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Old 08-29-2010, 07:53 AM  
Amputate Your Head
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Originally Posted by TrixieRacer View Post
Statistics show that 90% of people are not as happy as they were when they first married just 4 years after taking their vows. Scary.

If you're going to have kids, it totally makes sense to get married. Kids should have a stable home. Otherwise, I'm not sure what advantages there are except aquiring residency in a country.

On a side note, in the United States if you and your spouse both make good money and file your taxes separately, you'll pay even more in taxes than if you were each single.
There are other benefits to marriage, i.e. getting on your spouse's health insurance, because if two people are straight and living together, they get fuck all.... if you're gay and living with someone it's cool. There are other benefits as well. It depends on what you want and what you don't want, and then you have to weigh the options. There's no one right answer for everyone.

On the taxes, file jointly to save money.
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