[Bring_Back_Shantz]

Originally Posted by rubecube

Nobody gets married believing they're going to get divorced. Life happens and I'd like to be able to keep things as uncomplicated as possible.

One could argue, and I'm sure her father would, that this is the same as saying "keep things as uncommited as possible"



It's not just a piece of paper. Marriage, especially weddings, are also expensive. There's a tonne of religious dogma behind marriage that I, as an atheist, want no part of. I also believe it to be a pretty outdated tradition. Marriage has also been used as a tool for discrimination in many areas of the world. I have a lot reasons to be against marriage.

Marriages don't have to be expensive, nor do they have to be religious. If a girl who you truely are commited to, and already financially tied to really wanted to go to the courhouse and get hitched would that really be a deal breaker. As for the discrimination angle, I think that's a bit of a cop out, are you really protesting marriage becasue Jack, and Jason can't get married in Texas?


Disagree. It's certainly a lot easier to keep your affairs separate in a common-law relationship. Yes it can be just as complicated as marriage if you let it become that way.

This, goes to the heart of the post I put up as you were adding this one. If you wan't to keep your affairs seperate then are you really as commited as you say you are, and can you blame her dad for being warry of the guy who wants to be the roommate with benefits for the rest of his life. I'd be willing to bet he has some concerns that by keeping yourself seperate, that you're ensuring that it's easier to split if something else comes along easier. Now I'm fairly certain that's not the case, but the perception could certainly be there.

See my notes above.