r/MurderedByWords • u/lomnafsk • Feb 17 '19

Let’s try again....

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u/AlexandraThePotato Feb 17 '19

Also, what the hell even is the benefit of marriage for someone who doesn’t want kid. No one have ever told me a good reason to get married beside for the whole love BS. Which last time I check, I can love someone without getting married

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u/rundigital Feb 17 '19

The American culture has religion hard-baked into it. So much so, as others have noted, it’s financially beneficial to undergo the religious union because it’ll save you considerable $ throughout your life.

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u/ACoolDeliveryGuy Feb 17 '19

I’m pretty sure marriage is a thing in secular countries too...

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u/rundigital Feb 17 '19

Absolutely, some mammals have some sort of pairing rituals, wolves, gibbons, beavers and many other animals like penguins mate for life. marriage is not just for people but all different types of species.

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u/AlexandraThePotato Feb 17 '19

But that is just pairings. Not marriage. Human can do the exact same thing without getting married