Why get Married?

For starters, there are the financial reasons.

 

Having that committment helps when things get tough as well....it is not so easy to walk away from a marriage.

Also, kids knowing mom and dad are married is a good thing, IMO.

DD

 

Because it made her happy and secure. Love is when you want to put her well being ahead of any of your own concerns.

 

So you can get yourself a nice pair of

Spoiler

boobs

 

married filing jointly.

 

I think marriage is primarily for the ladies. Women grow up dreaming about what their wedding day will be like when they grow up. For men it's just an expensive party that must be done to keep them happy.

 

This is funny to me because most of the women that I know who are married are as unhappy as they can be. I know several that are out their cheating. Out of all the married women I know, I know maybe two that are happily married.

 

Its to show your committment to the other person. Its easy to talk the talk, but its not committment if you can leave at any time without ramification.

 

1) Kids.
2) Because women want it.
3) You love the woman you are with and want the security to know that it will be much harder for her to leave you.

With the current divorce rate, marriage doesn't seem to be quite the same as it used to be.

 

I take offense to that statement. What makes your commitment greater than mine? Simply because you have a license or made it legal or whatever? Me and my lady are just as committed as any married couple and even more so than a lot of married couple today.

 

this is right on, i think those who love their wives or husbands agree with this opinion.

those that don`t will never know this feeling.

 

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when you get past, "what's in it for me?", you're doing it right.

 

...because you want to lock up that special lady who likes the Anne Hathaway.

 

I'd submit a slight change to that.

I don't think love is getting past "what's in it for me?" as much as it is getting to "what's in it for us?"

Both parties must remain personally happy/fulfilled in whatever direction the relationship goes.

 

I agree with this. If you're only thinking about one person, then I don't think it is going to last. You've got to mix yourself in there somewhere too.

 

If you like it, then you should've put a ring on it

 

For sure, but if both of you are always putting each other first, then you'll always be fulfilled.

The problems arise when one partner puts the other first and the other puts themself first as well.

 

As someone who isn't married, although came close, having kids would be the primary reason. There are a lot of legal benefits regarding guardianship that come from being married that make it easier to raise children than being unmarried.