*raising decaf green tea* Here's to freedom, personal growth, and emotional independence.

You certainly don't have to be married to share your life with someone you love. I'm married now, but it was after more than nine years living together, and I can honestly say nothing changed in my heart. What some people want to get out of marriage is something I needed and worked for the relationship to have long before any piece of paper told me I should.

Good luck on the job front!!