Everyone should be able to have "their person"

[tamajane]

Originally Posted by Neuling

If everyone can simply determine such a person, everyone would simply pick anyone just in order to enjoy the benefits, similar to marrying someone in order to get a green card.

That's the point. Why should a husband/wife get rights not available to the unmarried? Singles have to live an unsecure life because they can't cover everything that might happen with documents from a lawyer. This appointed person would be able to do everything a spouse can do.

[tallrick]

Any two single consenting persons should be able to do this, why is the whole marriage thing discriminatory by nature in favor of opposite sex partners?

[OhioRules]

Originally Posted by kayanne

Thanks for posting this. I hadn't heard of DNOK before, but it does sound much like what I was suggesting. (I guess I should have known I wasn't the first to think of such a concept!)

I ever heard of it either before today.

I like your idea. It takes the controversy out of a lot of relationships and allows everyone equality.