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[–] EmperorHenry@discuss.tchncs.de 38 points 1 year ago (19 children)

People spend too much money on wedding rings

[–] IDontHavePantsOn@lemm.ee 26 points 1 year ago (18 children)

Too much on weddings...

The USA government considers marriage a tax and law advantage. Thats all it is. A mutually agreed upon union to gain a capital advantage. Don't blow your savings to play dress up and get your family drunk. Don't throw a party for everyone.

Marry the one you love for the $35 marriage license and be done with it. You still end up being married, with tax benefits. Yes you won't have the memories of stressing yourself out just to go through with it, but you will still have your money, and a better chance at having a good life with your piece of shit spouse that only works to spend your remaining time and money driving you into the ground until you get the courage after 4 years to stand up and divorce them. Luckily for you, you saved a bunch of money to pay your lawyer.

I'm tired. Good night everyone.

[–] LemmyInRedditSux 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

$35?! My whole wedding cost $50. What jurisdictions offer marriage licenses for only 35?

[–] IDontHavePantsOn@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

I just looked it up and it was actually $40. All in all mine cost around $80 including a couple cheap rings from Walmart and gas.

Now that I'm thinking about it, I hope we paid the notary since she stayed after work in city hall. She was a sweet lady. Since my wife and I just wanted to be done with it, she asked if we had any words and when we both said no she asked if she could and said a few sweet things and started crying when we said "I do".

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