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[–] [email protected] 11 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

You could set rules specifically for polyamourous marriage when it comes to taxes. I don't really see anything ethically wrong with the practice in and of itself when it's consensual to all and not just a scheme for bullshit like tax breaks/evasion or human trafficking.

I think official marriage is weird anyway. It's just a ritual stemming from religion that has been co-opted by governments to deal with stuff that doesn't matter to people who just wanna be together. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 7 months ago

I think you mean, "most conservative Lemmy marriage take"

[–] [email protected] 3 points 7 months ago

Nah, Lemmy isn't usually this cool

[–] [email protected] 5 points 7 months ago (2 children)

So many people divorce within a few years too, and (in most places, maybe not all) divorce is a long tedious drawn out process - so a lot of folks spend more time getting divorced than they do getting married.

Idk why people bother anymore, the tax bennies aren't even all that good for most people.I was with my ex for a decade, raising her kid, and breaking up with no muss no fuss here's your 30 day good luck in your future endeavors. Meanwhile it took her like 3 years to divorce her ex before me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 7 months ago

In Australia we have ‘de facto’ relationship laws so if you’re living together for a certain amount of time you have all the rights that a married couple do, including around property rights and separation. But we also have far less litigious divorces and nothing like alimony here.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 7 months ago

Idk why people bother anymore

Insurance benefits, ability to make medical decisions for your spouse and visit them in the hospital, access to your spouse's accounts if they die or become incapacitated. Lots of legal benefits you wouldn't think about until you need them.