I chose to be married because I found a man I did not want to spend any part of my life without. I wanted to commit fully to him, to say before all our friends and family that I would have no other. In my culture, marriage is how that commitment is expressed. A long-term relationship does not feel like a saddle to me; it feels like freedom to have precisely what I want forever.
Regarding jobs, the ones that I can offer are all related to art. Is that an interest of yours?