Abandoned groom still wants to wed runaway bride

Glutton for punishment, or a better man than I? John Mason on marrying his runaway bride:

"Just because we haven't walked down the aisle, just because we haven't stood in front of 500 people and said our I Do's, my commitment before God to her was the day I bought that ring and put it on her finger, and I'm not backing down from that."

Maybe I'm just a little more skittish about things like my bride to be claiming to be abducted in order to avoid the wedding, but I think I'd be examining the nature of our relationship before jumping back in with the sharks. His fiance set a scary precedent here, and he hasn't taken his vows before God yet, no matter what he says. What happens in 5 or 7 years when she freaks out because she has two kids and feels marriage is a giant weight around her neck? Does he think she'll have the strength to pull through something like that, or any of the challenges that married couples face? Sometimes that which seems like benevolence is really gluttony for punshment. But then again, maybe he is just a better person than I, and she should be very thankful for him.