Besides being able to file joint taxes and a few other minor benefits, why go through the process when most married people are unhappy and the divorce rate is over 50%. There are a lot of other beneifts to not being married. Also, if you have kids, you can give them any last name you want.
2006-09-03 15:16:41 · 14 answers · asked by ManOfTheHour 5 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
You can still agree to work together and this is not about being able to go bar hopping.
2006-09-03 15:22:22 · update #1
For joint tax benefits,being able to add a spouse to insurance,and collect their ss.Dont forget temporary insanity as a reason.
If you have kids and the woman chooses to give the child the fathers name it doesn't give the father rights unless you were married before birth.If you are married you have equal custody and rights.
2006-09-03 15:39:07 · answer #1 · answered by sarah 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
hahaha....what a funny question to ask!!!
That's easy! If you don't even think she is desirable enough to take off the market, then why are you with her in the first place??
Trust me...if you find someone you love, then you will think she is the most desirable woman on the planet, and you certainly won't want any other man stealing her away from you, would you??
Let's say something happens to you that is definitely going to mean EXTRA effort on her part...say, you have a heart attack, or you get into a serious accident, wouldn't she be more likely to stay with you if you were married, rather than if you made no committment to her at all?? haha...I certainly would!
You aren't getting any younger!!! If she leaves you later because there is no committment, then how much more difficult is it going to be for you to find the right person?
And finally, a woman will have more respect and love for you by virtue of the fact that you were willing to marry her, than if you weren't. To be married, is to have a definite "worth" in the eyes of someone you love.
2006-09-09 03:35:53 · answer #2 · answered by Saura 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but when you're 70 years old, do you want someone who still lives with you out of a choice to be faithful, or are you still going to be bar hopping and sleeping around?? The blessings of marriage far outweigh the small perks. BTW, married couples have more income than singles because they work TOGETHER to build a home. Read the statistics on that.
2006-09-03 22:20:32 · answer #3 · answered by Lisa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, aside from the legal benefits (insurance, taxes, social security, etc) - and end-of-life is a HUGE one (if you're not married your parents decide what happens to you, even if you've been with your partner for 20 years and you hated your parents) - there are a lot of comfort/security issues.
I think of all the people I've known who've thought their "partner" would be there forever, only to have them just move out one day. I've known a few women who've had children, and then were stunned when the father started dating someone else... and why not? It's not like they had any kind of commitment.
Of course, I know my husband could decide to walk out and leave me (although I'd bet my life he never would) if he chose to, but the fact that we made a PROMISE to each other in front of God and our friends and families would make that a lot more difficult. Most of the married people I know are happy, and most of the single people I know are looking for what I have.
The way I see it, the only benefits to NOT being married are in the freedom to not have to have any strength of character - the strength to keep a promise and to stick by someone even on the days it's difficult.
I'll keep things just the way I have them - thanks!
2006-09-03 22:27:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I have spent the past 30 years with my knight in shining armor. We got married because we wanted to make a public statement about our love for each other. We have gone through good and bad times be we are stronger than ever.
2006-09-07 11:57:29 · answer #5 · answered by suzanne_sauls 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I see no reason to.
A man can leave his partner and their children just as a married man can leave his wife and children. It doesn't make a difference. At least it shouldn't. That's still his family.
And as far as your parents deciding what to do with your remains when you die...you can put that kind of stuff in your will. At least I do beleive you can..I've heard of people doing it...
And as for that person who said that "two people working to build a home" wtf?
People can be together and be totally committed to each other and not be married. The couples that I know that aren't married consider themselves married anyway. They're just, for whatever reason, aren't.
My parents weren't married when my brother was born. My brother had my moms maiden name. My dad adopted my brother. His name was changed to our dads. My dad legally became my brothers father. Then he married my mother and has been miserable ever since. lol...
The fathers can adopt the children...My dad did it...Brad pitt adopted angelina jolies kids...
2006-09-03 22:45:23 · answer #6 · answered by Danielle 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Marriage has been found to be a person's best shot at leading a longer, happier, healthier, and more economically sucessful life, based on a few thousand years of human experience. It also has been found to be the best enviroment for raising children. Is marriage perfect? Nope, just the best way to live, out of the hundreds and hundreds of ways human have tried.
2006-09-03 22:46:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, you pretty much answered the pros on being single. Good for you! Hip hip hooray for all the singles out there who are brave enough to go through it without having to tie the knot! Its the sign of the times!
2006-09-03 22:49:20 · answer #8 · answered by doggoneit 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If this is your outlook on what marriage is going to be like then don't even bother getting married at all. Besides nobody has a gun to your head telling u to. To each his/her own.
2006-09-03 22:55:08 · answer #9 · answered by cheetah7 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
bc god did not intend for you to be alone. he created eve for adam bc he was lonely. he wants you to be happy and thats why he has put plenty of compatible ppl on this planet for you to fall in love with. if it didnt work out this time that doesnt mean its over forever, it simply means that you've got to try again
2006-09-03 22:38:41 · answer #10 · answered by snowbunny83090 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