You certainly don't need to get married if you don't wish to do so, and you can still live a fulfilled life with or without a partner. But marriage has never b

You certainly don't need to get married if you don't wish to do so, and you can still live a fulfilled life with or without a partner. But marriage has never been simply a "religious arrangement". Yes, marriage has been much co-opted by religion, but non-religious people have always existed and have always married each other outside of any religious arrangement.