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=Why We Refuse to Get Married= | =Why We Refuse to Get Married= | ||
* Entering into marriage would mean effectively signing a contract where: | |||
** we don't get to read all the applicable rules before signing (much less set them ourselves) | |||
** the applicable rules change from state to state | |||
** the applicable rules can be changed over time, ''without our consent'' | |||
* Until marriage is available to everyone, it [[issuepedia:war on the family|discriminates unfairly against anyone who doesn't fit the standard model]]. | * Until marriage is available to everyone, it [[issuepedia:war on the family|discriminates unfairly against anyone who doesn't fit the standard model]]. | ||
* | * It is too restrictive and doesn't allow for [[hyperfamily|the kind of family we ultimately want to build]]. | ||
* | * Both of us have tried marriage (Harena twice, Woozle [[2002-03-14 divorce agreement|once]]), and found it an entirely unsatisfactory tool for strengthening a relationship. It tended to push our relationships with our spouses – and our lives – in directions in which we did not want to go, weakening desirable elements of the relationship and initially hiding flaws which only became apparent later on. | ||
There are a couple of other reasons which might be considered [[TMI]] by more socially-conservative folk; they are [[/TMI|here]]. | |||
We are not the only "couple" boycotting marriage; see [[issuepedia:marriage boycott]]. | We are not the only "couple" boycotting marriage; see [[issuepedia:marriage boycott]]. | ||
==Links== | |||
* '''2015-11-18''' [http://www.alternet.org/sex-amp-relationships/what-if-i-never-get-married-you-asked-google-heres-answer What If I Never Get Married? You Asked Google – Heres the Answer] | |||
* '''2012-06-25''' [https://plus.google.com/116987987149730551614/posts/Kz39hUYMMkN Cindy Brown] makes some similar and related points | |||