Melissa Noble and her husband sam smiling and staring at the camera while standing outside in front of a colorful mural wall.
Melissa Noble never saw herself getting married. Then, she got pregnant.
  • I never saw myself getting married.
  • However, when I got pregnant, my feelings about marriage changed.
  • Now, my husband Sam and I have been married for almost 10 years.

I've always been a commitment phobe and was never interested in getting married. In fact, whenever someone would ask my partner Sam and me when we were planning to tie the knot, I'd turn bright red and change the subject. Both of us come from families where our parents are still happily married after 50-plus years, but it just wasn't something that was on my radar or important to me.