Why get married?
I saw a clunky old car, a little Volvo station wagon, cruising down the highway yesterday. On the back window, the words JUST MARRIED! It got me thinking, why do people get married nowadays? Living together doesn't have the stigma it used to, people do it--as they have done for ages, regardless of formal law, in 'common-law'--all the time. So why, one day, do they decide to take the step to actual, formal, official marriage? Of course there are the legal benefits which are considerable, and the... Sign in to see full entry.