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I'm pretty sure that people here in the US get married for emotional and spiritual reasons far more than they do for legal reasons.

• jb1991 2y ago
  While I do get your point, marriage is so deeply ingrained into the legal and financial systems of the U.S. that I think many can't help but subconsciously attach these things that really should be independent. Marriage unlocks a wide range of legal and financial benefits: access to a spouse’s health insurance, favorable tax treatment (like joint filing and estate tax breaks), and legal protections such as hospital visitation rights, inheritance without a will, and immigration sponsorship. It also affects Social Security, parental rights, and eligibility for things like pensions and veterans’ benefits. I mean, if you get married, in the States stuff is just all worked out automatically. In many other countries, marriage is not attached to these things.
  • diogocp 2y ago
    > In many other countries, marriage is not attached to these things. Care to name one? What you described is basically how marriage works in my corner of Europe.
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    • jb1991 2y ago
      In some European countries, for example, many of these protections are granted by physically living together, not by getting married.