What is the purpose of marriage?

[tarbera]

simple

Is it to find out what sort of man your wife would have preferred?

how do you stop the love of your life giving you a B-Job

Marry her !!!!

[vwdan]

That's what I'd do. I like the idea of a drive through wedding in Vegas, or getting married by Elvis. No fuss, just a slight detour then carry on with the holiday. If anyone wants to help celebrate we can have a party when we get home.

I always thought like this, but I was Best Man at a Vegas wedding and while it was great fun (And Vegas is ace), somehow it just didn't do it for me and it put me off the idea of a destination wedding. We enjoyed doing a country house wedding and I loved it - enjoyed it far more than I ever imagined enjoying a wedding day.

[d000hg]

That's what I'd do. I like the idea of a drive through wedding in Vegas, or getting married by Elvis. No fuss, just a slight detour then carry on with the holiday. If anyone wants to help celebrate we can have a party when we get home.

If you don't believe in marriage as special for whatever reasons, then don't do it. Why bother? Why feel obligated to spend a fortune on a daft party if you don't think getting married actually changes anything. Many see it as just a token - it's a blood expensive token!

[vetran]

If you don't believe in marriage as special for whatever reasons, then don't do it. Why bother? Why feel obligated to spend a fortune on a daft party if you don't think getting married actually changes anything. Many see it as just a token - it's a blood expensive token!

you can walk down to the registry office & do it. Party in the pub afterwards < £1k.

[Mich the Tester]

If you don't believe in marriage as special for whatever reasons, then don't do it. Why bother? Why feel obligated to spend a fortune on a daft party if you don't think getting married actually changes anything. Many see it as just a token - it's a blood expensive token!

Because our governments still see it as special.

[d000hg]

you can walk down to the registry office & do it. Party in the pub afterwards < £1k.

Indeed but why have the party at all? If you're only doing it for tax breaks, nip into the registry office one Tuesday, sign the forms and forget about it.

[RedSauce]

Because you can't get divorced unless you are married.

[MaryPoppins]

Indeed but why have the party at all? If you're only doing it for tax breaks, nip into the registry office one Tuesday, sign the forms and forget about it.

I don't think that's what Clare said.

[d000hg]

I don't think that's what Clare said.

I didn't say it was, but others have suggested that.

If you've been together say 10 years, live together and have kids, deciding "maybe should get married" seems singularly pointless and nothing to celebrate. It's administration, not union.

[quackhandle]

Purpose? To have sex on ta- no hang on, that can't be it.



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