My long time gf and I were talking and she asked a question that kinda stumped me. A short history, we've been together many years, but have been doing long distance the last two years in order for both of us to graduate and get jobs. Now she's moving to houston, we both have great jobs. And we've touched briefly about living together in the future. She asked, whats the big deal with marriage? Why do some guys seem to fear it? If a couple is living together previously, what difference does marriage really make? Just interested to hear some thoughts.