if marriage is really about a man, a woman and god then why do married people get so many benefits?
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like wat??? here in england you seem to get more if you are a single mum than if you are married they penalise us for marriage here!!!
977153
Marriage is a business, and the license makes it legal.  It is there to protect women's interests as far as property is concerned, and for raising children.  It is a protection.  if you don't plan on staying with someone, or having children, or making property community, there is no need for it.  People shouldn't enter into it lightly, and I think it would help the divorce rate if the benefits of marriage were eliminated.  People couldn't marry for money, or insurance, etc...
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marriage is considered a committment yes but it gives you all the benifits to you always have someone to talk, sleep, eat, watch a movie, with there with you in sickness, injurys, heart ache, besides 2 is always better than 1 and depending on your outlook you got papers on that person lol\n~~~~then the why nots~~~~~~~~~~\nyou always got someone under you always answering to them when things go wrong its like being around your boss all the time then the kids come and you know noone knows how to be a better parent then the other parent all the money issues its costy to be 2 and love cant buy a loaf of bread but it is something i would never give back is my marriage to my sweet hearted wife leona of 11 years
713791
Yes, sometimes it does feel like it but other times it also feels like a blessing.  Obviously there's no such thing as a perfect marriage and like anything else, marriage takes a lot of work from both partners.
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In favor\nI think the hang-up for a lot of people is that they think of marriage only in terms of the ritual defined in their religion.\n\nIt isn't.  It is a civil and social institution that affects a person's legal, social and financial status.\nIt isn't fair to withhold the benefits to anyone who is willing to make the committment to another person.\n\nBesides which, how do the details of someone elses marriage affect your marriage in any way?  I just don't get why anyone is bothered by it.\n\nHere's a little food for thought.  \nDid you know that not long ago it was actually illegal in many states for people from different races to marry each other?  Its the same kind of arbitrary restriction that just doesn't make any sense. So I hope we'll all eventually outgrow this one too.
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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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Maybe it's because they've never been taught about the consequences.. i mean, so far all i've heard is how we shouldn't stop two people who loved each other from marrying, even if they're the same gender. Or, the relationship is ethically wrong. A majority of people aren't taught about the dangers of it. I don't support this kind of marriage also.. because i was brought up knowing that it ruins the marriage institution (between a man and a woman) and etc. Maybe what you said could come true, but it will take years before others  to open their eyes and see what has happened.
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That all depends on the people involved and what their values are. My marriage has lasted a very happy ten years, and most of that time has been in the "low income" category. Having "lots of money" is often nice as it helps to alleviate a lot of life's stresses, but also usually brings stresses of it's own, and many marriages have fallen apart due to having "lots of money". Again, it all really boils down to the people in the marriage, and what they value.
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Marriage is not just a religious thing.  its about two people loving each other and wanting to spend their lives together.  How can love not make something valid anyones eyes?
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What's the point in getting married?
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Marriage is not essential, it's a choice one make when he/she don't want to be alone.\n\nMarrige according to the Book of Malachi(Holy Bible), says God instituted marriage to seek godly seed. It was designed for this purpose and to be enjoy by married people only.\n\nI Corinthians says stay as you are called, so if you can be celebate, a eunich, or such then don't marry. It's better to marry than to burn with passion.
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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.
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Doesn't it bother you the word "marriage" was coined by people over 2000 years ago as a union between and a man and a woman?  It doesn't bother you that a group of people want to change the definitions of words more then 2000 years old just to suit their individual needs?  Even Bush has suggested these people should have all the same rights, but the word is founded in religion and its definition should not be changed to suit the needs of a radical few.
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It can be a very good thing...depending on who you are married to.
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marriage is a religious and social status.  i've been with my partner for 5 years and we are not married.  our relationship is great. he is always there for me, as i am for him.\ni'm not saying marriage is not a beautiful thing.  or that i don't believe in it.  i'm just saying that some people don't have to have approval from society and the church.  i'm not knocking it, i'm not saying we aren't going to get married.  i am saying that we're happy with our situation right now.
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The only reason I can think of is that they love the person so much that they cant imagine living without them. Marriage isn't for the faint hearted it requires open communication, commitment and flexibility. To share your life with someone, accepting their faults as well as their good traits, to be committed to making their life as full of love and happiness as you can so that in return they will do the same for you isn't always easy but the reward of being with that someone special is awesome....
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Because it's the right thing.\n\nIf someone wishes to spend the rest of their lives with another person together with legal and marital status...they should be able to do it.\n\nConservatives cry that it will break down the family. I believe the heterosexuals have already done a good job at that. \n\nMy guess is gay marriage would strengthen 'marriage' as being something based on love and commmitment to one another.\n\nFor gay couples I can think of many good economic things to come from gay marriage:\n- Right of Survivorship\n- Ability to visit other party in the hospital\n- Savings on gym memberships\n- Health Insurance/Dental Insurance/Eye Glass Coverage \n- When we die, and give our property to our loved one, the property will be taxed as a gift, unlike married couples.\n- Insurance Issues\n- Being able to file taxes jointly. When taxes are filed separately; the deductible expenses of one, cannot shelter anothers.\n- Social Security Benefits cannot be claimed\n- Many more stupid little things...\n\nFor me at this given time, being able to be married to my boyfriend of 4 years would mean $16,000. $16,000 is the amount I would be able to get for college if I was married and would be able to file as an Independent Student, rather than as a 'dependent' student. (under my parents) ==> I have heterosexual friends who have known each other for less time, have worse relationships and are able to take advantage of these simple little things.\n\nSecond class citizenship in the US stinks.\nEqual would be nice.