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By now, you know not everybody gets married for love. Entire movies have been made about the other reasons like “Green Card” and “The Proposal.” But, did you know about these strange and (sometimes) immoral reasons people get married?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Claiming the partner’s child as a dependent

A child is a pretty big tax write off! And if you legally become a stepparent or guardian to your partner’s child, you might get that write off. Shaking our heads at this one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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You don’t have to worry about STD’s

Nobody wants to contract an STD, and some are so afraid of it, they get married just to know (but can you ever really know?) their partner’s sexual health forever. And then there are those who gave their partner an STD, fell out of love with them, but stay with them and marry them out of guilt. Yikes!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Receiving family tuition discounts

Certain states offer discounted tuition to married people. In addition, if you want to go to college in a state you’re not from, sometimes you can receive in-state tuition if you marry someone from that state.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Covering up a crime

The marital communications privilege states that a judge cannot force you to disclose confidential communications between you and your spouse. So, if someone were planning an elaborate crime, they could cover up some communications related to it within the privacy of their marriage.

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Dependable sex

If you haven’t noticed, it’s not easy for guys to have sex whenever they want to! Some guys get tired of the game and would just rather settle down and know they have dependable sex most nights, than go out hunting at bar after bar after bar.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Having an excuse to “grow up”

Some guys don’t want to stay up until 5 am anymore, or eat fast food every night, or do a ton of recreational drugs with their friends on the weekends. But they can’t say that they don’t want that—but they can blame their wife for stopping them.

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Not having to explain to people why you’re not married yet

Some couples, especially those who have been living together for a long time, could go either way on marriage, but they just get so tired of people asking why they’re not married that they just do it.