I might ramble here a bit. But I'm just speculating.
When Mr. Marine and I were talking, I had told one of my friends that I could see us staying the way we were forever. Never really settling things, just going through life as a huge part of each other's lives, in contact, never committing but never leaving, and that I kinda liked the idea. It was very 'us.' It had been working fine to that point and I really liked the idea. Well, Mr. Marine and I don't talk anymore but I still like the idea.
Just picture it, though. I don't want kids. Children are not a desire which I have. That's just me. And what if, and I could see it, but what if I find this guy and we hit it off, we go on dates and stuff, but we just never bother to get married? Like we go through college, get our degrees, our jobs, continue to go on dates, talk on the time, maybe even eventually fall in love (although that's honestly not something I see myself doing), but just chillin'. Not cohabitating (because I have moral issues with that) but... do you get what I'm saying? Just warm and cozy, forever. And it's a weird thought when you think of us old but (1) I don't intend to grow old (die young) and (2) even if we did get old it would still be kinda cute.
I dunno. Just a thought.