If you truly love your partner, does a ring and a ceremony really do anything?

I know there are certain legal situations where an official marriage changes who has certain rights, but aren’t those same rights available if you make other legally-official decisions E.G. a will or trusts, etc?

I’m generally curious why people get married beyond the “because I love them” when it costs so much money.

  • FeelzGoodMan420@eviltoast.orgEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Jus an fyi, getting married costs basically nothing unless you have a wedding. It literally costs like $55 for the certificate at the court. You don’t have to have a wedding that costs $50K. I know multiple people who literally just had some people over and got pizzas.

    • null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      3 hours ago

      I know some people who eloped.

      They went to the registry office with a witness then did a week of cycle touring because that’s their thing.

      Posted it on social after the fact.

      I thought it was a great way to go.

    • Kacarott@aussie.zone
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      22 hours ago

      Some of my friends got married, and it was just people dressing nicely and meeting at our favourite restaurant to eat a bunch of delicious food. It was awesome.