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Post by dominalien on Sept 7, 2021 17:44:31 GMT
I've been reading the divorce thread, and the one in the other placeTM before, and I just can't help but wonder.
I never did, for various reasons, and from an outside view it looks like there are no advantages (are there?) and there's potential for unbelievable shit.
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Post by clemfandango on Sept 7, 2021 17:46:17 GMT
I've been reading the divorce thread, and the one in the other placeTM before, and I just can't help but wonder.
I never did, for various reasons, and from an outside view it looks like there are no advantages (are there?) and there's potential for unbelievable shit.
To be honest if you buy a house or have kids with somebody, it makes no difference if you are married or not. The shit still happens if you split up |
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Post by 😎 on Sept 7, 2021 17:48:19 GMT
Makes insurance and next of kin more straightforward, some tax breaks here and there, but that's about it.
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Post by Tonka (🐑,🪤) on Sept 7, 2021 17:49:31 GMT
In Sweden there are some legal things around inheritance and custody that are simplified/clarified.
A brilliant example would be when the Girl with the dragon tattoo died, and his long term partner got fuck all of his small fortune.
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Post by Tonka (🐑,🪤) on Sept 7, 2021 17:50:42 GMT
I married for love, and tradition though. Didn't have a penny to my name.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Sept 7, 2021 17:51:17 GMT
Couple of advantages if you're religious
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2021 18:00:34 GMT
My best friend has boobs and I get to have sex with her. I get I could have done that without getting married but we both wanted to.
Marriage is great.
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Post by brokenkey on Sept 7, 2021 18:02:08 GMT
Pensions.
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Post by trafford on Sept 7, 2021 18:02:22 GMT
I don't know, I had a traditional shotgun wedding.
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Post by TheSaint on Sept 7, 2021 18:13:56 GMT
We were never that keen but having a girlfriend in your late thirties was getting a bit weird.
In the end making inheritance and pensions easier was the clincher.
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Post by elstoof on Sept 7, 2021 18:15:29 GMT
It stops your friends asking “so, when are you two going to get married?”
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Post by Chopsen on Sept 7, 2021 18:16:04 GMT
This is the correct answer.
edit: also ISAs now as well I think
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Post by Dougs on Sept 7, 2021 18:16:31 GMT
Two very solid reasons there from Saint and elstoof.
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Post by Aunt Alison on Sept 7, 2021 18:18:15 GMT
My best friend has boobs and I get to have sex with her. I get I could have done that without getting married but we both wanted to. Marriage is great. Doesn't your wife mind? |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2021 18:19:55 GMT
Only if she has a headache.
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Post by Tonka (🐑,🪤) on Sept 7, 2021 19:04:12 GMT
People see the ring, they think at least somebody can stand the son of a bitch; ladies see the ring, they know immediately you must have some cash or your cock must work.
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Post by Youthist on Sept 7, 2021 19:10:44 GMT
I've been reading the divorce thread, and the one in the other placeTM before, and I just can't help but wonder.
I never did, for various reasons, and from an outside view it looks like there are no advantages (are there?) and there's potential for unbelievable shit.
To be honest if you buy a house or have kids with somebody, it makes no difference if you are married or not. The shit still happens if you split up There are quite a few differences if you split up actually. For one the partner cannot get half your pension pot in you are not married, as an example. But there are many differences in the detail. Its a contract, and it starts the day of the wedding. |
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Post by Aunt Alison on Sept 7, 2021 19:12:52 GMT
Or they don't give a fuck
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Post by LockeTribal on Sept 7, 2021 19:34:57 GMT
Can't believe no-one has mentioned the most important reason (post 2006 at least) - being able to legitimately do the Borat "My wife" impression. All other reasons pale in comparison.
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Post by dogbot on Sept 7, 2021 19:45:01 GMT
It stops your friends asking “so, when are you two going to get married?” Ding ding. Also, dating is fucking awful. |
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Post by elstoof on Sept 7, 2021 19:52:21 GMT
Can't believe no-one has mentioned the most important reason (post 2006 at least) - being able to legitimately do the Borat "My wife" impression. All other reasons pale in comparison. I’ll stick with the Papa Lazarou one, thanks |
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Post by quadfather on Sept 7, 2021 20:04:44 GMT
I have no idea why I got married.
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Post by mrpon on Sept 7, 2021 20:10:33 GMT
For the four children?
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Post by quadfather on Sept 7, 2021 20:17:03 GMT
Alas, it's just a whimsical play on words from the quake days
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Post by crispyxuk on Sept 7, 2021 20:19:06 GMT
Legal benefits and someone to look after me
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Post by PazJohnMitch on Sept 7, 2021 20:21:42 GMT
As my wife is from a different country we pretty much needed to get married as it was the only way to stay together.
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Post by quadfather on Sept 7, 2021 20:32:26 GMT
Actually, shit, that reminds me, I must get a will
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Post by Zomoniac on Sept 7, 2021 20:33:27 GMT
You get to have a nice party. If you’re us you get to have llamas there.
Really though it makes no difference. Buying a house together was a much bigger deal (which we did first, I don’t understand my friends who pay for a wedding before buying a house).
The best thing about it was an excuse for a name change. We took the first half of her name and the last half of mine and made a new one. We’re the only two in the world, and don’t intend to have children, so it’ll be a nice moment of confusion for our great-great nephews and nieces when doing the ancestry tree thing. Plus it disassociates me from my dad and his family, which is a nice extra bonus.
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Post by Tonka (🐑,🪤) on Sept 8, 2021 5:00:46 GMT
We took the first half of her name and the last half of mine and made a new one. We’re the only two in the world, I like this idea. It seems to become more common these days to not change the name at all. Then the kids end up with double family names, which is fine, but the next generation will be pandemonium. Alas, my family name has eleven letters, and my wife's only two. I could just swap one of the wovens out for her entire name I guess. |
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Post by LegendaryApe on Sept 8, 2021 6:01:33 GMT
Actually, shit, that reminds me, I must get a will I call dibs on whichever gimp survives your passing. |
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