If I ever was to marry again - highly unlikely as it is - it would be a civil ceremony in a Registry Office. The ceremony would, in essence, be very similar to the ceremony for my friends I attended last Friday.

I wouldn't actually don't care whether it was deemed a Civil Ceremony or a Marriage - the social and legal ramifications would be the same. The basis for my disregard for such a label is that I'm not, and never have been, religious in any sense of the word - a mindset I've had since I was old enough to reason - so the religious overtones of the word marriage hold no meaning for me.

So, what's in a word? I suppose, in that sense, I'm equally amused by gay couples who feel the need for the word "marriage" - and by those who insist "marriage" shouldn't be used!