Still, marriage isn't always the answer. You can always draw up power of attorney documents with a lawyer. Marriage is just another social institution that can be terribly limiting to those participating. It's attractive due to its "they have it and we don't" factor, but it's really just another crutch. The only reason why gay marriage is so concerning to so many is for its promise of equality and equal rights and privileges that are currently not afforded to same-sex couples in a number of places.

If possible I will say I want to marry my partner whom live with me for 10 years, but the legal is not support that way  in my country, we are in the progress to earn more money and move to another country where can we live not in the closet.

Which country are you from?

@alma:

as long as i'm alive , i will try to get married to the person i love … Need to find him first !!

Good luck finding the right person!

Thanks , now to find him  :crazy2:

as long as i'm alive , i will try to get married to the person i love … Need to find him first !!

Good luck finding the right person!

I still believe that we should be entitled to marry tho'

wish I had a partner

If you actually do make that wish, make sure to be specific with the details.

You don't want to be stuck with a dud–or worse of course.

I'm sure there's a whole bunch of folks who would rather be without, than to be with the one they currently have.

Another reason would be that of "financial gain" (or more importantly, avoiding financial loss in terms of taxes behind all of that "estate planning" stuff–wills, inheritances, property...yadda, yadda, yadda.)

Outside of that, probably not.

Also, inheritance laws concern me.  Honestly, I'd rather have my partner of many years be able to enjoy what we BOTH build TOGETHER.  Leaving stuff to a family that practically shunned me away...pfft, they'd wish.

If it ensures that the man of my life won't be defenseless against the world if somehow I kick the bucket before him...sure, I'd marry him (even adopt him)

I would certainly love to leave what I own to my partner, and make him financially secure. But with marriage, who dies last inherits the estate of the dead partner. At the death of the surviving partner, both inheritances will ultimately go to the relatives of the one who died last (since there won't be children). There are specific laws about who can inherit; and in case there are children/spouse, only a small part of whole estate is available to me to leave to whomever I want.

So, I feel a little deterred, cause if I were to die first, I would like, after the death of my partner, that what was mine would be bequeathed to my nieces and nephews,  and not to his unknown relatives.
Because of the laws about inheritance, my whole estate is available for me to bequeath in a will to whomever I want, only if I have no children nor spouse. In this way I can leave the ownership to my relatives, but legal use of my estate to my partner till his death.