I’ve been married vs I’ve married

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'I've been married' is used to indicate that someone has experienced being married in the past, while 'I've married' is used to indicate that someone has performed the action of marrying someone else. They are not interchangeable.

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This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that someone has experienced being married in the past.

"I’ve been married"

This phrase is used to talk about the experience of being married. It indicates that the person has gone through the process of getting married and is currently in a married state.

Examples:

I've been married for ten years.
She's been married twice.
Have you ever been married before?

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Kate, I've been married twice.
Wait... I've been married a few times.
I've been married for two years.
I've been married 23 years, Bette.
I've been married for ten years now And frankly...
Mister, I've been married for 38 years.
But I've been married to Frank for 20 years.
I've been married four times.
I've been married 48 years.
I've been married twice, Julio.
I've been married to worse.
I've been married for 10 years.
Probably for the same reason I've been married seven times.
I've been married for over 40 years.
I've been married almost 20 years, you know.
I've been married for over 20 years. I know the difference between a spat and spending a month on the couch.
I've been married and it's not worth saving yourself for.
I've been married for 12 years, you basically threw a ring at a stranger.
Young man, I've been married for over three decades.
I've been married a long time, and I love my husband.

Alternatives:

I was married
I have a spouse
I'm a married person
I have a husband/wife
I'm in a marriage

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that someone has performed the action of marrying someone else.

"I’ve married"

This phrase is used to talk about the action of marrying someone. It indicates that the person has officiated a marriage ceremony or has legally married someone.

Examples:

I've married my best friend.
He's married many couples over the years.
Have you ever married anyone?

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I've married a 36 inch.
I've married Rawdon.
"I've married three pilots."
So I told him: "I've married three pilots."
I've married Rawdon.
'Tis a fine woman I've married, child.
Look, wish me luck, man, 'cause I've never felt this way about a woman before, including the ones I've married.
I mean, I've married you at least a half a dozen times.
I tell you, I've married people who've brought lawyers with them.
But you are the man I've married and that's all that matters.
Dudley, I've married a witch.
I kept thinking that I've ruined my life... that I've married someone I like to play tennis with, and that's all I'll do.
And perhaps one day, when I've married into the Shanje...
Good news, I've married.
I've married with someone else.
I understand less and less these people amongst whom I've married.
If she finds out I've married the girl, and that's what I've done, her non will be plussed off the scale.
So I told him: "I've married three pilots." "One died in the war, one in the Atlantic, and the third in Asia."

Alternatives:

I performed a marriage ceremony
I officiated a wedding
I solemnized a marriage
I legally married someone
I acted as a marriage officiant

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