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Widdle
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No difference if you live together for an extended period of time. Common law has changed in the legal system.
Income tax still treats you like a couple, If he/she dies ;you are entitled to the estate. Living together is just good for a less paper work when splitting the sheets.
You can still sue the other party for alimony or child support.
Legal responsibilities are still the same.
No big expense of wedding. |
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Tinkerbelle84
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yes massively!
we lived together for 6 years before we got married and things are very different after!
you are much closer, everything is secure and you just feel kind of content
its great and not enough people get married these days |
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Rachel-Pit Police-DSMG
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Yes. A marriage, unlike a lease, is a lifelong commitment. It takes time for someone to know whether or not they're ready for that. |
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ransomschoice
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YES. It's called commitment. |
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All the way live!
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In God's eyes it's BIG difference... |
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ann s
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yes there is
a marriage is a legal contract and can only be dissolved by a court
when you are married you have joint property rights along with any insurance benefits the spouse may have
if you have children without marriage and the spouse dies, social security doesn't give you any benefits
many reasons they are different |
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Grendle
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Yes, there is a huge difference.
When you are living together, you are playmates, pals, friends, buddies, partners (maybe) and your main goal is to please each other.
Marriage is a social contract. Ever listen to the vows, dangit? I [your name] do thee endow with all my worldly goods. I promise to love honor and cherish, from this day forward, in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, til death do us part ... You are making a promise to stay together, no matter what.
Those who break contracts are liars. Liars are the lowest beasts on the planet and should be destroyed. |
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black_dahlia
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marriage somehow is a bigger commitment and i guess there are more obligations in terms of legal and financial matters... |
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caribbeangal
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There's a big difference living together u could just get up one day and you live but if you are married it will take long to get a divorce, you will pay money and you might have to split everything that you have |
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xyz
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it's up to you in your heart and mind. legally yes, and emotionally, yes for me too! though i've never lived with a guy before i got married and i got really worried beforehand. it really is up to you and your partner how you make out of it! |
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missmae
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My husband and I lived together before we got married and so far it doesn't seem any different to us. The only difference I would think is that divorce is a lot harder than breaking up. You should not get married if you aren't ready to consider it a lifetime committment. |
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Melanie J
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I think there is a big difference between the two.
When you live together, either one can leave without much fuss at any time. You are socially seen as a couple, but as little more than boyfriend/girlfriend ( or girlfirend n girlfriend/ boyfriend n boyfriend...whatever your flavor).
You have very few legal rights to accounts that aren't shared or primarily in the other partner's name. You also have no legal right to make medical decisions for each other in emergency or to even be present in the hospital in an emergency. You also have no legal right to inheritance unless there is a will and a greedy family member has a decent chance of even fighting that in court.
A few states offer help with medical insurance for live in partners, but the majority of states and companies will not insure a live in partner.
As a married couple, you are socially seen as being married and committed to each other for life. You can easily share a name, if you wish. If the relationship goes through a rough path, there is a legal and social committment that means that the couple is more likely to try to work things out. Even in these modern times, being married entitles you to a certain respect that just living together will never give you. Married, we in society know that you valued each other over all others. Living together, we know you are just very fond of each other.
Legally, a spouse has rights to make medical decisions, get medical insurance from an employer, access accounts and inherit. As a spouse, you also have rights to life insurance claims, property bought during the marriage, pension and so on.
Yeah, marriage is just a piece of paper, but its a very important piece of paper. |
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Doubledex
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haha, ask Paul McCartney!!!! |
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kri-shell
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YES!!!! i lived with my husband for almost 2 years before we married. then when we got married everything changes. if you live together and play married, you might as well get married and have some of the legal advantages. |
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Nexus6
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Yes. If you're living together and split up then you and your girlfriend can divide your belongings etc, and go your seperate ways.
If you are married then your wife gets the house, the kids and the car and you get the clothes you've got on. |
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eddood52
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It is what you make of it in either situation. But, just living together may not bestow the comfort feeling you have in a marriage, knowing that any day the relationship could come to an abrupt end for a lot of reasons, including one not feeling they have a commitment to be faithful to the other, or they don't owe the other person anything spiritually. There are those who feel marriage is just a piece of paper made for convenience of two people living together. But usually the two involved people have a lot more commitment to stay together, share things, go thru good and bad, thick and thin, and come to rely on each other for comfort, caring, and understanding. |
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Fluffy ♥
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No - but it could affect what happens to your assets if you separate.
Go and see a good lawyer for how to protect yourself. |
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LISA G
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no difference at all ive done both ...marrying then divorcein is real messy ..where as just splitting is easier ...if ya partner dies u will get every thing if he does a will giving u every thing ...tax wise marriage is better ..
but overall...there is no difference only no paper work and no ring ...there are so many divorces these days ..and once bitten twice shy !! u can be just has happy living together |
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KittyKat
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If you follow man's way, there is nothing wrong with it and it's pretty much the same except there is no true committment.
If you follow God's way, there is a big difference because fornication is wrong since marriage is sanctioned by God. Plus, there are fringe benefits on earth and in heaven if you follow God's plan. |
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nicholas c
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of course the big difference is the splitting up is easier but you also don't legally get half or more of everything when you split if you're a woman!!!! |
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♥**•.¸¸verbalkint♥**•.¸¸
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lots of things your not taken care of when he dies, also theres the home etc, get a ring on your finger if your living together now your half way there |
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jimmy.parker06
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not much other than if your married your legally living together. Just make sure he has your name as beneficiary in his insurance policy or you might get nothing if he dies. |
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Technically - if you live together and have joint everything, then NO. Everything is the same. Especially if you break up, it is almost like a divorce.
Emotionally, I think is very different. Security, family, partnership... those things are life long, which is what marraige represents.
Living together is almost like the un-official preliminaries. If you want to know what $ and joint everything is like, thats what you do.
if you are ROOMMATES, then YES. EVERYTHING is different. |
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yourpastlifelover
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ask a military family, dear.... |
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george_graham_crayford
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with marraige you have to pretend to be faithfull =) |
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whymewhynow
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legally YES |
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