What is Marriage?

Sometimes people wonder why marriage exists or wax philosophical on it's existence as a cultural tradition, which seems outdated. Or they wonder why they would want it when it seems so painful and doomed to fail. They see the hurt all around them, feel it all around them.

Well, I say, have a night like I had tonight. I came home to my husband - simple, but absolutely glorious! There he was, for me. We hugged, we talked, we laughed. I wanted to do something special for him just because. And I realized, perhaps remembered, that to be married is to be a friend.