I feel that marriage is the ultimate promise. It's completely, totally giving yourself to the other person for the rest of your life, and them doing the same for you. In my opinion, it is the ultimate sign of true love, and I feel that when marriages break down it's nobody's fault per sé but that the people involved didn't fully immerse themselves or understand the promises that they were making when they made them. Obviously I'm talking about a normal relationship, not an abusive one, unfortunately a lot of people feel trapped in those situations which is never good. I'm gonna take my time and not rush into marriage, I want to be completely sure that I want to remain with the person forever. :-)