Quote Originally Posted by SILVERx View Post
I kept running into people that only wanted the items, or changed their minds laters
Then instead of going on the marriage thread, just spend time with people. Don't chase, admit love for, or try to marry anyone. Just treat people like people and sooner or later you will get a friend that's closer to you than the others. Treat guys like people. Treat girls like people. Don't treat them like the next romance mate or you'll look desperate. The goal should never be marriage or romance but instead be friendship. Don't even worry about the Eternal Bond. It's no different than real marriage. In that it has no meaning other than being just a thing in the end.

All the things you want in your OP, you don't even need marriage to have.