If we could get all the benefits of a married couple without being married, do you think anyone would get married these days? Or would it fade out?
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Wild One
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I'm a Christian, and part of that means that it is my intention to find a fabulous guy and get married and have a kid (in that order, please!). So I think that some cultures (religious or otherwise) within our nation would still get married.
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I don't think the majority of people get married to have benefits. Some do I'm sure, but I think that's probably a small percentage, so if this were to happen, I don't think it would affect the numbers of people marrying very much at all.
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Sorry to be stupid, can you just run through the benefits thing for me?
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there's no benefits :S
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It's already happening in parts of Europe. Couples are no longer getting married, they cohabitate instead. It's a fairly recent development, but most studies are tending to show that it's not a positive change. The jury is still out on the issue, however.
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I think it would be the same. I still like to think people do it for the tradition aspect of it.
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I'm assuming you are talking about legal benefits such as insurances, tax issues, estate/probate laws etc. Regardless, I don't think people get married with those benefits in mind, but often definitely stay in a relationship so as not to disturb those benefits. Sort of like state sponsored marriage once you have tied the knot. Most states actually have a waiting period (1 to 3 years) requiring separation before you can get divorced. I think the better question is, if there were no benefits to getting married and conversely divorced, would anybody get and stay married? I would argue that if you eliminated benefits, you would have the same amount of marriages but a greater number of divorces because there would be no incentives to stay married. I have read a few state bills on divorce laws, and generally it is the legislatures intent to preserve marriages.
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I don't think it's possible to get all of the benefits of marriage without being married. As a Christian, I believe that marriage can be an integral part of the blessing of a life together. The ceremony, the meaning behind it...plus I believe that it is the form in which God intended for a man and woman to be together.
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Marriage isn't about the benefits, it is about the commitment to someone for life, and marriage is a great thing in the eyes of God as well. Our hedonistic society has been trying to destory the sanctity of marriage for a long time now, but it will never fade away as long as there are faithful people who will do the right thing still around on the planet.
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