Is there really a purpose behind being legally married?
Does anything really change for someone?
I don't think a piece of paper (marriage certificate) changes someone as far as ones commitment and obligations to one another whether in a common law relationship vs a certified marriage Both relationships in the eyes of the court have the same rights pertaining to the law
yeah it so the government can find a new way to tax u more.
i think the purpose is to publicly decree that u have found the one u want to spend the rest of your life with, the speical someone who will keep u warm at night, to pick u up when u r down. the only thing will change is that u have to jump through hoops and wade through red tape to get unhitched if things don't work out.
when your <<shacked up >>you work harder to make it work nothing holding you togrther but love and stuff,, as soon as you two get married officialy with paper that paper then becomes a tie that binds and becomes somthing that you both pull against like it or not,,. im not just shooting of my mouth iv been there and got a t shirt two times.. first 16 yrs next 23 yrs. no more married just love and stuff..... hi future nice lady
Is there really a purpose behind being legally married?
Does anything really change for someone?
I think the biggest think nowadays to being legally married, is it's tougher to split. Legally, one is entitled to half, regardless of it being common law or married. I also think for some, it's a public commitment, that you are going to spend the rest of your life with someone. I've done the marriage thing, and the common law thing. One day, I will marry again.
like anything it means little to some and the world to others.
My oldest brother was in a common law relationship for 18 years, they got married and were divorced 2 years later. MY other brother has been in a common law retionship for 19 years, they're perfectly happy the way things are, like any couple they have fights, financial problems etc. My 2 older sisters both got married the first one has been married twice & divorced twice my other sister stays in a loveless marriage because she's afraid to be alone.
I am the only single one, and it has its pro & cons, but because I haven't been married I sometimes think I would like it more than anything because it would feel right to me......or maybe not, depending on the dynamic of the relationship.
I think sometimes people marry because they think it's the next step in the evolution of thier relationship and that isn't always the case, I say just do what feels right
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Is there really a purpose behind being legally married?
Does anything really change for someone?