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"Ain't Gonna Marry," words by Susan and Jennifer Abod
Sample lyrics: "I ain't gonna marry / I ain't gonna settle down..."

"Ball and Chain" by Sublime
Sample lyrics: "Because marriage doesn't work in the world today / It's an institution that is in decay / And if I have love I wish to portray, / I will surely find another way."

"The Ballad of Erica Levine," by Bob Blue
Sample lyrics: "...And he said 'Will you marry me, Erica Levine?' / And Erica Levine said 'What do you mean?'..."

"Better Off Without a Wife" by Tom Waits
Sample lyrics: "All my friends are married / Every Tom and Dick and Harry / You must be strong to go it alone ..."

"Darling Annie," by Peggy Seeger
Sample Lyrics: "Thank you love, I'm grateful for the offer of your name, But my own will serve as well as any..."

"Friendship" from Anything Goes soundtrack
Sample Lyrics: "It's friendship, friendship, Just a perfect blendship,  When other friendships have been forgot. Ours will still be hot!"

"Gentle on My Mind" by John Hartford
Sample Lyrics: "And it's knowin' I'm not shackled /By forgotten words and bonds /... That keeps you ever gentle on my mind"

"I'm Settled," by Marcia Deihl
Sample Lyrics: " No hubby, no house, no car, no kid; and no regrets for what I didn't or I did ..."

"I Will Never Marry," by Kristin Hersh
Sample Lyrics: "I will never marry, I'll be no man's wife / I will live single all the days of my life..."

"Johnny's Room," by The Bobs
Sample lyrics: " This is the Eighties, it should be understood/ That we sleep together..."

"Let's Live Together," by Robbie Fulks
Sample Lyrics: " Yeah, let's live together: these ain't the cave times..."

"Live Close By, Visit Often," by K.T. Oslin and Raul Malo
Sample Lyrics: "I'm not lookin for a husband / Found out the hard way it doesn't work for me ..."

"Living in Sin,"by Bon Jovi
Sample lyrics: "I say we're living on love, they say we're living in sin ..."

"My Old Man,"by Joni Mitchell
Sample lyrics: "We don't need no piece of paper / From the city hall / Keeping us tied and true ..."

"Ready to Run,"by The Dixie Chicks
Sample lyrics: "When the boy gets that look in his eye, I'm gonna be ready this time / When my momma says I look good in white, I'm gonna be ready this time / Oh yeah.. ready to run ..."

"Sitting on a Fence,"by The Rolling Stones
Sample lyrics: "One thing's not said too much but I think it's true / They just get married cause there's nothing else to do ..."

"The Secret Marriage " by Sting

Sample lyrics: "No church has ever blessed our union / No state has ever granted us permission / No family bond has ever made us two..."

"Why Don't We Live Together,"by Barry Manilow
Sample lyrics: "Can't spend our life rehearsing all these lines of love / It's time to raise the curtain / Why don't we live together / whether loves lives or dies / At least we know we tried ..."

A fresh look at the blues suggests that some 'cheating' songs might really be describing open or polyamorous relationships - what do you think?  For example: 

"He's The Man (He's Tall And Cool) ," by Greene

Sample lyrics: "He may be your man but he comes to see me some time ... He's yours, he's mine, he's somebody else's too ... "