I don’t really have a strong opinion and the lyric didn’t really change that. In part because Gwen was writing these songs 6 months ago and that’s a long time in a 2 year old relationship. And I remain torn because I can see them thinking the strength of their love is enough and they are committed forever so what difference will a signed document make. BUT I can also see them wanting that binding contract to show the world that they are a unit. And also I think as chaotic as they are they are also fairly pragmatic people (Blake especially) and marriage helps in some ways. But honestly neither side really is winning in my head. And lately I’ve kind of been feeling like I think marriage would be great bc it would show the world like yes this is serious and maybe it would inspire blake to talk about the kids more, etc. But those are reasons that only matter to me/us, fans who don’t know them in real life and have no real stake in the outcome. I have no idea if those are things that they even think about (I would guess mostly they aren’t). 

A year ago I was SURE they were engaged, like the “wall art” post (twitter ate my answer to that message fyi)

I thought they were just waiting until the right time to announce their plans. And then that never happened. 

My friend said something to me that really rang true. She said: “I feel like Blake wants to take his time and not f* things up this time, so he's trying to do everything right. And he might not always be there at home with Gwen but she's still happy so he's doing something right, and he's honestly with her so much and he lives in her house where she lived and made a family and memories with another man and he's still so happy." 

This point made a lot of sense to me. And while it’s not as if they’re still dating, it might also be that they are so secure in their relationship that he is waiting until the timing is perfect and everything is lined up before he actually proposes and they get married.

On the other hand she was wearing a huge rock on her left ring finger at church today so maybe they’re already engaged and this speculation can finally end. 

Or maybe it’s just a piece of jewelry and they’re planning to live as domestic partners/common law marrieds forever and that’s what it is. 

I don’t really know! It definitely seems like using a wedding as the plot line for a video about settling down/making a life together is an indication that he does think of that as the next step. Especially including the kids in the video. Also LOVED the message that just because the bride and groom aren’t in their 20s doesn’t mean they can’t have a happily ever after and do all those newlywed things like building a house, etc. That to me was the most telling thing about how it might show us Blake’s state of mind. I mean he’s smart, and not new to the spotlight, he had to know that everyone would have the exact same takeaway: when is he gonna propose too? It was actually more Gwen’s reaction to the video, she seems pretty into the idea of marriage. (She always has but I thought maybe her perspective changed.) Though it’s not like she’d ever give him some kind of ultimatum like “if we aren’t married by 2018 it’s over.” But at the same time I think if it’s really important to her then Blake will give her what she wants.

This is really rambling and not that clear of an answer. Basically I guess I do think the video is a sign that they think of marriage as a next step, but also not a big priority bc they already have a marriage in every way other than a signed contract.

Also I never believe any article that doesn’t include a direct quote from Blake or Gwen themselves.

I was thinking too, do you remember in December 2015 Blake called himself single in a dumb tweet, and then said “before y'all start single means not married!!”