I kind of remember someone once saying that if you date someone for 10 years you automatically become legally married. Is this true? and if it is, does it only apply if you've lived together for 10 years or just dated?If you date someone for 10 years are you legally married?
Common law marriage differs from state to state.If you date someone for 10 years are you legally married?
No, you're not automatically married. What they are refering to is if a couple has been together 10 years and living together they can recieve married benefits. Meaning you can file taxes jointly -as if you are married- though you're not married. Also, most insurance companies will let you add your partner on and recieve benefits even though they're not married.
So, after 10 years, and currently living together, I guess you can see as in some legal sence you get married benefits. However, there are some benefits you may not get like visitation at hospitals or perhaps other death benefits if the case arose.
Good luck!
It depends on the State in which you live. There are a lot of States that do not recognize that type of thing. If there are children involved it complicates the legal aspect of things if your pardner dies.Why don't you get married? That the simple and right thing to do.
i'm pretty sure that's only for cohabitation, not just dating. dating would be pretty hard to prove legally anyways, so the living together and having the same address thing would make a lot more sense.
It depends on the state. Not all states recognize common law marriages and the length of time varies from state to state. You'd have to google your state common laws to find out for sure.
Good Luck!
No, you could date someone forever and you would never be considered legally married.
Your not married. Some states have common law marriage.
Sorry to disappoint you but no, you are not....and very few states recognize Common Law marriages, too.
NO
but if you live together you became common law spouse
I think you need to be living together
No.
Check with your state's laws.
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
What is the penalty for filing single if your legally married?
There is no penalty, but the total taxes paid by the two of you may be more than if you filed together.
But it may be worth it if you are married to someone in their own business and you don't know what goes on there. If your spouse hides income from the IRS, you won't be on the hook for it if you did not file a joint return.What is the penalty for filing single if your legally married?
If you're married, you may want to file separately if filing a joint tax return would bump you up to a higher tax bracket and cause you to pay more taxes. For example, if both the husband and wife make $50,000 a year they will pay less in taxes if they file separately. This is because the percentage paid in tax for a person making $50,000 is less than half of what a person making $100,000 will pay because taxes increase as your income increases.
When each partner makes about the same amount of money, usually they are better off filing separately. When one partner makes significantly more than the other, filing jointly is better.
I know this is kind of complicated, and it's difficult to explain. See the attached link for a better explanation.What is the penalty for filing single if your legally married?
Why would you want to??? You pay higher taxes if you file single than if you file married.
There's no penalty, but the additional tax would be brutal.
If they catch you, they get to go back as many as 7 years and audit you.
But it may be worth it if you are married to someone in their own business and you don't know what goes on there. If your spouse hides income from the IRS, you won't be on the hook for it if you did not file a joint return.What is the penalty for filing single if your legally married?
If you're married, you may want to file separately if filing a joint tax return would bump you up to a higher tax bracket and cause you to pay more taxes. For example, if both the husband and wife make $50,000 a year they will pay less in taxes if they file separately. This is because the percentage paid in tax for a person making $50,000 is less than half of what a person making $100,000 will pay because taxes increase as your income increases.
When each partner makes about the same amount of money, usually they are better off filing separately. When one partner makes significantly more than the other, filing jointly is better.
I know this is kind of complicated, and it's difficult to explain. See the attached link for a better explanation.What is the penalty for filing single if your legally married?
Why would you want to??? You pay higher taxes if you file single than if you file married.
There's no penalty, but the additional tax would be brutal.
If they catch you, they get to go back as many as 7 years and audit you.
Who here was married within the last 4 months?
When did you get married? How old were each of you? How are things going now?
I got married almost 4 months ago on July 5th. I was 20, he was 25. He's going to be 26 in December and I'm going to be 21 in May. We've been living as if married for a little over a year and our actual marriage didn't change our relationship and things are going well. I don't really understand people for whom marriage changes things.Who here was married within the last 4 months?
