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by globular-toast 946 days ago
Even better: just don't get married.

Very few advantages, if any, for most people (only big exception I'm aware of is for citizenship status).

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> Very few advantages, if any, for most people (only big exception I'm aware of is for citizenship status).

Residency as well, not just citizenship. Other benefits (here in Germany) include: Better adoption rights, no visiting issues when your SO is suddenly in the hospital, tax benefits, and a bunch of other small benefits that you have a decent chance of encountering in your life.

While we mainly got married for her residency, it’s worthwhile to get married for a multitude of reasons. My sister and her husband also decided to get married for the 2nd child, as they also encountered issues being unmarried.

People want to be bonded, formally, officially. Marriage is not some artificial thing, it’s baked into human nature.