An Argument for the Maximalist Position on Marriage

Why everyone should embrace monogamy and legally recognize their union.

On the night of Saturday, July 12, 2025, I married Sally Shideler, who has now become Sally Shideler Swindle, or, as she will affectionately be known to me, “S-Cubed.” We have felt married now since shortly after coming together in 2022, but now with our divorces finalized, we have moved forward with our marriage.

I am very pro-marriage as an institution, both in the religiou…