maybe legal reasons like hospital visitation and property assignments or they are still serious about the formality of being committed to the relationship
Yes but then marriage becomes something more akin to a business partnership with negotiated costs and benefits. You gain hospital visitation, tax benefits, etc... You risk unfavorable disposition of communal assets if there is a divorce.
And I doubt any of these couples sat down with a lawyer and/or accountant to do the due diligence one normally would for a comparable business partnership.
maybe legal reasons like hospital visitation and property assignments or they are still serious about the formality of being committed to the relationship
Yes but then marriage becomes something more akin to a business partnership with negotiated costs and benefits. You gain hospital visitation, tax benefits, etc... You risk unfavorable disposition of communal assets if there is a divorce.
And I doubt any of these couples sat down with a lawyer and/or accountant to do the due diligence one normally would for a comparable business partnership.