What are the possible causes of these relationships emerging?Are they longlasting?Who benefits from this?
2006-11-01 20:38:11 · 19 answers · asked by aquarian 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
I'm old fashioned. I think marriage is the best relationship.
Possible causes include fear of commitment, the desire to be able to end a relationship if it doesn't work out, and the fact lots of people seem to be doing it.
The relationships can be longlasting. My son had a relationship that turned into a marriage. He saw my first marriage fail and was gun shy about making the same mistakes.
2006-11-01 20:41:52 · answer #1 · answered by Warren D 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
marriages and relationships are different.
marriages has benefits just by the whole not "living in sin" thing and the overall knowledge that you two are bound together for the rest of your lives and share the same last name and are now a family. there are financial bonuses as well as tax break for married people, spousal insurance, assurance that your spouse won't just dump and be able to force you on the streets. more jobs look to preserve the employee with a spouse or family over the person who only has a g/f or b/f.
relationships have none of that. your b/f or g/f can kick you out at any moment. not many companies will allow you to put a non-spouse or non-family member on insurance. most people would often question why you're not married after being together so long and wondering if there's more bones in the closet than are visible or rumored. relationships dwindle over time b/c there's no actual "thing" that's keep them with you or to work on saving. eventually one of the two in a relationship will want marriage even if the other never does.
2006-11-02 04:57:27 · answer #2 · answered by deansgurl81702 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well you both benefit from it cause you dont need to pay a lawyer when you decide to call it quits or no sharing of properties too. Some are longlasting. I know someone who has been living in for the last 30 years (Not by choice though) The guys married and the wife wont give him a divorce.
2006-11-02 04:56:45 · answer #3 · answered by wittlewabbit 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marriage requires a certain level of commitment from both partners. Live In helps to understand each other without this commitment. And there are no legal hassles of settlement if it fails. No benefits for tax if it continues without being registered as marriage. Children born out of such relationship have issues of identity and legality.
The partners may benefit for short term.
2006-11-02 04:42:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marriage takes constant work from both people. I don't understand your second question at all. Some marriages last, some don't. Everyone benefits from a healthy and loving relationship.
2006-11-02 04:57:00 · answer #5 · answered by sparkleythings_4you 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would have to say commitment is the biggest difference. Other than a ring and some paper work, non married couples deal with the same issues as married ones...except u don't have lengthy divorce proceedings when the relationship doesn't work out.
2006-11-02 04:55:08 · answer #6 · answered by cheetah7 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You don't have the legal issues if the relationship concludes non-amicably, but you don't get all the tax and insurance benefits when shacking up.
Being divorced x2 and having to start over financially both times as they got mostly everything I had whether they earned a cent or not, regardless of it's applicability to the care of my children, and oh ya, having to deal with hell on earth to see my non-custodial kids sometimes, you might be able to guess my preference.
2006-11-02 04:44:57 · answer #7 · answered by -=eXiLe=- 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well whoever makes less money in the relationship benefits from having someone help pay the bills, the down sides include what happens when you want to leave them, God punishing you for living as a married couple etc.
-NmD!
2006-11-02 04:41:10 · answer #8 · answered by NoMaD! 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
With Living in relationships, there is no real genuine commitment...anyone can leave at any given time the minute times get rough. But in a marriage you've both given a solemn vow to work together and stay together. When times are rough, neither one will leave, but will most likely work together and put more effort into the lasting sacred arrangement. Living in relationships are just easy convenience, marriage is a union.
2006-11-02 04:56:45 · answer #9 · answered by safireblu64 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
No, they are not different from marriage except marriage has more paper work when you want to leave the other person. A common law marriage is easy, just move out.
2006-11-02 04:41:33 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