paddymcdougall
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Re: They look like a new boy band... but it's the world's first THREE-WAY same-sex ma
Reverand Hellhound, I think the point about children is that, by having your marriage legally recognized by the govt, your children (and you) get a lot of protections that you wouldn't get if you didn't have the govt-legalized marriage.
Things like inheritance rights, visitation in hospital rights, custody rights in case of the partnership splitting up, etc.
I understand your point that you feel this should all be covered without govt interference; but that's going to be a lot of work. So given how our society is set up, it's easier to extend marriage to same sex couples (which you're fine with) than to toss the institution out altogether
Maybe in 30 years... I read in a book one time where the author envisioned contract marriages; you got married for 5 or 10 years; at the end of that time the contract was dissolved unless both partners agreed to re-sign it. That could work.
Reverand Hellhound, I think the point about children is that, by having your marriage legally recognized by the govt, your children (and you) get a lot of protections that you wouldn't get if you didn't have the govt-legalized marriage.
Things like inheritance rights, visitation in hospital rights, custody rights in case of the partnership splitting up, etc.
I understand your point that you feel this should all be covered without govt interference; but that's going to be a lot of work. So given how our society is set up, it's easier to extend marriage to same sex couples (which you're fine with) than to toss the institution out altogether
Maybe in 30 years... I read in a book one time where the author envisioned contract marriages; you got married for 5 or 10 years; at the end of that time the contract was dissolved unless both partners agreed to re-sign it. That could work.