But what about planning for the actual marriage, which is meant to last the rest of your life?

可对于真实的婚姻，要伴随你下半辈子的婚姻是否已经做好计划了呢？

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Even in marriage, husbands and wives often don't know what their partner really likes about them.

甚至在婚姻中，夫妻两人也不知道对方究竟喜欢自己什么。

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For me, having bridesmaids is an excuse to express how I feel about my friends, to get together and do stuff, and in a weird way, that's what wedding and marriage is about too.

对我，拥有伴娘是表达我对朋友的感觉的、聚在一起做一些事情的一个借口。 从一种怪异的角度来看，这也就是婚礼和婚姻。

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One thing CNN's calculator makes clear is that, wherever they live, Americans are in the middle of a national conversation about what marriage is, why it matters, and the consequences of redefining it.

CNN: Court shouldn't rewrite law on gay marriage

"I do not personally agree with gay marriage as I am a Christian and believe what the Bible says about marriage being between one woman and one man for a life time, " said CNN iReporter Oluwasegun Olowu-Davies, who shot video of the march with his phone.

CNN: Protesters rally against same-sex marriage in France

"I do not personally agree with gay marriage, as I am a Christian and believe what the Bible says about marriage being between one woman and one man for a lifetime, " said CNN iReporter Oluwasegun Olowu-Davies, who shot video of the Paris march on his phone.

CNN: Same-sex marriage: Who will legalize it next?