Witness

“Why is it do you think that people get married?
— Passion.
No.
— That's interesting. Because I would've taken you for a romantic. Why, then?
Because we need a witness to our lives. There's a billion people on the planet. I mean, what does anyone life really mean? But in a marriage, you're promising to care about everything — the good things, the bad things, the terrible things, the mundane things… all of it. All the time, every day. You're saying: Your life will not go unnoticed, because I will notice it. Your life will not go unwitnessed, because I will be your witness”.

[Shall We Dance, Peter Chelsom, 2004]