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Not been funny to anyone thats married, each to their own kind of thing, but I have never understood the concept of marriage.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I think a-h is right. OH and I began living together when he was 75 (now 91) and we did a 'reverse elopement' from France to UK to tell our various kids. We married when he was 2 months short of 80 yrs. old (he said he didn't want anyone thinking he'd gone ga-ga!). Why?
Well there were technical details about house ownerships etc., but they could have been sorted out differently. We both just wanted to be married to each other. Neither of us has regretted it - and 'Yes, we quarrel and sulk occasionally'. We belong together.
If you don't understand - you don't understand. It is strengthening each other in that someone always 'has your back', no matter what. It is not living in each other's pockets. :)
Apart from the commitment and emotional reasons, is slightly easier to function in this country if you're married rather than living together. You become each others next of kin, you have joint responsibilities and joint liabilities, you automatically inherit and have certain automatic rights as a wife or husband.
It's about commitment. I like being married. I wouldn't have chosen any other way. Additionally, it's about security. I know several couples who have split up and that has led to financial disaster for one or the other. If break-ups are mutual and people part in agreement and without animosity, fine, but so often love turns to hate - and that can lead to a life of hell.