I fail to see marriage as necessary for any reasons other than raising a family. Or tax breaks.
My family is a bit of an oddity these days. The parents are still together, some 35-40 years. They got hitched just after college I believe, then had kids.
My girlfriend and I won't have kids - she shouldn't give birth, and we both assume we'd be horrible parents. So, to me, marriage isn't necessary, since I believe in co-habitation. My girlfriend, on the other hand, has to get married before she turns 30, and before her grandfather dies. So, I guess I have at most another 6-7 years before it's a real issue.
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publiusvarus wrote:
we all know liberals are well adjusted american citizens who only want what's best for society. While conservatives are evil money grubbing scum who only want to sh*t on the little man and rob the world of its resources.