If you're not religious, what's the use of getting married?

Answer 1

to know that you are connected to that person forever but yea i guess sometimes its a bit of cliche

Answer 2

In the erroneous belief that you'll then always have companionship. There's the financial benefits--tax breaks, etc. If the marriage falls apart, often the laws provide that community property has to be divided 50-50 (so having your name on the deed doesn't necessarily mean you get the house)--which is supposed to benefit the wife (who theoretically stayed home to raise the kids; and also because men made more money, they could hire better attorneys). Until fairly recently (like, within my life time), it was shameful to be illegitimately born. And women having kids (or even having sex) out of wedlock were considered whores. If your live-in lover had to be hospitalized, you couldn't go to visit him/her unless you were a relative or spouse. If your live-in lover died without a will, his/her estate would bypass you even though you'd been together for 50 years. In some places in the world, an unmarried woman cannot legally cohabitate or sleep with a man she is not married to (or closely related to) and ran the risk of being stoned to death, jailed, otherwise maimed and/or killed (unless she really was a whore and then she's free game for any man). Just to name a few reasons.

Answer 3

Marriage has ALWAYS been a civil union. It has been around ever since "cavemen" who had no religion walked the earth. Marriage was a way to strengthen a clan and to get rid of female children when males were more important to families, without killing off female babies. As times changed father's would offer land, lifestock, money etc to suitors for their daughters in order to marry them off to make room for male heirs. Marriage was going quite strongly prior to Christianity. Christianity is only a little over 2,000 years old...marriage was around for thousands of years prior. And if you don't know what the "use" for marriage is then you shouldn't get married.

Answer 4

Religion doesn't have to be a component of a loving, spiritual, mature, committed relationship. I got married 32 years ago by the JP and we're still going strong. This is a weird question.

Answer 5

It's a committment to each other. And it legally binds two people which affect money, taxes, and medical decisions. An even more appropriate question would be.....why do religious people get divorced? And why do Christians seem to accept it - but are so obsessed with homosexuals and abortion?

Answer 6

Marriage is also a legal entity. You'll recall these words..
"by the power invested in me by the state of.... "

Whether church or not... marriage as a legal union gives you certain rights and benefits. Co habitation is not always regarded the same way in different regions.

Health benefits, money issues, care of children etc... all are legal things.. not spirtual

Answer 7

I did not get married for religious reasons, I got
married because I loved the one I married and
she loves me, and our being togeather for over
20yrs has built our foundation as to where re-
ligious or not we are still togeather and love each
other and are committed and responsible because
we want to be for each other.

Answer 8

People tend to work on a marriage harder than they would a dating relationship. It also shows the world that they are committed to each other. Religion really has nothing to do with marriage when you think about it.

Answer 9

It's for the children. Legally, married couples have different rights than those who aren't.

Answer 10

1. Insurance
2. Social Security
3. Legal protection
4. So your children won't have to live with labels.

Answer 11

Aside from the over 1,000 benefits that are allotted to legal spouses but not domestic partners?