HEY! I was married 2 days after you. July 7th. Almost 4 months for us. We're older than you guys though. I'm 37 %26amp; he's 39. I don't see much change. We had some stress over finances but I think that was just bad timing %26amp; poor economy. If anything I think we're learning how to communicate better.Who here was married within the last 4 months?
I did!
We got Married July 12th, and I was 24, and he was 23 (Since then I have turned 25).
Things are going really well! Marriage has already changed us so much for the better-we are a lot more selfless and so far we've really hit our stride. We were long distance for the last year and a half of our relationship, so it has been so wonderful to just be together! We both work all day, and so we look forward to seeing each other at the end of the day.
Marriage changed our circumstances, because now we live together and whatnot, but those changes have all been only an improvement for our relationship.
I got married June 24th. I am 20 (will be 21 in Feb) and he just turned 22. We've been together for a little over 3 years and living together for about 2 years (shared bank account, everything). The only thing that really changed for us was that he joined the military, but when i go see him its just as good as it ever was!!
We got married June 25th, I was 20,he was 25,we both have birthdays in June. Things are going good,theyd be a lot better if he wasnt in Iraq right now :( But we're doing well considering. Nothing really changed for us either,it really was just a piece of paper.
I got married almost 4 months ago on July 5th. I was 20, he was 25. He's going to be 26 in December and I'm going to be 21 in May. We've been living as if married for a little over a year and our actual marriage didn't change our relationship and things are going well. I don't really understand people for whom marriage changes things.Who here was married within the last 4 months?
HEY! I was married 2 days after you. July 7th. Almost 4 months for us. We're older than you guys though. I'm 37 %26amp; he's 39. I don't see much change. We had some stress over finances but I think that was just bad timing %26amp; poor economy. If anything I think we're learning how to communicate better.Who here was married within the last 4 months?
I did!
We got Married July 12th, and I was 24, and he was 23 (Since then I have turned 25).
Things are going really well! Marriage has already changed us so much for the better-we are a lot more selfless and so far we've really hit our stride. We were long distance for the last year and a half of our relationship, so it has been so wonderful to just be together! We both work all day, and so we look forward to seeing each other at the end of the day.
Marriage changed our circumstances, because now we live together and whatnot, but those changes have all been only an improvement for our relationship.
I got married June 24th. I am 20 (will be 21 in Feb) and he just turned 22. We've been together for a little over 3 years and living together for about 2 years (shared bank account, everything). The only thing that really changed for us was that he joined the military, but when i go see him its just as good as it ever was!!
We got married June 25th, I was 20,he was 25,we both have birthdays in June. Things are going good,theyd be a lot better if he wasnt in Iraq right now :( But we're doing well considering. Nothing really changed for us either,it really was just a piece of paper.
Does anybody remember the RTV show where women cheating with married men were caught out?
And should i call the producers to set up a sting in this section. A lot of IT goes on here you know!!
Was it called busted or cheaters??Does anybody remember the RTV show where women cheating with married men were caught out?
Cheaters..........it was american and they used actors!Does anybody remember the RTV show where women cheating with married men were caught out?
Cheaters. It was insane.
The name of the program was Cheaters.cure acne
Was it called busted or cheaters??Does anybody remember the RTV show where women cheating with married men were caught out?
Cheaters..........it was american and they used actors!Does anybody remember the RTV show where women cheating with married men were caught out?
Cheaters. It was insane.
The name of the program was Cheaters.
Are Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper from the Biggest Loser Married?
I always watch the biggest loser, and i always wondered if Jillian MIchaels and Bob Harper were married, or even dating. Could some one please help me answer this. Thanks!Are Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper from the Biggest Loser Married?
no, they certainly are not.Are Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper from the Biggest Loser Married?
Bob is gay, and my guess is that Jillian is a lesbian.
Bob is Not GAY!!! I read somewhere He is a Mormon and has like 5 kids.
They both prefer members of the same sex so no.
