We got married after being together for more than 10 years, it was never that important as we knew we loved each other etc. After we got engaged people kept telling us stories of people they knew that seperated after they got married after so long - people are just sooooo fullof good advice and stories aren't they?

We actually did it because we felt like we wanted to 'offically' become married - kind of felt like we were anyway IYKWIM and because both of our dads had some health issues so we wanted to do it while our whole family was around.

Has it changed things? Not so much but I do feel that I try harder to be a better wife than I ever did at being a better girlfriend.

As soon as we jumped in the limo at the end of the night of our wedding we were just bursting with happiness and we don't regret doing it when we did.