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Couples should formalize their marriage as officially as possible rather than treating informal cohabitation as equivalent.

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 31) 01:15:04 – 01:17:08

Question 17 from Dasha Castenko about being informally married to a fiance in another country due to COVID restrictions.

Mike urges Dasha not to remain in an ambiguous quasi-married state. Marriage is a real, formal commitment. He recommends making it as official as possible — legal paperwork if available, or gathering community and family even via Zoom to exchange vows. Analogy: finalizing adoption paperwork is still a meaningful and special day even if you already loved the child as your own. Leaving the relationship ambiguous creates security problems for both parties.

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