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.

  • Vinny_93@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    I didn’t get married for the love or the religious reasons, it’s just way easier when you buy a house together. Now, if I die, all my stuff automatically belongs to my wife.

    We got married on a Tuesday morning at the municipal building at 8:30 making it free. The only thing we spent money on was the rings.

    • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      What town is this where everybody gets free Tuesday morning weddings?

      Not that I need another one, it just seems to be happening a lot in here

      • Vinny_93@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        This was Meppel but every municipality in the Netherlands has a free marriage half hour. It varies what day it is but it’ll usually be early morning.