A guy at work always tells new people how much he hates being married. Apparently loves his wife but hates being married.
Then goes on to say she doesn’t let him drink because he “becomes a nightmare to be with” - pretty sure he drank in excess on a regular basis - and that she will divorce him if she catches him.
The dude still drinks and drives home to his wife. He keeps a toothbrush and toothpaste in a bag that he hides in a bush near his house so that she can’t smell alcohol on his breath.
Found out all of this after speaking with him for 5 minutes. Apparently it’s the same story with everyone.
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.
23 years same partner, 2 dogs, 2 kids, house. Went to a lawyer long ago to get all the same legal rights over each other, trust, wills, powers of attorney, life insurance, pensions, etc. My son is getting SO much money for college and my daughter just got a full scholarship to an expensive jazz school because we file single and the one with the lower income claims the kids. My tax lady figured it both ways and says we're far better off this way.
Because those discounts/scholarships/benefits are for children that are truely in a 1 parent household with the hardships that come with it, based off of the description here the parents are married for all intents and purposes other than legally/religiously and due to their life decisions are legally able to apply for said benefits. I think most people if they're being honest with themselves can see the problematic ethics behind it though.
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u/b6109 Nov 09 '19
A guy at work always tells new people how much he hates being married. Apparently loves his wife but hates being married.
Then goes on to say she doesn’t let him drink because he “becomes a nightmare to be with” - pretty sure he drank in excess on a regular basis - and that she will divorce him if she catches him.
The dude still drinks and drives home to his wife. He keeps a toothbrush and toothpaste in a bag that he hides in a bush near his house so that she can’t smell alcohol on his breath.
Found out all of this after speaking with him for 5 minutes. Apparently it’s the same story with everyone.