> separating the institution of marriage and the state doesn't seem like a completely unreasonable idea What does this mean precisely? Marriage without the as

> separating the institution of marriage and the state doesn't seem like a completely unreasonable idea What does this mean precisely? Marriage without the associated state components (shared property rights, child custody rights, inheritance, etc, etc) seems like it would be much less effective than our current approach. Being able to legally form a union where are assets are shared is a really useful function of marriage, and that function relies on the state to work.