Why do driver's license last for a few years yet marriage license lasts till death or divorce ?
142177
Why bother with a license for marriage?  Sign a contract for a year or two about the spoils of the war (which it mostly ends up in).
72324
This is a hard question, but since I am age 51, I would rather die at 90 alone, than to die in 4 years from now. My life has not been so great in the last 40 years with divorces and deaths of loved ones, so I would rather live a long time now that I have started to be happy again in my present marriage and life.
1064777
No..  I just wonder how long their marriage would last..  Now days, they last less than 10 years..  Very few are still married more than 10 years...  HMMM  What's wrong with this picture..  Do they understand what their VOWS means????  When they say the VOWS, I guess they took some of the words out or change the wording...  It would not be "Until death do us part"..  It would be "Until we find someone else do us part"...
176517
depends on the state. you can get a huge fine and even go to jail after one day of expiring, if caught driving. but most do give you at least a month. state of texas after two years you have to re test. if your only talking strictly an id there is no limit, its just best to always have an id on you at all times.
85921
Most of the on-line Birth and Marriage sites shut down after 9/11 to make it harder to steal someone's identity. You can sometimes find births, deaths and marriages of people who have been dead for 10, 20 or 50 years on US Gen Web sites for specific counties. If that is what you want, write and I'll send you a link.
395829
The judge can get tired of you. It's commonly done with children.  Some famous people have been married over a dozen times (some because their husbands/wives died).
420030
people get married because they are gambling on a feeling lasting.  the thing is a crap shoot at best. about 50% of marriages end in divorce, and most of them end bad.  But, if it's a good marriage it's better than anything immaginable.
134841
There need to be more legalities behind marriage and less behind divorce. I did not have to take a blood test to get married. All I had to do was go down and apply for a marriage license and wait a couple days. And people do not have to change their name if they don't want to. \n\nYou have all these people that jump right into marriage and after a few years have to go through hell and high water to divorce. \n\nI think if we make it harder to get married only those that truly want to be married will get married and there will be less divorce.
464695
It's completely up to the laws of your state.  If you're in California, and if you have a good driving record, you don't have to take tests when your license expires.  All states are different, though.
400693
Because getting married too many times implies divorces, and divorces are only about money, money to the husband, to the wife, to the lawyer, to the goverment, that's why they don't want to stop it
893311
Life is said to be short because being dead lasts so long.
393682
THE ANSWER IS,...PROBABLY MOST PEOPLE DONT KNOW THE STATISTICS.  I RATHER THINK THAT "IF THEY DID KNOW THE STATS", THEY MIGHT CHOOSE OTHERWISE. BUT OUT OF ALL THE PEOPLE WHO GET MARRIED, THE GENERAL WHOLE IS YOUNG AND DONT KNOW HOW TO HANDLE A FULL TIME RELATIONSHIP THAT IS "IDEALLY" SUPPOSED TO LAST YOUR ENTIRE LIFE. I WAS MARRIED 5 TIMES,.....BY THE AGE OF 23,.......DONT ASK.......THE FINAL MARRIAGE I HAD LASTED 5 YEARS, WE HAD TWO KIDS,...WHEN WE DIVORCED, I REALIZED THAT I WAS IN LOVE WITH MY WIFE,.........THIS SUCKED AND STILL DOES, I HAVE BEEN SINGLE EVER SINCE.  I SUGGEST THAT PEOPLE WHO WANT TO GET MARRIED,......SHOULD BE FORCED BY THE STATE TO TAKE A 1 YEAR "MARRIAGE MANAGMENT COURSE, OFFERED BY EACH STATE AND IT SHOULD COST $100.00 PER MONTH PER COUPLE"....THIS WOULD END UP BORING THE HELL OUT OF MOST FOLKS AND THE RESULT WOULD BE FEWER MARRIAGES.......SINCE A LARGE MAJORITY OF MARRIAGES END IN THE FIRST 18 MONTHS,.....THIS IDEA OF MINE WOULD ENHANCE THE ABILITIES OF SAID COUPLES TO KEEP A MARRIAGE TOGETHER LONGER THAN 18 MONTHS AND THUS ENHANCE THAT MARRIAGE TO RUN A FULL COURSE. BUT IT'S JUST A PRACTICAL IDEA AND SO I IMAGINE IT'LL NEVER HAPPEN.THIS IS AMERICA FOR GOD'S SAKE, WE DONT DO PRACTICAL THINGS TOO MUCH THESE DAYS.
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IMO... our lives are much more complex than our equivalents from 50 years ago and thus it's more likely for married people to grow in different directions over time (values, needs, etc.). Add to that how easy and acceptable it is to get a divorce, and how quick we are to dispose of things that we no longer want, and you get an increasing percentage.\nI wouldn't be surprised if in the not too distant future the average length of a marriage drops to ~5 years and the average number of marriages per person increases to 2+.\nA parallel to consider: how many different circles of friends do you have and how often have you joined new ones and left others behind over your life? (grade school, high school, college, jobs, etc.). We are a nomadic species. :)
262057
There is usually some type of legal protection for "Common Law" marriages, which are people who live together for many years without marriage.  You will probably have to get a lawyer to help you, though.
465126
When my husband and I started out on our relationship over 17 years ago we did not have a lot of things. We rented an apartment and several houses along the way, have had several vehicles that turned out to not be very reliable, and even had to stay with my parents a few times. We are still together and stronger then ever.We now have a house of our own { for 3 years now} and a reliable truck to get him back and forth to work.  So do I think that a relationship can last? Yes, definitely. As long as you truly love one another and really want it to work then nothing can stand in your way. I hope that I have answered your question and good luck. By the way, I was only 16 when I got married and we have been married for 17 years and together for 2 years before that. We made it and so can you!
343114
Because people confuse marriage with weddings.  People spend so much time planning the perfect wedding and forget about whats going to come after the flowers have died and the cakes been eaten.  They don't realise the commitment they're actually making and when this sets in after they become so unhappy that it inevitably leads to divorce.  Some of the most happily married couples I know went off and got married alone in little ceremonies with no trimmings and they're still together like glue because they knew it was a marriage they were having and not a wedding.
625932
Forever. I think you probably promised something like "til death do us part", right? Marrying just for citizenship is illegal, if I'm not mistaken. As is falsifying a marriage license (it's a government document)