I don't think so since I read somewhere that Bob is Gay
I don't think so. Plus, Bob is kind of gay.
Hell no!! I actually think they are both gay.
I don't think so u know people like 2 keep their lifes private =]
no, they certainly are not.Are Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper from the Biggest Loser Married?
Bob is gay, and my guess is that Jillian is a lesbian.
Bob is Not GAY!!! I read somewhere He is a Mormon and has like 5 kids.
They both prefer members of the same sex so no.
I don't think so since I read somewhere that Bob is Gay
I don't think so. Plus, Bob is kind of gay.
Hell no!! I actually think they are both gay.
I don't think so u know people like 2 keep their lifes private =]
I am american and my wife is bulgarian. Does being married to a member of the EU make it easier to work in UK?
I just married a beautiful Bulgarian woman. We would like to move to England from the U.S.. Does the fact that she is a citizen of a country in the EU make it easier for us to obtain visa's to relocate to the UK.I am american and my wife is bulgarian. Does being married to a member of the EU make it easier to work in UK?
Come on over - there's plenty of work. We already have about half a million Americans working here in London alone and heaven knows how many UK wide altogether.
These links should help. . . . .
American Expats In The UK - bringing the American community ...If you are planning to move to the UK to work, you must get your work permit before arriving in the UK. You cannot apply for a work permit yourself, ...
http://www.americanexpats.co.uk/workvisa鈥?/a>
Not sure if this next site is applicable - but hey!. . . .
How to Get an EU Work Permit Acquiring a work permit in Europe comes down to doing your homework and plenty .... and UK citizens have the normal rights of any EU citizens, e.g. can live ...
http://www.thetravelersnotebook.com/feat鈥?/a>
Have a read but don't fill anything in unless you're 100% sure etc. You might prefer to take professional advice first. . . .
http://www.migrationexpert.com/uk/visa/w鈥?/a>
What is UK like?
I'm a Londoner and can only really talk sensibly about London, which I know well.
Here are some 360-pans of London
http://www.urban75.org/photos/london/pan鈥?/a>
Central London - Trafalgar Square webcam refreshes every 5 seconds
http://www.camvista.com/england/london/t鈥?/a>
Yes, it's all true. London is a mad city - here's what we do on St. Georges's Day here in London - patron saint of England.
http://www.camvista.com/england/london/t鈥?/a>
London Pride by Noel Coward
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-pYvloAA鈥?/a>
Queen's Birthday Parade - Massed Bands - Brigade of Guards
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zofhv9KWo鈥?/a>
Here's how we do business in the House of Commons
House of Commons PMQs November 2006
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpVycRpa2鈥?/a>I am american and my wife is bulgarian. Does being married to a member of the EU make it easier to work in UK?
Whilst being a member of the EU entitles your wife to live in the UK, you will have to apply for a visa - marriage gives you no rights just to come and live here.
I am from the UK and my spouse is not from an EU country - he wasn't able to come here without a visa so ignore the people who seem to think you can. Contrary to popular belief emigration to the UK from outside the EU is a difficult and expensive process.
I agree with neill USA. One of the freedoms of being a citizen of the EU is the free movement of persons as laid down in Article 39 in the Treaty Establishing the European Community. The rights of family arent spoken about in this Article but Directive 2004/38 deals with this in some detail.
The treaty does put a legal definition of a ';family member'; at Article 2 (2) (a). You can read all these articles and directives at the European Community website (the address of which I have forgotten - sorry).
Yes. She can get a work visa, while you can live in the country as her spouse. While in the United Kingdom, you can also apply for a work permit.
btw, South England is an expensive place to live - try North England, Scotland, Wales or Northen Ireland.
I would think so as different rules of entry apply to Europeans %26amp; usa citizens.Being married will help,I am not sure what restrictions apply but having a skilled trade or profession which we have a shortage of or ';wanted';by the government will help.
yes. as long as she is exercising her treaty rights (working or studying)in another country like UK. you will become her dependant and luckily she doesn't need to prove that she can accomodate and maintain you. :)
The UK has restrictions on the amount of Hungarian and Bulgarian immigrants as too many wanted to move here. However if you can get in it will make it easier on you.
