I would like to get married but I'm unsure why. Part of me thinks that if I have found a girl I am willing to bind myself with emotionally and legally then it must be the realy deal. Plus it's the security for both of us, you are more likely to try in troubled times when things don't come naturally and if one or the other should pass away or something should happen with them then they hold a better position in terms of insurance, inheritance, etc.

Liek you said it's probably social conditioning telling us that this is what we should do. Because it has been this way for so long the legal system and society has been built around it but slowly things are starting to change in allowing similar rights to unmarried couples...