll go first. I want to get married because: