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Originally Posted by Martian
Having a lasting, stable relationship is great.
Going through all the fuss and bother of actually getting married seems rather silly and pointless to me.
We already file our taxes jointly. She's able to use my medical benefits. She's the named beneficiary on my life insurance. What do we have to gain here?
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That is my view on it too. I wouldn't want a long term relationship to change once we were married.
Society seems to 'reward' married people over dating and single people though. And life is easier if you have two people working together on daily chores and such.
As a lifetime long single person, a relationship would be great. But I only have the 'fantasy' point of view of what relationships should be. Walks on the beach, dinners out, dancing, travel partners, sex, cuddling, massages, not needing to date anymore, picnics in the park, etc...
But, being single still beats having a bad relationship (which I really don't understand how or why they get to that point).