• jet@hackertalks.com
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    19 days ago

    A loop hole that is technically correct is still correct.

    What is the purpose of marriage?

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      19 days ago

      Legally it is a shortcut to establishment of a number of implied contracts, tells the courts how to unwind those contracts, and rights. In some cases the implied contracts are more effective than written ones. Medical decisions and visitation rights being first ones I can think of.

      I sm not a lawyer.

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      19 days ago

      Two people bound together for life for the purposes of creating a family

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          Only as a last resort. You shouldn’t get married without intending to stay together for life.

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        “You shouldn’t use marriage to stop yourself being legally chained to your parents. The purpose of marriage is to legally chain you to your spouse.”

        If people could “divorce” their parents you wouldn’t have to worry about this.

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        19 days ago

        Only two? That seems needlessly restrictive. Is it for religious reasons? Church and state should be separated.

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          19 days ago

          If it was for religious reasons, I would have specified it as a “man and a woman”

          Also, if it’s more than two, that’s not a marriage; that’s a group chat.