Personally, I don't want to get married. I have no problem with others being married. I sometimes have trouble getting through to someone inquiring why I don't want to be married. The same with why I don't want to have children. I'm not child-less, but child-free.

I didn't always know it, but once I thought about the personal, financial and legal obligations of marriage (and possibly having kids), I made a decision that neither was what I wanted to put myself and a prospective mate through.

I've attempted to explain to my mother why I will be forever single and free from children of my own. I doubt I'll ever succeed. That's just as well; she knows changing my mind to suit her preferences is similar to drawing blood from a stone. :o)