My partner and I will have our 10 year anniversary next year. Never been married and don't intend to either.

We don't belong to each other as we are not property. We work together in a mutually respectful relationship based on trust and integrity.

We don't need to wear anything to show others we are kept. We simply behave accordingly, and don't place ourselves in compromising situations.

We are very happy, and take turns carrying the load when the other is having a bad time. We are a team, until we decide to go our seperate ways.

We aren't children that require certificates and lawyers to divvy up our assets, and demand financials.

We haven't even looked at each other's bank accounts.