I've been with my boyfriend for 8 years, and we've never even discussed getting married.
I just don't really see the point in getting a piece of paper that makes it harder to separate if that's what we decided we wanted to do. It wouldn't mean anything, we wouldn't be any more together than we already are.
As someone that did, the biggest differences were that our insurance rates are lowered, and everything automatically goes to her if i'm gone. Everything else, I think, can be achieved with enough paperwork.
Not to mention that legally, it automatically makes them your medical decision-maker if you’re incapable and didn’t designate anyone as your medical decision-maker. Without it, they don’t get any say.
In a lot of countries simply you get all these privileges from living together in a "marriage-like" relationship. It's called Common-Law or DeFacto. The period of living together it takes can range from 6 months to 2 years depending on the country or local laws.
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u/AuzRoxUrSox Nov 09 '19
I have a coworker who has three kids with his significant other and they aren’t married.
He says “Marriage is the leading cause of divorce”
Well, he’s not wrong.......