If you've been living with your boyfriend/girlfriend for 15+ years...
Why bother getting married now? Asking for a friend.
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Picklebobble2 · 56-60, M
Marriage means different things to different people.
But as others have pointed out, it's still the only legalized way of ensuring your rights and wishes supercede that of 'immediate family' in the event that you are no longer able make your own determinations in life.
That's probably something that soberly hits you as you get older.
Hence their thinking about it now after 15 years together.
Same with regard to your money and belongings in the event of your death.
The number of folk who never consider making a will is staggering.
And yet courts everyday are filled with probate Lawyers arguing what the deceased 'would have wanted' and what 'family' 'think they're entitled to'.
But as others have pointed out, it's still the only legalized way of ensuring your rights and wishes supercede that of 'immediate family' in the event that you are no longer able make your own determinations in life.
That's probably something that soberly hits you as you get older.
Hence their thinking about it now after 15 years together.
Same with regard to your money and belongings in the event of your death.
The number of folk who never consider making a will is staggering.
And yet courts everyday are filled with probate Lawyers arguing what the deceased 'would have wanted' and what 'family' 'think they're entitled to'.