| David Feuer 2004-03-27, 12:26 am |
| Joe Marshall wrote:
> I don't. I didn't get married because of the monetary benefits, or
> because I wanted to procreate. It just seemed like the right thing to
> do. People (or at least a large subset of them) tend to form
> pair-bonds and I think marriage is a social expression of that.
Aye. Of course, monetary benefits are not the only (or even primary)
benefits of marriage, though at certain junctures (such as the death of
one partner) those can be very important indeed.
1. If one partner dies, the other gets the children
2. If one partner has health insurance through their job, the
other--and the other's children--can (generally? always?) be covered
under it.
3. If the couple splits, there is an orderly process for dividing
assets and dealing with the children.
4. If one partner is a citizen, the other can become one.
David "et cetera, et cetera" Feuer
who is very queer himself, but thinks this conversation is happening in
the wrong places. Followups set.
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