No its not.
It's a method of control from the church and or government.
I think Doug Stanhope on Marriage puts it well.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXpsT3e8UsM

I'm married; but a don't need a bit of paper for the government or a magic blessing from Jew Zombie to tell me its ok.
(waxdart hello., Fri 16 Jul 2010, 11:54, 1 reply)

Yes it is.
so there.
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Fri 16 Jul 2010, 12:02, closed)

well if that's your retort
I don't think you should get married either.
(waxdart hello., Fri 16 Jul 2010, 12:43, closed)

I know you are but what am I
it's just words on the internet. You don't mind if I consider marriage to be a serious thing do you?
( Colonel Dracula Two manky hookers and a racist dwarf, Fri 16 Jul 2010, 12:52, closed)

I think the word serious has different levels of mean for people.
1. Imagine a very big chair.
2. How big was that chair in your head?
1 meter? 5 meters?

Mine was 2 billions light years from top to bottom. some people may that that's a fucking big chair. Always best to find out what people what people mean when they use subjective language.

I put serious in the "live and death" situations category.

Do I take my relationship seriously? Yes
Do I take the bit of government paper that says I'm married seriously? No. fuck the government. They've no business in my life.
(waxdart hello., Fri 16 Jul 2010, 14:05, closed)

whys the government got no business in your life?
just curious as to the level of intrusion you think they have? surly its not just 'government' but the legal document you need for next of kin and all that that involves and are you a merkin by chance?
(Bernardate, Fri 16 Jul 2010, 17:39, closed)