Oh yes. EU citizens have more rights than UK citizens.
no being married to a bulgarian does not make it easy to get int the uk
Absolutely!
Come on over - there's plenty of work. We already have about half a million Americans working here in London alone and heaven knows how many UK wide altogether.
These links should help. . . . .
American Expats In The UK - bringing the American community ...If you are planning to move to the UK to work, you must get your work permit before arriving in the UK. You cannot apply for a work permit yourself, ...
http://www.americanexpats.co.uk/workvisa鈥?/a>
Not sure if this next site is applicable - but hey!. . . .
How to Get an EU Work Permit Acquiring a work permit in Europe comes down to doing your homework and plenty .... and UK citizens have the normal rights of any EU citizens, e.g. can live ...
http://www.thetravelersnotebook.com/feat鈥?/a>
Have a read but don't fill anything in unless you're 100% sure etc. You might prefer to take professional advice first. . . .
http://www.migrationexpert.com/uk/visa/w鈥?/a>
What is UK like?
I'm a Londoner and can only really talk sensibly about London, which I know well.
Here are some 360-pans of London
http://www.urban75.org/photos/london/pan鈥?/a>
Central London - Trafalgar Square webcam refreshes every 5 seconds
http://www.camvista.com/england/london/t鈥?/a>
Yes, it's all true. London is a mad city - here's what we do on St. Georges's Day here in London - patron saint of England.
http://www.camvista.com/england/london/t鈥?/a>
London Pride by Noel Coward
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-pYvloAA鈥?/a>
Queen's Birthday Parade - Massed Bands - Brigade of Guards
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zofhv9KWo鈥?/a>
Here's how we do business in the House of Commons
House of Commons PMQs November 2006
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NpVycRpa2鈥?/a>I am american and my wife is bulgarian. Does being married to a member of the EU make it easier to work in UK?
Whilst being a member of the EU entitles your wife to live in the UK, you will have to apply for a visa - marriage gives you no rights just to come and live here.
I am from the UK and my spouse is not from an EU country - he wasn't able to come here without a visa so ignore the people who seem to think you can. Contrary to popular belief emigration to the UK from outside the EU is a difficult and expensive process.
I agree with neill USA. One of the freedoms of being a citizen of the EU is the free movement of persons as laid down in Article 39 in the Treaty Establishing the European Community. The rights of family arent spoken about in this Article but Directive 2004/38 deals with this in some detail.
The treaty does put a legal definition of a ';family member'; at Article 2 (2) (a). You can read all these articles and directives at the European Community website (the address of which I have forgotten - sorry).
Yes. She can get a work visa, while you can live in the country as her spouse. While in the United Kingdom, you can also apply for a work permit.
btw, South England is an expensive place to live - try North England, Scotland, Wales or Northen Ireland.
I would think so as different rules of entry apply to Europeans %26amp; usa citizens.Being married will help,I am not sure what restrictions apply but having a skilled trade or profession which we have a shortage of or ';wanted';by the government will help.
yes. as long as she is exercising her treaty rights (working or studying)in another country like UK. you will become her dependant and luckily she doesn't need to prove that she can accomodate and maintain you. :)
The UK has restrictions on the amount of Hungarian and Bulgarian immigrants as too many wanted to move here. However if you can get in it will make it easier on you.
Oh yes. EU citizens have more rights than UK citizens.
no being married to a bulgarian does not make it easy to get int the uk
Absolutely!
Do you believe that unified gay and lesbian couples should be able to have the same rights as married couples?
There is some lobbying for gay and lesbian couples to have the right to marry and gain the same rights as a traditional husband and wife marriage.
Personally, i believe that new legislation should be drawn up to cater for unions that give similar rights to couples that are married.
