3 ms·
Only reason you need: It exists in most places and is so ubiquitous that you will probably never get rid of the concept of marriage no matter how hard you try,
by siphon22 7y ago
Only reason you need: It exists in most places and is so ubiquitous that you will probably never get rid of the concept of marriage no matter how hard you try, so you might as well live with it and work around it. Maybe it's useless to you, but a lot of people like to do it. It's like asking why some cultures still eat really unhealthy(but hella delicious) stuff when they have access to organic cow-fed vegetables. Because it's their culture they always had, and it's just really delicious.
- jelliclesfarm 7y agoThat sounds defeatist. We don’t have to accept anything we don’t reasonate with..I would like to believe that we have at least come that far.. I agree that people can do whatever they want but like I said earlier, it restricts people. I beckon the same examples...immigration, taxation, insurance etc. Why can’t I include my elderly neighbour in my health insurance? If my parents visit me and they are not citizens, I have to purchase a tourist health policy for them and they are family..why should only my spouse and children be considered family. If I have a partner I love and would like to travel to another country to live for a few years, I can’t do it unless they are a spouse. Etc. I don’t want to touch taxation. But you get the idea. We reward legal and religious marriages while unions and friendships or other relationships are not equitable. Why?
- 1000units 7y agoThe state subsidizes marriage primarily for the purpose of subsidizing child-rearing. This has been obfuscated in recent times, but there is little other reason for these subsidies to exist and your confusion is warranted.