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Oct 28 2011: You have to get divorced to grasp what marriage really is: a financial contract where two individuals are replaced by a corporation. [view in context] 7054
Oct 28 2011: The legal process of divorce is the separation of finances that were merged during marriage. 7055
Oct 28 2011: Under the law, marriage and divorce are not about love but about the forming and dissolution of a financial corporation. 7056
Oct 28 2011: Under the law, marriage has no relevance to the raising of children. Parental rights and responsibilities are the same regardless. 7057
Oct 28 2011: Just because you love someone doesn't mean you should share property with them. Maybe that's the WORST thing you can do to show your love! 7058
Oct 28 2011: The biggest mistake in romance is to confuse love with property. 7059
Oct 28 2011: To be against marriage doesn't mean you are against love. It only means you don't want money to come between you. 7060
Oct 28 2011: The fundamental right and responsibility of each individual is to manage his or her own economy. 7061
Oct 28 2011: Marriage is Communism on a smaller scale—"From each according to ability, to each according to need."—and it fails for the same reasons. 7062
Oct 28 2011: In Medieval times, marriage was a necessity. You couldn't have sex, live together or have children without it. Today it is a vanity. 7063
Oct 28 2011: Virtually every advantage of marriage is available a la carte to anyone with a little creativity. 7064
Oct 28 2011: Couples already living together wouldn't get married if they didn't think it will somehow improve their relationship. It doesn't. 7065
Oct 28 2011: The main effect of marriage is to tie people together by shared financial obligations. This is different than being tied together by love. 7066
Oct 28 2011: The key to a successful romantic relationship is well-defined boundaries. Marriage removes these boundaries in the financial realm. 7067
Oct 28 2011: "I love you" does not mean I should share my checkbook with you. Sorry, that's just too close! [view in context]
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