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Re:Pandora says laboratory-made diamonds are forever by eru on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @07:17AM (#27036320)
> Of course you can ignore tradition but then why marry in the first place?

Taxation, adoption, power of attorney, inheritance taxes, etc.

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Re:Pandora says laboratory-made diamonds are forever by username90 on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @09:14AM (#27037206)
Those doesn't apply in all jurisdictions. There is no reason why laws should give special privileges to marriages over other forms of relationships.
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Re:Pandora says laboratory-made diamonds are forever by eru on Tuesday May 04, 2021 @09:28AM (#27037338)
Yes, different jurisdictions treat marriage differently.

> There is no reason why laws should give special privileges to marriages over other forms of relationships.

I tend to agree, but that's a normative question and doesn't change the legal facts we have to deal with.

(At least not directly. Laws are made by people, and if enough people or the right people care for laws to be different, laws can be changed.)

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