• Zozano@aussie.zone
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    4 days ago

    Same boat.

    At the end of the day, marriage is a government contract.

    Why the fuck would I want the government involved in my relationship?

      • KelvarCherry@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        3 days ago

        What you described is exactly why Equal Marriage mattered so much. Thank you for highlighting that. I think, now, there are ways to designate someone in that role (besides marriage)? I’m not 100% sure of that. If not, I’d like to see that done.

        For the original topic, I’m very much of the view that love should not be tied to consumerism of any type. If I were to get married, it would certainly be a courthouse wedding, with no rings or any of that; purely for those legal benefits.

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      4 days ago

      Congratulations

      In Canada, once you live with a commonlaw partner for a given number of years (I think its two or more years?) … the law basically identifies you as a married couple in many ways. I think the only things left over is medical rights, do no resuscitate and right to die issues after that.