Marriage

[Bryd0]

What are your views on marriage? Is it vital for a relationship or is it not important?



For me, I don't think it's that important, even when I wouldn't like to get married in the future.

 

[Cranos]

It seems pointless to me.

 

[Evil Eye]

It's not vital, obviously.

It is important because it is made so. It used to be more useful.

 

[Bryd0]

It seems pointless to me.

I thought I was the only one who thinks this. Most people I know say it is important, especially if you've carefully chosen your perfect partner to get hitched with.



Although, I can give a prime example of why marriage isn't important in a relationship, Myleene Klass has had her partner for many years and she doesn't intend to get married one day, ever.

 

[Temerit]

Yeah no biggie really, only done for religious reason or to save on taxes.



Or to be able to say We're Married!!!

 

[Jazzy]

What are your views on marriage? Is it vital for a relationship or is it not important?

Marriage is not vital for a relationship. What's vital (IMO) are the legal and economic benefits that married people and their children are entitled to:



On the order of 1,400 legal rights are conferred upon married couples in the U.S. Typically these are composed of about 400 state benefits and over 1,000 federal benefits.



Among them are the rights to:

• joint parenting;
  
• joint adoption;
  
• joint foster care, custody, and visitation (including non-biological parents);
  
• status as next-of-kin for hospital visits and medical decisions where one partner is too ill to be competent;
  
• joint insurance policies for home, auto and health;
  
• dissolution and divorce protections such as community property and child support;
  
• immigration and residency for partners from other countries;
  
• inheritance automatically in the absence of a will;
  
• joint leases with automatic renewal rights in the event one partner dies or leaves the house or apartment;
  
• inheritance of jointly-owned real and personal property through the right of survivorship (which avoids the time and expense and taxes in probate);
  
• benefits such as annuities, pension plans, Social Security, and Medicare;
  
• spousal exemptions to property tax increases upon the death of one partner who is a co-owner of the home;
  
• veterans' discounts on medical care, education, and home loans; joint filing of tax returns;
  
• joint filing of customs claims when traveling;
  
• wrongful death benefits for a surviving partner and children;
  
• bereavement or sick leave to care for a partner or child;
  
• decision-making power with respect to whether a deceased partner will be cremated or not and where to bury him or her;
  
• crime victims' recovery benefits;
  
• loss of consortium tort benefits;
  
• domestic violence protection orders;
  
• judicial protections and evidentiary immunity;

and more....



Most of these legal and economic benefits cannot be privately arranged or contracted for. For example, absent a legal (or civil) marriage, there is no guaranteed joint responsibility to the partner and to third parties (including children) in such areas as child support, debts to creditors, taxes, etc. In addition, private employers and institutions often give other economic privileges and other benefits (special rates or memberships) only to married couples.



Information above taken from: http://www.religioustolerance.org/mar_bene.htm



I posted the list above for those of you who think marriage isn't important. I am pro marriage just in case you haven't figured that out yet.

 

[Cranos]

Different country, different legal system is really all I can say to that... Some are the same, like the immigration rule, but those apply to specific situations.

 

[beowulf]

been there, done that, got the divorce, got the t shirt, not doing it again

 

[DrLeftover]

I am, and have been for most of my adult life.



And for the most part, most of the time, and in most ways, I'm happily so.



It seems to work for us.

 

[DrLeftover]

The misconception seems to be that marriage is an end in and of itself.



If you treat it as such, you will be sorely disappointed, and soon divorced, or miserable for years.



Marriage is just a step on a very long, sometimes rough, journey.



But it is a journey best shared with one you love.

 

[Phazite]

As far as I can see, I really don't want to be married and can't see myself in a position where I ever would want to be. I'm not going to say never, because of course I may change my mind at some point, but where I am right now it is very highly unlikely that I ever would get married.

 

[BeautifulAngel]

Well in my opinion, it's not THAT important but it does symbolise being as one and I find it looks committed too. I understand that there are a lot of divorces and what not, but to me it means like being committed to that person forever and it seems more serious than just dating and what not. I think it's also because 99% of the people where I live don't take dating seriously or anything. So to me marriage doesn't mean that you can't be happy or last long, it's just like a symbol that you are both ready to commit.. If that makes any sense..

 

[noreturn]

Pointless unless you need money

kidding.

 

[Carolina]

Well in my point of view I see marriage as a good act, because marriage completes a person in this world. Responsibilities, children, family most of all marriage gives a self satisfaction.

 

[fiona1964]

I have been married twice and divorced twice now i will never get married again as when a marriage breaks up you get hurt

 

[AssignmentA]

Not a must but it can be nice to know you found someone right for you