Why are you married?

[Investigator]

There are some benefits to marriage, like shared income streams, ability to see your spouse in hospital and tax credits, but these all amount to "incentives", i. e. reasons to convince people to marry. Otherwise, it's just for social status: you can get the commitment of marriage without the government contract, but it feels better to be "part of the group" than to stand out.

Therefore, what is your reason? If tomorrow, all of the advantages of being married vs cohabitating were removed, would you still choose to tie the knot?

[LazerBean]

If it isn't on paper and there's no witness, then it didn't happen. That applies to every legal commitment, which includes relational commitment. We wanted to be permanently and publicly committed to eachother, so we got married.

[Anonymous]

I am not married but i will just burst in to say that it seems that mostly only women want marriage and they claim its not about the money why they marry. But they sure are quick to break up if not getting what they wanted or divorce when they got what they wanted. 😂

As a male human being you can't win unless you don't participate. It's rigged against us.
No, i am not MGTOW. I love women.

[humanearth]

This August I will be married for 30 years. I got married because the commitment to be till the end

[Investigator]

You can't do that, without a contract from a courthouse? And aren't there supposed to be civil penalties and other such punishments, if the marriage fails?

[Apple1996]

Mostly cause of my husband joining the military. I was never really someone that believed in marriage before. It's really just a piece of paper. Like I love my husband and want to be with him forever but obviously could have done that without getting married. But that being said I'm happy that I did just to show to us and everyone else that we are serious and committed to each other.

[humanearth]

I like the way you put that

[Apple1996]

@humanearth thank you 😊

[WhitneySnow]

I’m not married and I don’t know much about that other stuff, but when I get married imma do it cause it’s romantic and it proves we love each other.

[Investigator]

Wouldn't staying together, without a legally-binding document (with penalties for breach of contract), be a better way to demonstrate fidelity, or does it only count when there is a paper trail?

[WhitneySnow]

It only counts when there’s a wedding

[WhitneySnow]

Like that pic on your question. It’s so beautiful and romantic.

[Anonymous]

Because it was the logical next step for our relationship.

[Investigator]

"logical next step", according to whom or what?

[Bratsondanielle]

You can also have set if you're married

[Investigator]

"You can ALSO", so it's not required, then. If you're not compatible, wouldn't you like to find someone who is, instead of trying to work around the limitations of your legally-bound partner?

[Bratsondanielle]

Having sex out of marriage is a sin. My church told me that.

[Iron_Man]

I’m single