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Say, hypothetically, you want all of the benefits of marriage -- tax breaks, dual income, lower car insurance, etc. -- but you don't want to really be with someone romantically. And furthermore, say both partners had something to bring to the table that the other needed. For example, one has a good insurance plan and a decent pension, and the other has his or her own business that makes a respectable income.
And say that together you could have a much better life than you could alone. No one's gold-digging here; they're just trying to find a way to make a better life for themselves.
Would you enter a marriage of convenience, if both of you trusted each other? Why or why not?
There aren't any benefits to marriage (especially not for men).
haha, that was funny
but to OP's point, it happens more often than you think. and, sadly, marriages turn out that way over the course of time because many couples feel "stuck" with what they have because they believe life would be more complicated going a divorce and risk being alone for the rest of their life.
there is a saying "better to live with the devil you know than to live with the one you don't" that probably applies in these cases.
Imagine that by getting married, you would be able to save 50% of your net income each month and set it aside for yourself to do with what you want -- travel, buy a new car, or basically not worry about making ends meet. Then would you do it?
but really, it does go on more often than you think and with same sex marriage, it will go up even more. heck, i am even thinking about marrying my best male friend for the tax and economic benefits.
it's easy to do: go to the course house, shake hands, and see you later, call me when you get your W-2s. and if you ever really want to do a romantic/marriage of love, it's easy to get divorced. heck, you future spouse doesn't even have to know. you could even do a prenup where you spell out the property division and make the divorce expedited.
for most ppl, and definitely women, they have an idealized vision of marriage. but believe me, once you get married and get divorced, the concept doesn't mean that much anymore. and it's then more of a legal/contractual arrangement where you ask yourself do you really want to do that again or can you have the benefits of an LTR without the contract? for most guys, the answer is easy.
But that's me talking now. I hear of a lot of senior citizens doing this, especially for tax breaks and to help care for each other in old age. Who knows? If I'm still single then, maybe I'll have given up on love and be open to doing something like that.
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