If you're an atheist can being married still be as important to you , rather than just living with?

I'm not a church goer or devout Christian but marriage still feels important to me..

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I guess I should have added that problems can easily arise if a believer and a non- believer decide to marry. It is better if there is agreement about basic beliefs and ideas about how a marriage should be conducted.