What is the benefit to the red-blooded American male of the state of marriage?
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A stable partner who is devoted to you. Someone who cares for you enough to clean up after you, cook meals for you, do your laundry, hem your pants, and be a mother to your children.
261354
Marriage is not only a religious rite.  Marriage is also a civil proceeding, even where it is done in a church.  (And very often it is not done in a church -- it is done in a hotel, or city hall, and presided over by a judge or clerk, and no religious figures are involved.)  The license comes from the state not the church, and all the legal benefits of marriage come form the state, not the church.  \n\nChurchs are and should be free to define marraige in the church however they want. (And some churches do approve same sex marraige, by the way.)  \n\nThe government, however, should not be free to discriminate against people simply because of their sexual orientation.  And if the principles of freedom and equality enshrined in the Constitution and so bragged about by Americans were actually enforced, the state would not be permitted to bar same sex marriages.  And the world would be a little fairer.
1171842
You hit the nail on the head with "mid-life crisis". He needs validation that his manhood and virility are still intact. This is however, a breach of his professional ethics. His marriage may not be unhappy ... just stale. It happens in the very best of marriages.
185129
The first amendment, among other things, protects the individual's freedom to associate with whomever he chooses.  As far as I'm concerned, if two fellas want to free associate, they can do it as much as they like.  But the day you tell me that marrying another man is mandatory, that's the day when I leave the US.  Nobody's gonna force me to get gay married.
314813
It shouldn't make any difference whether you get married or not. Unless your husband has a really good insurance policy and job. I guess you could get updated. If that was the case for me, I wouldn't get married and loose my funds. Your marriage could go sour in a year and you would have a hard time getting your funds back.
714279
Yes -- because every red blooded American male want to see the Bush twins in a Playboy spread or in a celebrity nude mud wrestling competition (white trash and all..)\n\n:o)
770022
u mean Homeland Security ? well marry an American citizen right away
771807
as a happily married man , I'd say a combination of agressiveness and class.  By agressiveness I mean you shouldn't play coy and demure if you're interested in some dude as a possible mate.  By class I mean you won't be on Montel, or Jerry Springer any time soon, but will be at sports events,starbucks reading a book, and in general not hanging out in seedy places
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The benefits can be real rewarding and fullfilling if you have the right partner.  Financially, you can combine your assets and apply them toward loans and investments at great rates, insurance goes down, can get auto's at better rates, you can have children and get the benefits, someone to be there through all the good and bad times.  Someone you can get freaky with the rest of your life and explore your sexxusallity with, fun and lots of fun.  You are never to young "if" you are really in love and that person is in love with you.  The biggest thing is that you become one person and that other person is just as important as you.  The benefits are great and if you think you are not ready or just to young than take the time to investigate what your heart is telling you.  DO you pray?
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Nothing to add really to the other gentleman's excellent answer.\n\nExcept perhaps that the "good" effect is immediate, whereas the bad effects tend to last a long time, long enough perhaps to ruin a man's character or relationship or marriage.
738565
I think so!!!! You should read the book called why men marry B****. It's really a good book!!!
344743
It is time that the American male begins to wake up or else we are going to have nothing left.Go to google and look up mens rights and you won`t believe the state of affairs the American male has been put in by the fems movement in congress and the judicial system.If you are not married, DON`T you risk loosing  everything men have become the most abused and discriminated sect on the planet,you better get men interested in this stuff or you will be paying dearly the rest of your life.PLEASE THIS IS IMPORTANT THE MENS MOVEMENT NEEDS PEOPLE LIKE YOU TO HELP TAKE ACTION SPEAK OUT!!!!!!! Good Luck to you!
322375
men because they are stronger and in marriage they are the head of the household.
971265
What's the point in getting married?
814871
Why marry at all? Enjoy life before you get tied down.
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I think the only benefits to being a spouse of a USC in regards to gaining citizenship is the fact that a spouse of a USC can apply for citizenship after 3 yrs of permanent residency instead of waiting the 5 yrs.\n\nOtherwise, all other aspects of gaining citizenship would be the same for a USC spouse as for anyone else.
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It depends on exactly what you're asking here. Will you have the right to wed openly and have your spouse guaranteed the same benefits as a partner in a heterosexual marriage? If that's your question, I would say probably not. The Christian right still has its claws on the balls of government. Separation of church and state is a convenient illusion. G.W. is an evangelical Christian. He opposes everything about gays, including their right to love whomever they want. As far as you have come in assuring that you will be treated equally in America, you have that far to travel yet again. Good luck.