The only reasons I can think are:
1.They want to have kids (not everyone does)
2.Tax/money purposes like inheritance and insurance, etc.
Other than those 2 reasons, I don't get why people who love each other ever need to get married. Why can't they just live together and take care of one another and save the $20-200,000 they would otherwise spend on a wedding (plus the ring and Honeymoon).
This question was asked of me by a close female friend who IS married and #1 and #2 were the only things I could imagine.
2007-12-18 04:59:06 · 20 answers · asked by Rupert Roo 4 in Family & Relationships ➔ Weddings
Some that I have heard as an officiant......
1. because they can't even imagine a future in which they are not together
2, because the place they hold in one another's lives has earned them all the respect that come with the title of husband and wife
3. because they have had the earth shattering experience of their partner being taken into the emergency room and they were told NOTHING because they were not family.
4. because they have joint investments.
5. to take care of one another even after death.
Believe it or not money isn't an issue for everyone. Rich or Poor wealth and cash are two different things
2007-12-18 17:35:47 · answer #1 · answered by bountifiles 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why? Because you want to spend the rest of your life with that person. I agree on #2, as well as spending thousands of dollars for a wedding. but you don't have to have kids when you're married. I don't want kids and I know lots of people who are happily married and DON'T have kids. Plus if the other person is in the military, being married makes things a lot easier....especially during a deployment. Militarily speaking the significant other can't do **** unless they're married. If you're not married, the military doesn't even recognise you as existing in that person's life.
2007-12-18 14:55:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Marriage is a commitment between two people that they will be there for each other until the day one of the other of them dies. I married my best friend, I want to be with her every day. That is why you get married.
Society has made it easy for couples to get out of marriages, so it no longer has the meaning it once had. Society no longer casts out unmarried mothers, so children out of wedlock is no longer looked down on like it used to be. In the 1960's and 70's if a girl got pregnant, the two got married.
There are no tax advantages to getting married. Who ever told you that had no idea what they are talking about. From a tax perspective, it's much cheaper/easier to live together. The US tax code does not promote family values.
2007-12-18 13:16:33 · answer #3 · answered by Fester Frump 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
To make a commitment to someone you love and want to spend the rest of your life with.
I don't have kids. I'm not religious. The tax savings are not sufficient enough to justify marriage. And I only spent a few hundred dollars for a wedding party that we had after going to the county clerk for paperwork.
2007-12-18 13:21:52 · answer #4 · answered by kidfree 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I got married for love and because I want a lifelong companion. We are sharing a life. He has kids from a previous marriage. Without marriage, it is too easy to leave. With marriage, it kind of forces you to work things out. I married at 32. (first and I hope last) There are difficulties but overall it's been great. I'm very happy. I have more security and stability. I wasn't anxious to get married. I got married because I found "the one". I'm not having children. It's not that I don't want them necessarily. They just don't fit into my life. I like a ready made family despite the difficulties with being a stepparent.
2007-12-18 13:06:55 · answer #5 · answered by Unsub29 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Well we are not at all religious.
We are not planning on having children together.
There are no tax benefits, in fact I am worse off married to my man....
So why are we marrying next July?
Because we love each other, are best friends and it is out of love and respect for one another that we are choosing to be married. It is the ultimate act of love and respect that you can do for one another. It says I choose you above all others and wish to declare that love publicly in front of friends and family.
If you dont understand this feeling then I must say, you have never really been in love. Sorry.
2007-12-18 16:47:23 · answer #6 · answered by bluegirl6 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
First off I am not religious so ignore that side you don't have to be to get married.
I married my wife because I love her and as a sign of how commited I am to our relationship. I want to spend my life with her. Most people consider marriage the "big step" but in my opinion having a kid is a much bigger step, kids are for life, they don't go away, Even if you try to get out of their life, as a man your going to have to pay for them till they are 18. And anyone who doesn't stand by their kids should have their nuts hacked off with a blunt rusty blade.
2007-12-18 13:16:46 · answer #7 · answered by Dale P 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because they love each other...and a wedding is a very special day to prove that love to each other and family and friends.
2007-12-19 03:53:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because their in love and want to make their commitment real. Sorry, but living together does say commitment because both people can leave whenever, and don't try to solve problems. There are also other reasons, but I don't think you would understand because they have nothing to do with money!
2007-12-18 13:07:42 · answer #9 · answered by Cute Mom of 2 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Because I love him and he feels like family. My life is better with him in it. I want to formally committ to him for the rest of my life and share that commitment and have a hella good party.
2007-12-18 17:35:21 · answer #10 · answered by Allison L 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