Anonymous wrote:Marrying DH, hands down. I have degrees, and would have probably had a great life without him. But marrying him was truly a life changing decision, including a tremendous leap of faith to move half way across the world and start a life in a country where I have never imagined myself living. Paid off big time and completely changed my life and my perspective. OP, I don't see how getting married wouldn't affect your life, including your financial and family situation. How is that even possible? Would you be having the same lifestyle with half the income? Would you be having the same family without your spouse? Not to mention kids... How is marriage not life changing? I'm not saying it's always for the better, but still, life changing.

Anonymous wrote:If marriage isn't affecting you either for better or worse then you are doing it wrong.

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Anonymous wrote:Those who don't think that getting married was a good decision have never needed the protections that marriage provides. There are over 300 statues and laws that covered married spouses that are not available to domestic partners. Those include the ability to visit in certain parts of the hospital, the ability to make certain life and medical decisions should your partner not be able to make those decisions, the ability to access finances and accounts. The list goes on. There are basic protections that the law puts in place once you get married. While you may not need most of them, they still provide you an umbrella of protection for you and your family. May you never need those protections...but they are in the law in case you do.

but only if you are straight

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Anonymous wrote:Those who don't think that getting married was a good decision have never needed the protections that marriage provides. There are over 300 statues and laws that covered married spouses that are not available to domestic partners. Those include the ability to visit in certain parts of the hospital, the ability to make certain life and medical decisions should your partner not be able to make those decisions, the ability to access finances and accounts. The list goes on. There are basic protections that the law puts in place once you get married. While you may not need most of them, they still provide you an umbrella of protection for you and your family. May you never need those protections...but they are in the law in case you do.

but only if you are straight

Anonymous wrote:Those who don't think that getting married was a good decision have never needed the protections that marriage provides. There are over 300 statues and laws that covered married spouses that are not available to domestic partners. Those include the ability to visit in certain parts of the hospital, the ability to make certain life and medical decisions should your partner not be able to make those decisions, the ability to access finances and accounts. The list goes on. There are basic protections that the law puts in place once you get married. While you may not need most of them, they still provide you an umbrella of protection for you and your family. May you never need those protections...but they are in the law in case you do.