• Magiccupcake@startrek.website
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    Marriage is the ultimate sign of commitment, making your relationship legal and/or spiritual while declaring it in front family and friends.

    Men who are against marriage are seemingly against commitment, but I think that comes out of a strong desire for commitment and stability.

    Children are whole different issue from marriage admittedly.

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      It’s dependent on a few different things. The country you live in and such.

      Some years back there was a wave of ‘catfishing’ stories in the media. “Get married and lose 49% of everything you own” basically.

      That’ll make anyone hesitant to sign a marriage contract.

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        plus you’ve got societal expectations for marriages. honeymoons, church marriages, the recitals and all that can cost big money. even just the photography. It all costs a bunch of money that some people just don’t have, and they’re too hesitant to burn bridges over it. Sure, you can elope in secret right? But that’s a bigger can of worms then just staying partners

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          Yup, If we could do away with all negative economic aspects of weddings and marriage, I doubt that kind of commitment would be a problem for most men.