If you truly love your partner, does a ring and a ceremony really do anything?

I know there are certain legal situations where an official marriage changes who has certain rights, but aren’t those same rights available if you make other legally-official decisions E.G. a will or trusts, etc?

I’m generally curious why people get married beyond the “because I love them” when it costs so much money.

  • @corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca
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    410 days ago

    The tax thing, for example[:] you can’t file jointly if you aren’t married, no matter what else you set up

    Not true. We filed jointly for years as common law. 🇨🇦

    • southsamurai
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      110 days ago

      Ahhh, I made the error of forgetting to note that it does vary by location. Thank you :)