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Originally Posted by peter12
It's also an explicit legal and social arrangement that brings two families together in a joint venture.
How many of you married people had your social circle enlarged by just your spouse? You gained a second set of parents, sisters and brothers-in-law, children, spouses etc... all joined together because of one marriage.
Your responsibilities and obligations increase exponentially - economic productivity increases to meet those obligations, and your personal security is also guaranteed through a strengthened web of family connections.
Most cohabitation is an arrangement of similar intimacy, under the guide of convenience, with a predominant focus on the temporal rather than the permanent. You adopt all of the risks, and gain very few of the benefits.
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Nice to see Peter12 argue for the benefits of same-sex marriage. Very refreshing, Peter!
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From HFBoard oiler fan, in analyzing MacT's management:
O.K. there has been a lot of talk on whether or not MacTavish has actually done a good job for us, most fans on this board are very basic in their analysis and I feel would change their opinion entirely if the team was successful.
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