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Originally posted by Stompy
If you guys love each other enough to spend the rest of your lives together, then just do it. Why do you need a piece of paper legally binding you as a husband & wife to reinforce that?
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You don't. However, from a survivorship standpoint, and also HIPPA and medical type laws, will be hurdles to cross if you are not married. A sibling, parents can all try to get anything after you die, and have more rights than a live in boyfriend or girlfriend.
I felt the same way as you Stompy, but I have been converted since I'm now married for 2 years. It's VERY different to be married, I can't put it into words, but every man and woman that I know who eventually made the leap after living together all express the same thing. It's very different.
My wife did not take my last name, and that alone has it's own challenges.
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