Marriage will never go out of fashion and I think it is now and always will be important. I think one of the reasons that a lot of people live in sin [and that’s a laugh]. What about all those one night stands. The cost of a white wedding; and in fact the cost of any wedding is soaring. Women, not all want a white wedding, but as I found out two years ago with my daughter’s wedding it is damn expensive. The cost is a deterrent, and in the end under British law, after three years of living together you are classed as a cohabitating couple, and then come under the same laws as a married person. The only difference is there is no divorce procedure if you get pissed off with your partner. My sister has been married 50 years and has three children, they are not married, but I believe it all comes down to how morally obligated you feel. All the time there is love and romance there will be married couples, because at the end of the day it is the finally to the human mating. This is only my opinion, as we all travel through life in our own way, and with our own thoughts of moral conduct.

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