However i do not think that legislation should be changed to allow same sex couples to marry as traditional couples do now, specifically because this original legislation was chartered to apply to 'traditional' husband wife couples, not same sex couples.
What is your opinion on the issue?Do you believe that unified gay and lesbian couples should be able to have the same rights as married couples?
I believe that committed, same-sex couples should have the same legal rights as committed, heterosexual couples. Whether they ';marry'; or not has always seemed more of a religious distinction to me, depending on one's church, and something the government has shouldn't have much say over (except, again, in the legal sense).
If we start deciding based on who has children, then it seems we'd have to disqualify heterosexual couples who don't have children. If we start deciding based on the ';sanctity of marriage,'; then we need to start making divorces far, far less easy to get.Do you believe that unified gay and lesbian couples should be able to have the same rights as married couples?
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. --That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
The paragraph before this one is one of the most powerful groups of words in all of our rich and storied past. A handful of men and woman stood up against what seemed like impossible odds and demanded the right to live their lives the wanted to.
Now we stand at a simliar crossroads; our brothers and sisters are being systematcially attacked. Are they a threat to anyone on any level? NO. Are they trying to force their way of life upon the rest of us? NO. All they want is a chance to pursuit life, liberty, and happiness like the rest of us.
So let's get down to the real fundamental issue here; What is love? If you read the Bible it talks about the love between a man and a woman; alternaive lifestyles don't get very good press from the Bible. Now if the Bible is right then by denying equal rights to gay and lesbian couples you are helping to save them from destruction and the wrath of God. It would be very noble if it were true; but it isn't.
The same creative force that stood on high and made everything; well made everything. Now everything is a very scary word in this context. After all if God made everything then didn't it make Gays, Lesbians, Hermaphrodites, Straight folk, Black, White, Brown, Yellow, Red and every other color and kind of human being.
More imprtantly if that same creative force that we label as God made everything then condemning another because they don't live the exact same way that youdo is a condemntion of God's creation and a turning away from God's plan.
We weren't meant to all be the same; we were made to be diverse.
There is a part of you long buried by the rules and standards that you live by thatcries out in rage at the thought of another living being being denied their freedoms; listen to it.
I have died twice due to illness and found myself before my creator before being sent back and I can tell you one thing: To deny the inalianable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to a group that only seeks to follow their hearts is a sin more horrible then you can imagine.
It is a horror that in the end you will be made to see; you can only run from your own heart so long before it gives out and you find yourself before the creator as I did.
Sorry bit I just can't get my head around the same sex marriages. Maybe its because I'm too old to relate but I have a hard time accepting the gay/lesbian family concept.
I guess it really doesn't matter much to me in the long run.
Firstly .. I am a straight married woman, so my answer isn't based on anything that would affect me directly.....
AND Yes .. I believe they should have the same rights as a Hetrosexual couple......
and please DON'T anybody give me the old marriage is for procreation..... because .. many people these days elect NOT to have children .... many people can't have children ... and many people marry again when they are no longer in their fertile years ...
marriage is for people who care about one another and who love one another and who want to make a committment.. what else matters so long as they are consenting adults.
It is not my business how other hetrosexual couples conduct their sex lives, what goes on between their sheets or anywhere else they select to *do it* in their own own is purely their own business ... SO WHY do some people consider it is their business what a gay couple do and then place boundaries upon them.......
That's My Opinion
I think they should get equal rights at least. I don't care if they want to call it marriage or something else. Long as they get same rights as traditional married couples. They'll live together whether our law changes or not. I do think being able to chose you life partner is your fundamental human rights. I think the law should accommodate this.
To look at it another way we used to guarantee constitutional rights just to white folks not that long ago. We eventually extended that protections %26amp; rights to other races.
Marriage is two things. It is a ceremony done in a church with religious meaning, and also a civil contract sharing wealth, children, etc. People who aren't married should be able to enter an equivalent civil contract, like for instance two widows who want to buy a house together and be companions but not necessarily sexual partners. That's just a matter of equality under the law. I guess we agree on that part.
