Marriage was something, as a Queen, that I was never allowed to think about. The Queens did not marry until their reign was over, and in essence they would pray that it would be a daughter so that they could follow in the footsteps of the mother. I knew of the life of a married woman though through my mother, who had high values and morals, and my mother and father were very much in love, defying all impossibilities that came their way. No obstacle was so hard, that together, they could not get through it. I was built around this tradition, and therefore it's what in the end I became.
I didn't think about marriage when I was Queen, that was until I met Anakin. I started thinking what if, which is a terrible thing for a Queen to imagine. You're job comes first, but I found myself finding moments to myself to mull over the answers. It wasn't until I was Senator that I was allowed more time to think within my own world. I knew from the moment I laid eyes on Anakin again when Obi-wan and himself had come to my protection, that those thoughts which I very well wanted hidden behind the mask of the calm and collected face would come back. He had grown, so much. So handsome, and when he spoke his words about me, and then told me how much I was hurting him, I realized, I needed him. I wanted him. I saw him and I living the same life as my mother and myself. We were as one in many ways.
We were married secretly later that year, and I knew it was wrong, but like my mother and father, Anakin and I would overcome all obstacles that were thrown in our way. Our love was written in the stars, in the flame that a candle held, and in the words of our promise to one another on that balcony. Marriage is something to hold sacred, and you will be by their side in life as well as death through everything. You will be their salvation when they need it the most, you will wake up beside them every morning and whisper 'I love you' before going to prepare the breakfast of the morning. Marriage is....
Padme Amidala
Star Wars Prequels
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