Is marriage actually worth it?

I'm not married but if you love her,then go the next step <3

That's up to you 2 but I say hell no. Fuck marriage. Why? Because fuck divorce. Relationships are watered down and the words "Til death do us part" don't mean what they used to. They just sound pretty now. Idk about the rest of the world, but modern American society isn't one commitment and relationships thrive in.

I would have said yes if I hadn't just had my heart broken by the girl I reckoned I'd marry :T

But in all seriousness, marriage is exactly as worth it as you want it to be. If you want to be able to call this girl your wife, then you should probably tie the knot. If you're ok with just living with and loving each other, though, then I've seen that lifestyle work for people too

Only if it saves you on taxes.....
(cynic bastard)
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i'm still young for that but i don't think i will ever want to, just date someone will be enough, i don't want to one day to divorce and have to give my things to her

To be honest marriage is just a costly and snob way to express a relationship.
Nowadays, a legal statement of being couple does the job.

In my humble opinion, it's not really worth the trouble. However, I am none to decide what you do, so if you want to get married and have an epic party, go ahead!

If you are serious about the relationship, sure. Go for it!

marriage is just legal words to make partnership and make your partner commitment to you, so if there a child between you two, then you are legally have to raise it, however if you are in love and don't care about legal issues, then marriage wont do a thing.

marriage is just to protect you in legal ways.

sometimes, in force marriage like in my environment, sometime loves bloom after marriage, and sometimes not.

I asked for opinions and I am not disappointed! Side note I am going to make any actual real world decisions based on this blog, I just really wanted to hear what the Temp had to say about this topic because I really love having The Temp's input.

@aos10
We actually aren't going to have kids in our relationships. Neither of us want kids and both us have enough issues on our own, that a child would not be in a healthy environment. I know all the legal aspects to it and that's something that both of us are actually on the fence about.

If you both go to Church every week and are religious then sure.

However if your not religious then personally I don't see the point, its a lot of money to spend on everything associated with a wedding that could be better spent on buying a house together and investing in your future.

As you say a lot of marriages don't last these days, in my opinion marriage doesn't really mean what it used to. So unless your religious I question if been married will really make a difference? if you love someone you will stay together, a wedding should't change that either way.

I've no idea how long you and your girlfriend have been together, however if its only a year or two then i'd personally wait. If your still together after 10 years and like the idea of been married, then i'd go for it.

it's not just about the kids only, for other issues too, so what happened to you in the past wont be done again.

@InsaneNutter just pay for the marriage papers and related costs and enjoy increased tax returns. It is business, how long will it take for your investment to become profitable?

Marriage is for gaining visas and saving on tax otherwise it's a bunch of issues if you do decide to split up

Marriage is not for everyone. Some people said they loved them and want to get married then it didnt work out for them. Some got married and never have a kids as well. Again, marriage is not for everyone, period. Be wise. I am not married and I dont want to.

I have more specific advice. Given the past relationships you're probably still recovering from, and the fact that you two haven't been together very long, I would advise that you put that idea away for a while. Wait until you have at least a couple years together before you even start thinking about marriage. Marriage is (or suppose to be) a permanent thing. If you want a marriage that will last you both need to be in the right place and need to know each other well enough that you're confident in the other person's level of commitment. Everyone wants that 'forever and always' in a new serious relationship. The problem is, that phase will die off. Its not until then that you can know for sure how serious you are.

@sarkwalvein I don't even think it makes a difference here in the UK. Also the average person here won't even complete a tax return each year unless their self employed or earning an additional income outside their job.

Marriage is only to put the goverment in to your relationship. There are some benefit to be married, but also drawbacks. Do whatever makes you happy.
But do you live together? How long have you been together? Why stress it?

@InsaneNutter
Interestingly enough we are both religious, but neither of us are Christians. Rhi is a Norse Neo-Pagan and I am Luciferian (I am often referred to as "Priestess Crystal" or recently "Priestess Lilith" in some circles.) Although religion really isn't the main reason behind marriage. Honestly I won't see us having a big wedding nor spending that much, hell we would most likely get one of my Minster friends to conduct the ceremony. For us it would most likely just be helpful in the future when trying to travel. Rhi is currently in college right now working on getting a degree in political science. She plans on working for the UN and the field she wants to get into will require a lot of traveling. I am also working on getting a degree in geology, which is less impressive, lol. Still marriage would make it a lot easier on us if she gets the job she wants to get.

@WeedZ
That's actually solid advice and part of the reason why we've not moved forward with the idea. The actual main reason why we were even looking at rings is because I HATE diamond jewelry, so she was more interested in what jewelry I would be interested in. Of course the site we were looking at offers engagement rings and the nature of the site perked our interest. To those wondering, this is the ring and site we were looking at
https://www.bloodmilkjewels.com/products/bear-tooth-engagement-ring-sterling-version
We actually stumbled onto this ring when we were looking over the site and just loved everything about that ring. Of course that obviously brought up the topic of marriage. We actually aren't planning anything too soon and we're more focused on getting me the help that I need and getting me into college. Still since the topic was fresh on my mind, I had to make a blog.

I should make it clear that I made this blog because it was something I recently talked about with Rhi and it was fresh on my mind. We aren't actually planning on getting married any time soon, we just happened to stumble upon a ring we both liked and brought up the topic of marriage.