Pretty close to forever. It seems. (It's hard for me to remember what life was like being single, other than the fact that I was a lot more reckless, had next to no real possessions and little money and didn't want any, and had a much shorter life-expectancy.)
On the other hand, to me, the advantages and benefits of marriage are manifold, if ya find the right gal (in my case). I sometimes miss the danger, but then again I got kids, a home, lands, animals I bred and raised from little critters, money, and I'm old enough now to realize how good I got it, and so that's a better than even square deal. I got civilized.
Even the tough times were a better option than being single and on the hunt. (Which to me was a huge time waster, at least being married I understand my real goals and objectives, and have something to work towards).
Then again I never thought I'd live long enough to get married until it happened, and certainly never thought I'd have kids, but I did anyways. So I certainly can't complain about any of that, cause it all worked out good in the end.
I've never been hitched but once, but that was enough.
Nearly got unhitched once, but we fought our way through that, and that was enough too. It's good now, real relaxed, easy and fun, probably better than ever.
And that's good enough for me.
I'm not asking for the sun and the moon, just a gal I can steer my star by.