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.

  • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world
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    It doesn’t HAVE to cost so much. The wedding doesn’t cost a lot.

    The ceremony and the party are what cost a lot.

    But you can go down to city hall, in plain clothes, pay a small fine, fill out some paperwork, bada bing bada boom, married.

    But good luck getting 99% of women to give up their dream wedding for a city hall wedding with 1 city appointed witness, and no guests.