> Ah, we have some common ground. I agree completely with this. I think that the government shouldn't grant marriage licenses to anyone, but instead—perhaps—domestic partnership licenses, but with the whole range of rights, responsibilities, and legal precedent that the institution of marriage carries today.

So… the government should do the exact same thing but call it something else because reasons?

> I would much rather skip the whole marriage thing given the option.

You have it, nobody will force you to marry if you don't want to.