Harping on people to get married from up in the ivory tower fails to engage with reality of life in the dating trenches.

  • AnotherDirtyAnglo@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Yup, been with my partner for over a decade. Live together, not married, no kids. Originally there was some talk of marriage, but I’ve always said that there’s no reason to insert the state or the church into our relationship. There’s nothing stopping either of us from leaving the relationship if we’re not into it any more. It keeps us treating each other with respect, knowing that there’s no higher authority telling us we have to stay together until we spend thousands of dollars in paperwork and waiting periods.