You could call that 'civil union' or 'civil marriage'.
But also, I know there are gay-friendly churches. If some church decides that it's theology allows gays to marry, then how could the state interfere with that? Does the state have the right to declare that churches can't define 'marriage' for themselves?
In fact, Christians who say a marriage has to be between a man and a woman, who are they to tell -other- churches what they can't do?
Two consenting adults who want to get married should all be in the same category. Man and woman, man and man, woman and woman, is irrelevant.
I believe that someone should be able to name a beneficiary to their estate whoever that person is that they want.
I believe a person should be able to share their benefits such as medical with a partner of their choice.
What other things were you thinking about?
It wouldnt be the same in my mind as a man and a woman being married but for legal purposes of the things I stated I cant see anything wrong with it.
i dont care what you call it, 'marriage' or not, my partner and i just want the same rights that marriage provides. believe me, it won't take a marriage certificate for us to feel committed to each other, it would just be nice for the government to recognize us as a cohabitating, committed couple. we are having a holy union (non-recognised gay marriage) in a month with our friends and family there to support us, and a pastor to officiate. we are married in the eyes of our families and ourselves, we're just waiting on the world to change. we are raising a baby together also, my partner works and i'm a stay at home mom. we are a family regardless of the law.
as soon as they start getting each other pregnant i think they should allow it for the children's sake.
As a born again Bible believing Christian, I find it an abomination to God, as He gave a woman to man, not a man to man. A man and a woman are suppose to get married and reproduce. Tell me, how does a man and a man reproduce or a woman and a woman. People are ignoring the word of God and wonder why the world is going to hell. The answer to your question is in the Bible. My answer to your question, is that I agree with the word of God. No, gay couples should not have the same rights as real couples.
I only wish Jesus would hurry and come and rapture us Christians from this evil world.
shouldn't they seek medication to cure them first?
Personally, i believe that new legislation should be drawn up to cater for unions that give similar rights to couples that are married.
However i do not think that legislation should be changed to allow same sex couples to marry as traditional couples do now, specifically because this original legislation was chartered to apply to 'traditional' husband wife couples, not same sex couples.
What is your opinion on the issue?Do you believe that unified gay and lesbian couples should be able to have the same rights as married couples?
I believe that committed, same-sex couples should have the same legal rights as committed, heterosexual couples. Whether they ';marry'; or not has always seemed more of a religious distinction to me, depending on one's church, and something the government has shouldn't have much say over (except, again, in the legal sense).
If we start deciding based on who has children, then it seems we'd have to disqualify heterosexual couples who don't have children. If we start deciding based on the ';sanctity of marriage,'; then we need to start making divorces far, far less easy to get.Do you believe that unified gay and lesbian couples should be able to have the same rights as married couples?
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. --That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, --That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
The paragraph before this one is one of the most powerful groups of words in all of our rich and storied past. A handful of men and woman stood up against what seemed like impossible odds and demanded the right to live their lives the wanted to.
Now we stand at a simliar crossroads; our brothers and sisters are being systematcially attacked. Are they a threat to anyone on any level? NO. Are they trying to force their way of life upon the rest of us? NO. All they want is a chance to pursuit life, liberty, and happiness like the rest of us.
So let's get down to the real fundamental issue here; What is love? If you read the Bible it talks about the love between a man and a woman; alternaive lifestyles don't get very good press from the Bible. Now if the Bible is right then by denying equal rights to gay and lesbian couples you are helping to save them from destruction and the wrath of God. It would be very noble if it were true; but it isn't.
The same creative force that stood on high and made everything; well made everything. Now everything is a very scary word in this context. After all if God made everything then didn't it make Gays, Lesbians, Hermaphrodites, Straight folk, Black, White, Brown, Yellow, Red and every other color and kind of human being.
More imprtantly if that same creative force that we label as God made everything then condemning another because they don't live the exact same way that youdo is a condemntion of God's creation and a turning away from God's plan.
