The only thing I find weirder than couples who date each other for years without getting married are the couples who get married despite never wanting kids. Especially when neither person is religious.
I know some couples like this, and it doesn't make any sense to me at all.
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.
The only thing I find weirder than couples who date each other for years without getting married are the couples who get married despite never wanting kids. Especially when neither person is religious.
I know some couples like this, and it doesn't make any sense to me at all.
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.