juliawise comments on Ritual Report 2012: Life, Death, Light, Darkness, and Love. - Less Wrong

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Comment author: juliawise 25 December 2012 02:45:54PM *  4 points [-]

I'm confused - this sounds like vows to date rather than to be married. It's your business, but I'm curious - what's the purpose of vowing temporary affiliation? And what's the purpose of calling it marriage?

(Edit: rereading, I guess the purpose is healthcare and lower taxes. Is that it?)