We weren't meant to all be the same; we were made to be diverse.
There is a part of you long buried by the rules and standards that you live by thatcries out in rage at the thought of another living being being denied their freedoms; listen to it.
I have died twice due to illness and found myself before my creator before being sent back and I can tell you one thing: To deny the inalianable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness to a group that only seeks to follow their hearts is a sin more horrible then you can imagine.
It is a horror that in the end you will be made to see; you can only run from your own heart so long before it gives out and you find yourself before the creator as I did.
Sorry bit I just can't get my head around the same sex marriages. Maybe its because I'm too old to relate but I have a hard time accepting the gay/lesbian family concept.
I guess it really doesn't matter much to me in the long run.
Firstly .. I am a straight married woman, so my answer isn't based on anything that would affect me directly.....
AND Yes .. I believe they should have the same rights as a Hetrosexual couple......
and please DON'T anybody give me the old marriage is for procreation..... because .. many people these days elect NOT to have children .... many people can't have children ... and many people marry again when they are no longer in their fertile years ...
marriage is for people who care about one another and who love one another and who want to make a committment.. what else matters so long as they are consenting adults.
It is not my business how other hetrosexual couples conduct their sex lives, what goes on between their sheets or anywhere else they select to *do it* in their own own is purely their own business ... SO WHY do some people consider it is their business what a gay couple do and then place boundaries upon them.......
That's My Opinion
I think they should get equal rights at least. I don't care if they want to call it marriage or something else. Long as they get same rights as traditional married couples. They'll live together whether our law changes or not. I do think being able to chose you life partner is your fundamental human rights. I think the law should accommodate this.
To look at it another way we used to guarantee constitutional rights just to white folks not that long ago. We eventually extended that protections %26amp; rights to other races.
Marriage is two things. It is a ceremony done in a church with religious meaning, and also a civil contract sharing wealth, children, etc. People who aren't married should be able to enter an equivalent civil contract, like for instance two widows who want to buy a house together and be companions but not necessarily sexual partners. That's just a matter of equality under the law. I guess we agree on that part.
You could call that 'civil union' or 'civil marriage'.
But also, I know there are gay-friendly churches. If some church decides that it's theology allows gays to marry, then how could the state interfere with that? Does the state have the right to declare that churches can't define 'marriage' for themselves?
In fact, Christians who say a marriage has to be between a man and a woman, who are they to tell -other- churches what they can't do?
Two consenting adults who want to get married should all be in the same category. Man and woman, man and man, woman and woman, is irrelevant.
I believe that someone should be able to name a beneficiary to their estate whoever that person is that they want.
I believe a person should be able to share their benefits such as medical with a partner of their choice.
What other things were you thinking about?
It wouldnt be the same in my mind as a man and a woman being married but for legal purposes of the things I stated I cant see anything wrong with it.
i dont care what you call it, 'marriage' or not, my partner and i just want the same rights that marriage provides. believe me, it won't take a marriage certificate for us to feel committed to each other, it would just be nice for the government to recognize us as a cohabitating, committed couple. we are having a holy union (non-recognised gay marriage) in a month with our friends and family there to support us, and a pastor to officiate. we are married in the eyes of our families and ourselves, we're just waiting on the world to change. we are raising a baby together also, my partner works and i'm a stay at home mom. we are a family regardless of the law.
as soon as they start getting each other pregnant i think they should allow it for the children's sake.
As a born again Bible believing Christian, I find it an abomination to God, as He gave a woman to man, not a man to man. A man and a woman are suppose to get married and reproduce. Tell me, how does a man and a man reproduce or a woman and a woman. People are ignoring the word of God and wonder why the world is going to hell. The answer to your question is in the Bible. My answer to your question, is that I agree with the word of God. No, gay couples should not have the same rights as real couples.
I only wish Jesus would hurry and come and rapture us Christians from this evil world.
shouldn't they seek medication to cure them first?
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